FRIDAY, 08 AUGUST 2025, 15:50
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee inspected an aid distribution center operated by the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Rafah.
It comes after the capital saw one of the most deadliest assaults since Russia’s 2022 invasion.
The death toll from Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Kyiv has risen to 26, including three children, Ukraine’s interior ministry said.
The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.
President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visits an aid distribution site in Gaza, amid rising anger over a deepening hunger crisis in the territory.
More than a thousand rabbis and other Jewish leaders from the U.S. and elsewhere have signed a public letter urging Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with Rabbi Charles Feinberg about why he joined over a thousand rabbis and Jewish leaders in publicly accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza.
After mass protests, Ukraine’s government enacts a law restoring independence to anti-corruption watchdogs, quelling what threatened to turn into a domestic political crisis for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
After mass protests, Ukraine’s government enacts a law restoring independence to anti-corruption watchdogs, quelling what threatened to turn into a domestic political crisis for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The former rabbi of Washington, D.C.’s largest synagogue denounces starvation in Gaza, joining more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders from across the world petitioning Israel.
A former banker, President Alassane Ouattara did well for the country’s economy, but critics accuse him of tightening his grip on power and strongly oppose his reelection bid. He has led the Ivory Coast since 2011.
Pop star Justin Timberlake told fans Thursday he has Lyme disease, a condition he described as “relentlessly debilitating.”
A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s party approved constitutional changes in the country’s National Assembly that allow indefinite presidential reelection and extend presidential terms to six years.
An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35% tariff rate beginning Aug. 1, though.
It’s been a fraught process for many countries – with little detail about what exactly has been agreed.
Since a war with Israel in June, Iran has stepped up forcible returns. Some Afghans say they were beaten.
The nest with 10 times more radiation than permitted was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons.
A group of workers who rescued a driver from a sinkhole have drawn praise – and reignited debate.
The threat of 50% US tariffs on some goods have Brazilian growers and producers are on edge. Heavy metal hero Ozzy Osbourne has a hometown farewell in Birmingham, England.
Brazilian industries given a reprieve from Trump’s tariffs are sighing relief while others are still hoping a deal can be worked out.