Aug 21 Greek PM Mitsotakis pledges to continue support for Ukraine during Zelenskyy meeting By Associated Press Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to keep up military support for Ukraine for as long as it takes during talks in Athens with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading
Aug 21 Scuttled grain deal, extreme weather to blame for rice shortages, higher food prices in Africa By Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press Countries worldwide are scrambling to secure rice after a partial ban on exports by India cut global supplies by roughly a fifth. Continue reading
Aug 21 Firefighters work to contain wildfires in British Columbia amid forecasts of rain By Rob Gillies, Jim Morris, Associated Press Firefighters successfully prevented wildfires from destroying any more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia. Continue reading
Aug 21 Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin approaches By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Franklin is expected to strengthen before making landfall late Tuesday in Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Continue reading
Aug 21 Inflation, economic woes spark protests in southern Syria By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The protests come a week after Syrian President Bashar Assad issued two decrees doubling public sector wages and pensions, sparking inflation and compounding economic woes for others. Continue reading
Aug 21 Russia's first lunar mission in decades ends with spacecraft crash on the moon By Associated Press Roscosmos said it lost contact with the Luna-25 on Saturday after the spacecraft ran into difficulties and reported an “abnormal situation.” The Luna-25 was in a race with an Indian spacecraft to be the first to reach the moon's south… Continue reading
Aug 21 Guatemalans elect progressive new president, who faces challenges to his party's legal status By Christopher Sherman, Sonia Pérez, Associated Press Despite preliminary results showing a potential landslide for anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo, the attention immediately turned to whether he would be allowed to assume power. The current administration's attempts to suspend his party’s legal status are ongoing. Continue reading
Aug 21 In referendum, Ecuador voters reject oil drilling project in protected part of Amazon By Associated Press Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot… Continue reading
Aug 21 Firefighters battle wildfires across Canada, make progress in one region By Susan Haigh, Jim Morris, Associated Press Fire managers asked people to stay out of evacuated areas for their own safety and to reduce the strain on first responders. Continue reading
Aug 21 Suspected Palestinian gunman's West Bank attack latest example of escalating regional violence By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The combustible mix of armed Palestinians carrying out shooting attacks against Israelis across the West Bank and within Israel as well as near-nightly aids by the Israeli army to arrest militants has fueled the worst fighting in the West Bank… Continue reading