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

Friday, August 8 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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 by ABC News

(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.

2 hikers rescued by helicopter from remote beach after rising tides cut off exit route

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

Two hikers were rescued by helicopter after becoming stranded on a remote beach in California after rising tides cut off their exit route, police said.The Marin County Fire Department received a call on Saturday to assist with two stranded hikers who became trapped on... Read More.

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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

2 hikers rescued by helicopter from remote beach after rising tides cut off exit route

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