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Russia summoned Japan's ambassador on August 13 to protest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks over President Putin's visit to the disputed Kuril Islands. The meeting lasted about 25 minutes, and the ambassador left without comment, as tensions remain high since 2022.
Voters in a California Bay Area district headed to the polls Tuesday in a special election to replace former Rep. Eric Swalwell. The race pits state Sen. Aisha Wahab against local official Melissa Hernandez, with outside groups spending millions.
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), known for forcing India's education minister to resign, has launched a nationwide campaign to inspect and reform public schools. A volunteer's father died after an alleged attack by BJP workers, highlighting the risks of the movement. The group aims to use social media to pressure authorities across India.
Russian missile strikes on Ukraine have intensified, causing record casualties and deep psychological trauma among civilians. The U.S. has failed to supply promised interceptor missiles, leaving Ukraine with only a fraction of what it needs. This has led to a humanitarian and economic crisis, including a blockade that is driving up global food prices.
Syrian state media reported that eight Israeli airstrikes targeted the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Idlib province, causing damage but no casualties. This marks the first such attack since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in December 2024.
Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian families in Qusra for over a week, triggering international condemnation but no end to the standoff, even as U.S. pressure mounts on Netanyahu. Meanwhile, a reported setback in the Gaza disarmament deal and renewed airstrikes cast doubt on the fragile ceasefire.
Israel's war and siege in Gaza are pushing women with breast cancer into a crisis of missed diagnoses, drug shortages, and delayed treatment. With the only mammography machine often broken and medical supplies scarce, patients face severe outcomes, including deaths tied to evacuation delays.
Florida voters head to the polls Tuesday to pick nominees for pivotal November elections, with issues like Islam, antisemitism, Trump politics, and the Gaza war at the forefront. Key races include the governor's seat, a Senate special election, and several contested primaries.
Russian officials say more than 620 drones targeted Moscow overnight, wounding at least three people and damaging a Wildberries warehouse, in one of the largest Ukrainian attacks on the capital in years. Air defenses reportedly shot down nearly 200 drones, while Ukrainian officials said they intercepted 111 of 147 Russian drones. The escalation comes as both sides intensify long-range strikes, pushing civilian casualties to their highest levels since early 2022.
