ATLANTA, Georgia: A tragic shooting unfolded outside the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta on August 8, leaving one police officer dead, damaging multiple agency buildings, and shaking one of the nation's leading public health institutions.
According to authorities, the gunman opened fire from outside the CDC's sprawling Roybal Campus, striking the windows of at least
JERUSALEM, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week forcefully defended a newly expanded military campaign in Gaza, describing it as essential to "finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas" despite mounting criticism both domestically and internationally.
The plan, he revealed, goes beyond earlier announcements and targets not only Hamas strongholds in Gaza City but also the "central cam
EDINBURGH, U.K.: A large fire broke out on August 10 on Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano that towers over Edinburgh, charring broad areas of the popular walking spot and sending plumes of smoke visible for miles.
The blaze spread quickly across the slopes of the landmark, which forms the highest point of Holyrood Park at about 250 metres above sea level. Located near the Sco
TEHRAN, Iran: The deputy head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog arrived in Iran on August 11 in an effort to mend deteriorating relations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. No inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities were conducted, according to Araghchi.
It was the first such high-level contact since Israel and Iran's 12-day war in June, during which some of
CANBERRA, Australia: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on August 11 that Australia will formally recognize a Palestinian state, aligning the country with recent moves by France, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
He said the decision will be officially declared during the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Albanese's remarks come after weeks of internal pressure from Cabinet colleagues and
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as IRS commissioner less than two months after his Senate confirmation, making him the shortest-serving commissioner in the agency's 163-year history, a White House official said August 8.
The White House did not give a reason for Long's removal. In a post on X, Long said Trump had nominated him to serve as ambassador
TALLAHASSEE, Florida: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' administration appears to be moving forward with plans to build a second immigration detention center in the state. Official records show that the state has already awarded at least one contract for what's being called the "North Detention Facility."
This new site would add to the capacity of Florida's first immigration detention facility, which was built on a
MIAMI, Florida: The Trump administration has doubled its bounty for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to US$50 million, accusing him of being one of the world's most prolific narco-traffickers and working with cartels to smuggle fentanyl-laced cocaine into the United States.
"Under President Trump's leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and will be held accountable for his despicable
NAGASAKI, Japan: Eighty years after the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, the southern Japanese city paused on August 9 to remember the devastation — and to renew its vow to ensure no other place on Earth suffers the same fate. Survivors, many now in their 80s and 90s, say their mission is to make Nagasaki the final chapter in the history of nuclear warfare.
On August 9,
Israel has admitted bombing a tent housing journalists outside the entrance to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, an attack that killed seven journalists, including 4 from Al Jazeera.
The IDF said the attack targeted Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, 28, well known internationally for his reporting in Gaza since the outbreak of hostilities on 7 October 2023.
The airstrike came just minutes after Al-Sh
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