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Botswana declares public health emergency over medicine shortage
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The crisis is linked to the high price of medicines, a shrinking national budget and cuts in US aid.
Aug 26, 2025, 7:31 AM
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,279
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Here are the key events on day 1,279 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Aug 26, 2025, 2:46 AM
Israel bombs hospital, kills journalists, medics, dozens more across Gaza
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
'Double-tap' attack on Nasser Hospital kills at least 21 Palestinians and draws global condemnation.
Aug 25, 2025, 9:55 PM
FEMA staffers warn Trump’s cuts will result in Katrina-level catastrophe
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Nearly 200 current and former employees of the US emergency response agency urge Congress to protect FEMA.
Aug 25, 2025, 9:30 PM
When and why has the National Guard been deployed in the US before?
Alia Chughtai, Al Jazeera English
The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.
Aug 25, 2025, 1:57 PM
WATCH: Firefighting helicopter crashes into pond in France
ABC News
Eyewitness video captured the moment a firefighting helicopter spun out of control and crashed into a pond in France.
Aug 25, 2025, 12:50 PM
Gaza’s famine denounced as international crime against “civilians”
Al Jazeera English
Mark Ruffalo calls Gaza famine a "man-made" by Israel, urging Trump and world leaders to act
Aug 25, 2025, 10:00 AM
Houthi-run Health Ministry says 2 killed by Israeli strikes on Yemen capital
CBC News
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said Israeli airstrikes hit multiple areas across Yemen's capital on Sunday. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said at least two people were killed and 35 were wounded.
Aug 24, 2025, 5:56 PM
It was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history: Have we forgotten Katrina's lessons?
Greg Allen, NPR
Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New Orleans, which has had an uneven recovery in the past 20 years.
Aug 24, 2025, 10:30 AM
Russia hits Ukraine with drones as Kyiv celebrates independence day
David Brennan, ABC News
Russia launched 72 drones and one ballistic missile into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, the air force in Kyiv said.
Aug 24, 2025, 9:45 AM
WATCH: Massive oil plant explosion in Louisiana triggers evacuations
ABC News
The explosion at Smitty's Supply oil plant in Roseland, Louisiana, has prompted an evacuation emergency throughout the town, including a nearby elementary school.
Aug 23, 2025, 11:38 AM
Links 8/23/2025
Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com
Our jabberwocking daily links: libraries of things, Gustave Dore, US bioengineered food, FBI raid on Bolton, Pakistan and India floods, US to strike Mexico? UN calls Gaza famine, Pokrovsk breakthrough, Ghislaine Maxwell transcript released, Alligator Alcatraz…
Aug 23, 2025, 10:55 AM
Hungary, Slovakia fear oil cuts after Ukrainian attack on Russian pipeline
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Officials warn Ukraine's strike on Unecha oil pumping station risks halting supplies for at least five days.
Aug 22, 2025, 7:28 PM
Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills one, wounds 15
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Russia unleashes a major attack on Ukraine in the wake of renewed efforts to strike a ceasefire.
Aug 21, 2025, 9:18 AM
Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on western Ukraine
BBC News
Ukrainian officials say the attacks included drones, hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles.
Aug 21, 2025, 7:50 AM
National Guard vehicle collides with civilian car near US Capitol, trapping person
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press, CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press, ABC News
A National Guard vehicle collided with a civilian car near the U.S. Capitol as troops took positions around Washington during President Donald Trump's crackdown
Aug 20, 2025, 3:42 PM
WATCH: Driver smashes through window as food influencers film restaurant review
ABC News
A pair of food influencers escaped without major injuries after a driver accidentally plowed through a restaurant in Houston over the weekend.
Aug 19, 2025, 7:46 PM
Russia launches largest attack of August on Ukraine after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
David Brennan, ABC News
Ukraine's air force reported a major Russian attack on Monday night and into Tuesday morning -- the largest barrage for weeks.
Aug 19, 2025, 8:13 AM
WATCH: 7 killed, including child, after drones strike residential building in Ukraine
ABC News
As President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the White House, Russia unleashed a deadly drone assault on civilians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Aug 19, 2025, 2:26 AM
24 killed, over 150 injured in explosion and fire at factory in Russia
CBSNews, CBS News
State news agency RIA Novosti has reported that a gunpowder workshop at the facility caught fire and triggered an explosion.
Aug 18, 2025, 4:28 PM
Russia pounds Ukraine, kills more civilians before White House meeting
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says attacks on civilians are 'demonstrative and cynical' before high-stakes talks.
Aug 18, 2025, 3:25 PM
Trump's D.C. 'crisis' enters 2nd week with more soldiers — and no exit strategy
Brian Mann, NPR
Leaders in Washington, D.C., say they're striving to maintain calm as growing numbers of National Guard soldiers deploy to the city. President Trump hasn't said how he wants this "crisis" to end.
Aug 18, 2025, 9:08 AM
US suspends visas for Gaza residents after right-wing social media storm
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
State Department move comes as Israel's war and induced-famine in Gaza reach new extremes, with 61,827 killed so far.
Aug 16, 2025, 4:53 PM
Russia gains in east before Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine says holding off
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Zelenskyy decries Russia’s attempt to gain battlefield edge pre-US summit maintains its army is holding back 'occupier'.
Aug 15, 2025, 5:19 PM