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Police in Iceland call off search at ice cave collapse that killed 1 man, saying no one is missing
By David Keyton And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Icelandic police on Monday called off the search for anyone trapped in the previous day’s collapse of an ice cave that killed one person and injured another, saying that all members of the tourist expedition had been accounted for. Authorities had initially mounted a large-scale rescue operation, with as many as 200 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia’s deadly overnight barrage of missiles and drones hits over half of Ukraine, officials say
By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia battered much of Ukraine on Monday, firing scores of missiles and drones that killed four people, injured more than a dozen and damaged energy facilities in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “vile.” The barrage of over 100 missiles and a similar number of drones began around midnight and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ice cave collapse in Iceland kills 1 tourist and leaves 2 missing
By David Keyton And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Icelandic rescuers worked by hand Monday to cut through the remnants of a collapsed ice cave as they searched for two tourists missing for more than 24 hours since a glacier in the southeastern part of the island caved in, killing one person and severely injured another. The search, which was suspended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi attack
By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadis, according to videos of the violence analyzed by a regional specialist, who’s described the assault as one of the deadliest this year in the conflict-battered West African nation. Villagers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province
By Abdul Sattar And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while the military said security forces killed 21 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area as well. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing
By The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – A dam collapsed in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state, sending water flooding over nearby homes, the country’s health ministry said. Local media said dozens of people are missing. In a statement late Sunday, the ministry said that the Arbaat dam had collapsed and that resources had been deployed to the area to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the worst violence in a Pakistani province
By Abdul Sattar And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 37 people in separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while security forces killed 12 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area. Twenty-three people were fatally shot overnight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine’s president says Russian overnight attack involved over 100 missiles and about 100 drones
By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday condemned Russia’s overnight and early morning barrage on his country as “vile” and said it involved over 100 missiles of various types and about 100 “Shahed” drones. Ukraine’s leader said there were deaths and dozens of injuries and that the attack caused a lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall. Local media report dozens missing
By The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – Sudan’s health ministry says a dam has collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the eastern Red Sea state. Local media said dozens of people are missing. In a statement late Sunday, the ministry said that the Arbaat dam had collapsed and that resources had been deployed to the area to help the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunmen kill 31 people in 2 separate attacks in southwestern Pakistan; 12 insurgents also killed
By Abdul Sattar And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks on Monday and security forces killed 12 insurgents, officials said, in one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area. Twenty-three people were fatally shot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hone weakens to tropical storm while sweepng past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Julie Walker, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2024
HONOLULU (AP) – Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of the islands. Meanwhile, the eastern Pacific saw a new ... Read More »
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