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Ukraine ramps up drone attacks on Russia ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska summit

Monday, August 11

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian forces are increasing the intensity of long-range drone strikes deep into Russia, according to data released by Moscow, ahead of Friday's planned meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing another 59 Ukrainian drones overnight... Read More.

Israeli strike kills 5 Al Jazeera journalists, including Anas Al Sharif, in Gaza, network says

Monday, August 11

(LONDON) -- The Al Jazeera media company said in a Sunday statement that five of its journalists -- including prominent correspondent Anas Al Sharif -- were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent housing reporters in Gaza City.Fellow correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameramen Ibrahim... Read More.

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks amid peace talks maneuvers

Sunday, August 10

(LONDON) -- Russia and Ukraine exchanged large waves of attack drones overnight into Sunday as the two combatants maneuvered ahead of Friday's planned summit in Alaska between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 100 drones into... Read More.

UN says Israel’s planned Gaza City military offensive ‘must be immediately halted’

Friday, August 8

(LONDON) -- On the heels of Israel's security cabinet approving plans to occupy Gaza City, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said “this further escalation will result in more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction,” according to a statement released... Read More.

US citizens file lawsuit against UN agency that provides aid for Palestinians, the agency that Trump seeks to dismantle

Friday, August 8

(WASHINGTON) -- Some U.S. citizens who are victims and family members of victims of Hamas and Hezbollah attacks have filed a lawsuit against the largest U.N. agency that provides humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, accusing the aid organization of promoting terrorism.Filed in a Washington, D.C.,... Read More.

Massive, 18-mile-long Patagonia glacier experiencing rapid ice loss for 1st time

Thursday, August 7

(LONDON) -- What was once considered the most stable glacier in the Patagonia region is experiencing ice loss at rates far greater than previously thought, according to new research.The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina has retreated far more rapidly than expected in the past... Read More.

Netanyahu to convene security cabinet to discuss plans to occupy Gaza, official says

Thursday, August 7

(LONDON and TEL AVIV) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with his security cabinet on Thursday, an Israeli official said, as he considers plans to occupy the Gaza Strip despite international condemnation of the deteriorating humanitarian situation there.Netanyahu is expected... Read More.

Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow ahead of Ukraine ceasefire deadline

Wednesday, August 6

(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff was greeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday ahead of expected talks, the Kremlin said in a short statement.The meeting between Putin and Witkoff ended after around three hours, according to Russian... Read More.

Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima

Wednesday, August 6

(TOKYO) -- The atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later brought a scale of destruction the world had never seen. Many who survived the blasts died in the weeks, months and years that followed. Japan surrendered six days... Read More.

5 die of hunger in Gaza over past day, health ministry says

Wednesday, August 6

(LONDON) -- At least five people died of hunger in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health said Wednesday morning.A total of 193 people, including 96 children, have died of "famine and malnutrition" in Gaza since the ongoing... Read More.

Search underway for missing American journalist in Norway after solo hike

Tuesday, August 5

(NEW YORK) -- A search operation is underway in Norway for an award-winning American climate journalist, Alec Luhn, who went missing in bad weather while on a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna National Park.Luhn, 38, who has worked for The Guardian, The New... Read More.

Russia’s major earthquake prompts string of 7 volcanic eruptions

Tuesday, August 5

(LONDON) -- The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula last week has triggered the activity of seven volcanoes in the area, according to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences... Read More.

World News

Ukraine ramps up drone attacks on Russia ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska summit

Israeli strike kills 5 Al Jazeera journalists, including Anas Al Sharif, in Gaza, network says

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks amid peace talks maneuvers

UN says Israel’s planned Gaza City military offensive ‘must be immediately halted’

US citizens file lawsuit against UN agency that provides aid for Palestinians, the agency that Trump seeks to dismantle

Massive, 18-mile-long Patagonia glacier experiencing rapid ice loss for 1st time

Netanyahu to convene security cabinet to discuss plans to occupy Gaza, official says

Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow ahead of Ukraine ceasefire deadline

Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima

5 die of hunger in Gaza over past day, health ministry says

Search underway for missing American journalist in Norway after solo hike

Russia’s major earthquake prompts string of 7 volcanic eruptions

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