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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 918

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 09:01
As the war enters its 918th day, these are the main developments.

Brazil moves to block access to Musk’s X amid disinformation row

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 08:57
The decision comes after a months-long feud between a judge and X's owner Musk over censorship and disinformation.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic knocked out of US Open

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 07:56
Alexei Popyrin stuns the world No 2, who will end the season without a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2017.

The danger of ‘pro-EU’ Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 07:45
Sentiments towards the EU expressed by some civil society actors increasingly overlap with those of anti-EU forces.

To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 06:24
From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian children say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7.

A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 06:12
A nonprofit in North India is using local languages and childhood stories to teach poor women to develop websites, apps.

Judge orders ‘immediate suspension’ of X in Brazil

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 22:31
The move is the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between a Supreme Court judge in Brazil and Elon Musk.

Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s air force commander after deadly F-16 crash

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 21:31
President Zelenskyy dismisses Mykola Oleshchuk, says country needs to 'protect personnel'.

Is Israel’s war on Gaza spilling over into the occupied West Bank?

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 21:04
Israeli forces conduct largest military operation in the Palestinian territory in decades.

Power begins to return to parts of Venezuela after mass outage

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 21:04
Nicolas Maduro's government has blamed sabotage for the nationwide power outages.

Venezuelan government blames opposition ‘sabotage’ for mass blackout

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 19:52
Most of Venezuela has been affected by a massive power outage which left neighbourhoods in the dark.

What we know about ‘pauses’ in Gaza fighting & polio vaccine drive

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 19:43
A series of pauses in fighting are due to begin this weekend in Gaza to allow vaccination against polio.

Israeli forces inflict major damage in occupied West Bank

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 18:11
Much of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank has reportedly lost water access due to an Israeli military assault.

Afghanistan is a US election issue. Will its refugees’ voices be heard?

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 17:37
On the third anniversary of the US troop withdrawal, advocates push candidates for legal pathways for Afghan refugees.

Typhoon Shanshan winds cause havoc at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 17:01
Typhoon Shanshan winds cause havoc at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport.

Four killed in Israeli attack on Gaza hospital convoy, aid group says

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 16:58
Anera says attack on convoy heading to an Emirati hospital 'was carried out without any prior warning or communication'.

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills at least four, injures dozens

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 16:42
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and the surrounding region have long been targeted by Russian attacks.

In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 16:27
The Republican running mate has made his family history with addiction a key talking point in the US presidential race.

Diary of a Jenin family, hiding in the kitchen from Israel’s assault

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 15:29
From her kitchen, Saja Bawaqneh, 29, recounts the first day of Israel's raid into the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp.

More than $200bn: How Kamala Harris is winning the small donors battle

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 15:19
What is driving small donors to pledge record amounts of money in support of Harris's bid for the White House?

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