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Israeli Strike Destroys Gaza Malnutrition Warehouse Overnight, Killing Seven Elsewhere in Enclave
Israeli Strike Destroys Gaza Malnutrition Warehouse Overnight, Killing Seven Elsewhere in Enclave An Israeli strike overnight into Tuesday hit a target near a warehouse in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, collapsing its roof and walls and destroying the entire stock of nutrition supplies stored inside for malnourished children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. The warehouse belonged…
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Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Kills 300 in a Week as an Unproven Vaccine Races Against the Clock
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Kills 300 in a Week as an Unproven Vaccine Races Against the Clock The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has recorded one of its deadliest weeks yet, with 317 deaths logged in the seven days leading up to Saturday, August 22, bringing the total to 5,514 cases and 2,642 deaths since…
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Indonesia’s Wildfire Haze Chokes Millions as Fires Surge Almost Overnight
Indonesia’s Wildfire Haze Chokes Millions as Fires Surge Almost Overnight Indonesia recorded 11,908 wildfire hot spots nationwide in a single 24-hour span, nearly double the 6,352 detected the previous day, with more than 5,000 of them concentrated on the island of Borneo. South Sumatra logged the highest provincial count at 1,429 hot spots, followed by…
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Treasury Declares “Economic D-Day” on Iran With Sweeping New Sanctions
Treasury Declares “Economic D-Day” on Iran With Sweeping New Sanctions U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a sweeping new sanctions package against Iran on Monday, dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast,” targeting nearly 60 companies, individuals and vessels across multiple jurisdictions accused of facilitating Iranian trade in oil, shipping, gold, crypto and aviation. Bessent said the administration…
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Indonesia’s Wildfires Choke Three Countries as Blazes Intensify
Indonesia’s Wildfires Choke Three Countries as Blazes Intensify Indonesia intensified aerial and ground firefighting operations on Monday as huge blazes across Borneo and other central and western regions scorched forests and peatland, sending a choking haze across national borders [1]. Fire-tracking service FireWatch had recorded more than 154,000 hotspots nationwide as of August 11, a…
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Britain Hands Ukraine the Blueprints to Build Its Own Long-Range Missiles
Britain Hands Ukraine the Blueprints to Build Its Own Long-Range Missiles British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced Monday, during a visit to Kyiv for Ukraine’s Independence Day, that UK defense contractor MBDA will declassify design details for British-made components of the SCALP cruise missile, allowing Ukraine to begin building its own long-range missiles domestically. The…
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A Masked Teenager With a Sword Turns a Swedish Classroom Into a Crime Scene
A Masked Teenager With a Sword Turns a Swedish Classroom Into a Crime Scene On Friday, August 21, 2026, an 18-year-old former student armed with a sword and wearing a mask and helmet attacked Brinellskolan, a high school in Fagersta, Sweden, at around 2:06 p.m. while classes were in session. Police arrived within minutes and…
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A Summer Heatwave Flips Into a Flood Disaster Across Northern Italy
A Summer Heatwave Flips Into a Flood Disaster Across Northern Italy A severe weather front brought torrential rain, gale-force winds and intense lightning to Italy’s Liguria, Lombardy and Tuscany regions beginning August 21 and continuing into August 22, 2026, killing at least nine people according to authorities. In Lombardy, the hardest-hit provinces were Bergamo, Sondrio…
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Putin Vows “Far More Destructive” Strikes as Kyiv Buries Its Dead and Washington Keeps Arguing Over the Bill
Putin Vows “Far More Destructive” Strikes as Kyiv Buries Its Dead and Washington Keeps Arguing Over the Bill Russian and Ukrainian forces traded heavy attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, August 22, 2026, killing at least 17 people combined, according to Ukrainian officials. Russian ballistic missiles struck railway infrastructure in Kyiv overnight, killing one person and…
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Russia’s “Double-Tap” Drone Strike Kills 16 at Ukrainian Mall, Wounds Rescuers Too
Russia’s “Double-Tap” Drone Strike Kills 16 at Ukrainian Mall, Wounds Rescuers Too At least 16 people were killed and 130 wounded, including 23 children, when Russian drones struck one of the largest shopping and entertainment centers in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, on Friday afternoon. The strike hit in two waves roughly 30…