The Guardian

About 27,000 people displaced by heaviest rainfall since 2019 in country already hit by civil war and famine

At least 68 people killed in flooding as rains worsen Sudan’s plight

CAIRO — The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak. One case has been confirmed, others are suspected and the virus was detected in wastewater in six different locations in July.

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations

The Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Famine is looming in four Yemeni districts after instances of hunger have rapidly surged among children in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government, a report by international experts said. All 117 districts in government-controlled areas are expected to suffer from “serious” levels of acute malnutrition....

Experts say famine is looming in 4 Yemeni districts as hunger surges among children

ATHENS/CAIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.S. military forces have struck at targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen in the past 24 hours, destroying two drones, a Houthi ground control station, and three anti-ship cruise missiles, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. Earlier, the Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it had attacked a...

U.S. Strikes at Houthi Targets in Yemen After Claim of Attack on Destroyers

The remains of a teacher and four soldiers were found in an operation in Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

Fox News

Ain al-Asad air base was targeted by at least two rockets on Monday evening, according to security sources speaking to Reuters. The attack comes as tensions escalate in the Middle East.

Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops attacked with rockets amid escalating tensions in Middle East: report

The US Sun

THE US has vowed to strike back after five soldiers were injured in a rocket attack on a base in Iraq. The rocket strike on al-Asad airbase comes as red-hot tensions in the Middle East continue to ramp up with Iran expected to unleash revenge on Israel. The US fears an Iranian attack is imminent […]

US vows to strike back after at least 5 soldiers injured in rocket attack on base in Iraq as Middle East tensions rage

A rise in sexual violence means food prices have leapt in CAR as women and girls say they fear working in the fields

‘They turn our farms into rape centres’: Russian mercenaries accused of abuse in Central African Republic

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SAN DIEGO — A rarely seen deep-sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot-long (3.6-meter) oarfish was found last weekend by a group of snorkelers and kayakers...

Rare deep-sea oarfish found in California, scientists want to know why

The video is as triumphant as it is gruesome. Rebel fighters, rifles slung over their shoulders, step among more than a dozen bodies strewn across the sand and rocks. Off camera, the pop of gunshots can be heard. 

Dozens of Russian mercenaries killed in rebel ambush in Mali, in their worst known loss in Africa

Dozens of Russia's Wagner mercenaries were killed in a brutal ambush over the weekend by Tuareg rebels in northern Mali following days of fighting near Algeria's border.

Dozens of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries massacred in Mali ambush

On August 16, the Israeli military gave Gaza residents living in parts of the humanitarian zone in Khan Younis an order to evacuate in just a few hours. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the order affected over 170,000 Palestinians sheltering at humanitarian sites. According to OCHA, since October last year, more than 80 percent of the Gaza Strip has been subjected to evacuation orders, severely impacting the local population’s access to essential services.

‘We are like slaves’: Israeli military gives Gaza residents a few hours to evacuate

Reuters

JIT, West Bank (Reuters) - Muawiya Sedeh, a 38 year-old father of five was at home in the West Bank village of Jit when his house was torched by a band of Jewish settlers, some masked and wielding Molotov cocktails, who stormed in on Thursday night.

Palestinians describe "brutal" West Bank settler attack

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned the storming of the UN Human Rights office in Yemen in a press release on Tuesday. The office in Sana’a, the capital city of Yemen, was stormed on August 3rd, after an earlier storming in June, resulting in the detainment of 11 UN personnel, whose unconditional release was called for by Türk. The rebels still control the premises after forcing the staff to hand over documents and vehicles.

UN Human Rights High Commissioner condemns storming of Yemen office

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since October because of the war in Gaza and said the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process said.

Turkey blocks NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war, sources say

Help for Ukraine comes not only from international organizations, foreign governments and large foundations, but also from ordinary citizens across the globe. Among them – a group of individuals in Norfolk, England, who have been helping Ukrainians since the start of Russia’s invasion. Omelyan Oshchudlyak has the story. Video: Yuriy Dankevych.

British garage owners help deliver cars to Ukraine

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The United States launched a strike on Iranian-backed forces in Iraq, marking its first operation in the country since February. According to Iraqi officials, U.S. fighter jets struck several Iranian-aligned militia groups in Babil province, south of Baghdad, on Tuesday.  The strike killed four members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which includes several Iran-backed […]

US launches strike on Iran-backed forces in Iraq

Multiple Houthi weapons, vessels and vehicles were destroyed in the past 24 hours, according to CENTCOM, including drones from Houthi-controled areas of Yemen.

U.S. forces destroy multiple Houthi weapons, vehicles in past 24 hours: CENTCOM

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Ireland’s president has condemned the “outrageous level of killing” of people in Gaza, and called for an immediate ceasefire, after 80 people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter.The strike on the school in central Gaza City also left another 47 people injured, Gaza’s health ministry said.Video from the scene showed walls blown out of a large building. Chunks of concrete and twisted metal lay on top of a blood-soaked floor, with clothing, toppled furniture and other debris.A blackened car with the windows blown out was covered in rubble.Statement by President Higgins following strike on school site in...

Irish president condemns ‘outrageous level of killing’ of people in Gaza

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UN: Malnutrition worsening in Yemen's government-controlled areas

Aden, Yemen — Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing in areas of Yemen controlled by the government, with the most critical cases along areas of the Red...

UN: Malnutrition worsening in Yemen's government-controlled areas

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