The Hill

It comes amid Sudan’s civil war, where the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary organization it is battling both use food as a weapon of war.

Opinion: The world can’t keep ignoring the resurging genocide in Darfur

Severe floods have killed at least 97 people in Yemen over the past month and deepened food shortages for millions of others already displaced by years of war, according to a United Nations body.

Floods in Yemen kill nearly 100, damage thousands of homes

Russia was preparing to deliver missiles and other military equipment to the Houthi rebels in Yemen late last month but pulled back at the last minute amid a flurry of behind-the-scenes efforts by the United States and Saudi Arabia to stop it, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Russia pulled back weapons shipment to Houthis amid US and Saudi pressure

The U.S. State Department announced Friday that it is imposing visa restrictions on South Sudanese officials and others who have obstructed humanitarian aid by taxing shipments. South Sudan, which suffered a crushing civil war from 2013 to 2018, is now facing one of the world’s most dire humanitarian crises.

US imposes visa restrictions on South Sudanese officials for taxing aid shipments

ABUJA, Nigeria — Weeks of flooding have killed 185 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country's disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region. The floods, blamed on poor infrastructure and badly maintained dams, have displaced 208,000 people in...

Floods in Nigeria kill scores, wash away farmland, raise hunger concerns

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Latin Times

The U.S. military will send additional equipment to Kenyan forces deployed in Haiti, as both they and their local counterparts continue to struggle in their fight against armed gangs controlling large swaths of the country. Concretely, the U.S. Southern Command said it has started sending 24 additional armored vehicles and...

U.S. to send more heavy military equipment to Haiti as forces struggle to defeat armed gangs

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

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Denver, CO

David Heitz

Angry Aurorans and Denverites on social media poked fun at the news media Friday as more information came out about Venezuelan gangs on the Front Range. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman posted on Facebook that the city will use court orders to shut down additional apartment complexes that have been infiltrated by the gangs. It seemed to contradict comments made by Gov. Jared Polis, who said the gang problem was a figment of Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.

Migrant gang crisis underrated: Denver media criticized

Colorado State

Colorado mountain lions and bobcats, which November voters will have the opportunity to save from trophy hunters, are sparing the ecosystem devastation from chronic wasting disease.

Why Colorado bobcats, mountain lions need protection

Straight Arrow News SANcom

Russian soldier defects to Ukraine after planting explosives at his base, providing critical intelligence on Russian troop movements.

Russian soldier plants explosives at military base, defects to Ukraine

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi vessels in the Red Sea on August 13th, US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday morning. “These vessels presented a clear and imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region. This...

U.S. Military Destroys Two Houthi Vessels in Red Sea According to U.S. Central Command

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Reuters

GAZA (Reuters) - Teenager Diaa al-Adini was one of the few Palestinians who found a functioning hospital in war-ravaged Gaza after he was wounded by an Israeli strike. But he did not have much time to recuperate after doctors amputated both of his arms.

Gaza teen amputee recalls nightmare of losing arms in Israeli strike

PARIS (Reuters) - Afghan Zakia Khudadadi completed a remarkable journey to become the first athlete from the refugee team to win a medal at the Paralympics when she clinched a taekwondo bronze on Thursday.

Paralympics-Afghan Khudadadi becomes first refugee to win Paralympic medal after chaotic journey

Hezbollah has fired a volley of rockets towards Israel in the latest effort by an Iran-backed militia to attack the country since it launched its retaliatory offensive in Gaza last October. The Lebanese group said it had fired 320 Katyusha rockets towards Israel and hit 11 military targets in what...

From Hamas to Hezbollah, a look at the Iran-allied groups rallying to arms around Middle East

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More food, other relief reaching millions of famished Sudanese

Geneva — Breakthroughs providing for greater humanitarian access that were achieved in the first round of U.S.-mediated peace talks on Sudan are holding and expanding, the...

More food, other relief reaching millions of famished Sudanese

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