Jul 24 More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat By Caroline Blumberg, Samuel Petrequin, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Massive forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 200,000 people from their homes. Some even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic area on France’s… Continue reading
Jul 24 Northern West Bank in lockdown as clashes rock villages and Israel deploys troops in Nablus By Majdi Mohammed, Aref Tufaha, Erin Cunningham, Sam McNeil, Associated Press Israel widely deployed troops in the West Bank after clashes broke out Friday across the occupied territory following the killing of an Israeli settler triggered violence that left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead. Continue reading
Jul 24 Ukraine hits Russia's largest online marketplace, hurting small businesses and bringing the war home By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press The Ukrainian attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses produced stark images, with massive pillars of black smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities of Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon. Continue reading
Jul 24 What experts are saying as Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda kills more than 1,000 people By Mark Banchereau, Associated Press The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain a virus with no approved vaccine or treatment. Continue reading
Jul 23 Laura Loomer meets with Ukraine's Zelenskyy after her major reversal on the war By Jill Colvin, Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press Laura Loomer, an ardent ally of President Donald Trump with a reputation for incendiary social media commentary, sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday after a dramatic turnaround on the war that could have political reverberations back in Washington. Continue reading
Jul 23 U.S. military launches 13th night of strikes on Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes By Elena Becatoros, Fatma Khaled, Collin Binkley, Associated Press U.S. Central Command said the latest attacks are designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow… Continue reading
Jul 23 Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as stopgap 10% levies expire Friday By Paul Wiseman, Mae Anderson, Associated Press President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 3:15 Trump threatens 'major military punishment' after Houthi attacks on tankers in Red Sea By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn International oil prices topped $100 a barrel after Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed they attacked two oil tankers in the Red Sea, raising new fears of disruptions to global energy supplies. In response, President Trump warned that if the Houthis… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:58 Former U.S. diplomat breaks down Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the Houthis' efforts to block shipping in the Red Sea, Amna Nawaz spoke with Timothy Lenderking. During his decades-long career as a U.S. diplomat, he served as special envoy to Yemen and as acting assistant secretary for… Continue watching
Jul 23 Thousands are evacuated as wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town By Associated Press About 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast Thursday as the latest in a series of wildfires raged and hundreds of firefighters were dispatched to tackle it. Continue reading