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Updated August 27, 2025 - 8:29 PM EDT

Trump Breaks Record for US Airstrikes in Somalia

IDF and Starvation Kill 86 Gazans Over 24 Hours

Christian Priests and Nuns Refuse To Leave Gaza City

US Refers to Israel on Double-Tap Hospital Strike

		Israeli Journalists Hail Killing of Palestinian Colleagues in Gaza
		Poll: Majority of Israelis Believe There Are 'No Innocents' in Gaza

Israel To Remain in Newly-Occupied Areas of Syria

		US Envoy Barrack Berates Lebanese Reporters
		Iran Holds Talks With European Countries Threatening Sanctions
		Report: US Begins Troop Withdrawal From Major Iraq Bases

Trump Admin Mulls Stakes in Major Arms Firms

Trump Order on Flag Burning Defies Supreme Court Ruling

US Sends More Warships Near Venezuela

Viewpoints

	Nord Stream Explosions Linked to Ukraine Military but No One Cares by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
	How Western Media Helped Turn Israel's Genocide Into 'Fake News' by Jonathan Cook

	When the Russia 'Experts' Get It Wrong by Blair Graham
	Bootstraps or Bailouts? The Hidden Truth of Israel's Military Power by José Niño
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

There Is Something Worse Than Starvation
in Gaza
by Shoug Mukhaimar

Frontline

	AP, Reuters Demand Accountability After Israeli Killing of 5 Journalists
	Child Among 58 Palestinians Wounded by Israeli Army Raid in Ramallah
	Cholera Spreads From Sudan to Chad, Kills 63 in Eastern Province

Trump Administration Shatters the Record for Annual US Airstrikes in Somalia US Navy photo released by AFRICOM

War at Home

	Democratic National Committee Split Over Arms Embargo on Israel
	Dark Eagle Takes Flight: Guide to America's Landmark Hypersonic Weapon
	Army Reservist Dropped From Role Over Posts on Israel, ICE Agents
	Berkeley and Wayne State University Labelled 'Hostile' to Pro-Palestinian Activism
	US Rights Groups Write to Rubio To Demand Israel Release Teenager
	Fort Hood Officials Chose Not To Warn Public as Predator Attacked Female Soldiers in Their Barracks for 18 Months
	Photos: US President Trump Tightens Grip on Security in Washington

Latin America

	At Least 34 Colombian Soldiers Kidnapped After Clashes With FARC Dissidents
	Brazil's Bolsonaro Placed Under 24-Hour Watch Ahead of Coup Trial Verdict

Russia/Ukraine

	Saudi Arabia and India Top the List of Russia's Fuel Oil Buyers
	Ukraine Acknowledges for First Time Russia Entered Dnipropetrovsk Region
	'Diverted' Ukrainian Drone Explodes Over Estonia: Authorities
	Zelensky Boasts He No Longer Needs US Permission for Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia

Europe

	Finnish Navy Fields Israeli Anti-Ship Missile
	Police 'Overzealous' in Censoring MI5 Report on Northern Ireland
	Norway Fund Divests From US Firm Caterpillar Over Gaza, West Bank Abuses
	Bulgaria, Germany Unveil $1 Billion Joint Defense Industry Projects
	UK To Help Dozens of Gazans Study at British Universities

Egypt

	Egypt Deploying Troops to Somalia Amid Rising Tensions With Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
	Egypt Reinforces Border Security, Wary of Any Israeli Plans To Push Out Palestinians

Uganda

	Ugandan Opposition Figures Question Deal To Receive Deportees From the US
	'The Whole Scheme Stinks': Ugandans Question Deal To Take US Deportees

Africa

	Armed Men Kill Four in Attack in Ivory Coast Near Burkina Border
	DR Congo, M23 Rebels Resume Talks in Qatar After Renewed Violence in East
	Kenyans Outraged as British Army Pays Just $174 to Wildfire Victims
	France Returns Skulls to Madagascar 127 Years After Colonial Massacre
	Women in Nigeria Face Highest Maternal Death Risks
	Rwanda's President Dismisses Reports Linking Army to Massacres in Eastern DR Congo

Taiwan

	The US Pokes the Dragon: Taiwan Plants Its Flag in Somaliland
	Taiwan Military To Procure 1,320 Kuai Chi Uncrewed Surface Vessels, Source Says

Gaza

	Israel Bombs Once-Bustling Gaza City Neighborhood Zeitoun to Rubble
	Top Senate Dem Says Gaza Famine Is a 'Shameful Black Mark on Humanity,' Admits Party Failed To Act
	More Than 36,000 Displaced in Gaza Amid Latest Israeli Attacks: UN
	Palestinian Journalists Treated Like 'Robots' by Western Media, Says Gaza Reporter in Wake of Latest Israeli Killings
	Reuters Photographer Resigns, Accusing Agency of 'Enabling' Killing of Palestinian Journalists
	The Nasser Hospital Bombed by Israel Is a Symbol of Gaza's Healthcare Collapse
	Children Among Victims as Israeli Bombardment Intensifies in Gaza
	Comedy, Courage: The Life and Death of Gaza's Mahmoud Shurrab
	Who Were the Five Journalists Killed in Israel's Gaza Hospital Attack?
	Young Palestinian Detainee Dies From Injuries Sustained in Israeli Gunfire
	Israeli Protesters Stage 'Day of Disruption' Calling for End to War in Gaza
	How Israel's Prolonged Gaza War and Failure To Free Hostages Has Exposed Deep Divisions in Society

Lebanon

	Israel's Destruction in Lebanon Could Amount to War Crimes: Amnesty
	Lebanon Signs $250 Million World Bank Loan for Reconstruction
	US Officials Confirm Plan for 'Trump Economic Zone' in South Lebanon

Turkey

	Turkey To Build Bomb Shelters Across the Country After Israel's Recent War on Iran
	Turkey Says Israeli Attacks on Syria Must End

Middle East

	From Ports to Power Stations, Israel Responds to Houthis by Attacking Civilian Life
	Qatar Says Israel Yet To Respond to Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

Pakistan

	Pakistan Evacuates Thousands After India Warns of Water Releases From Swollen Rivers
	Pakistan Security Forces Kill 47 Infiltrating Terrorists in Zhob: Sources
	Imran Khan Asks PTI Lawmakers To Quit Pakistan Parliamentary Committees, Says Aleema
	Why Has Pakistan Launched a New Rocket Command After India Conflict?

South Korea

	Trump: 'We're Going To Be Buying Ships From South Korea'
	Seeking Better Relations, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Says North Could Produce 10-20 Nukes Per Year

Asia

	India To Reduce Acquisition of Russian Oil as 'Modest Concession' to Trump: Report
	Bones Found at Japanese Site Where Korean Forced Laborers Died in WWII
	Trump Calls Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Most Embarrassing Day in US History'