Israel kills at least 1,760 people seeking aid in Gaza since May – UN
- At least 25 Palestinians, including 12 aid seekers, killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza today.
- The UN human rights office says at least 1,760 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May, a jump of several hundred since its last published figures at the beginning of August.
- Eleven people, including a child, have starved to death in Gaza in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of hunger-related deaths in the famished enclave to 251.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 61,827 people and wounded 155,275. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken hostage.
Israeli settlers raid Palestinian tents in northern Jordan Valley
In further settler violence in the occupied West Bank, a number of armed Israeli settlers have raided tents belonging to a Palestinian man in al-Farisiyah village, Wafa news agency is reporting.
The agency said that settlers had previously raided the man’s tents several days ago, assaulting his sons and leaving one with bruises requiring hospitalisation.
In further settler violence in the occupied West Bank, a number of armed Israeli settlers have raided tents belonging to a Palestinian man in al-Farisiyah village, Wafa news agency is reporting.
The agency said that settlers had previously raided the man’s tents several days ago, assaulting his sons and leaving one with bruises requiring hospitalisation.
Israeli unit tasked with smearing Gaza journalists as Hamas fighters – report
Israeli-Palestinian magazine says IDF ‘legitimisation cell’ set up to blunt global outrage over killing of media staff
A special unit in Israel’s military was tasked with identifying reporters it could smear as undercover Hamas fighters, to target them and to blunt international outrage over the killing of media workers, the Israeli-Palestinian outlet +972 Magazine reports.
The “legitimisation cell” was set up after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack to gather information that could bolster Israel’s image and shore up diplomatic and military support from key allies, the report said, citing three intelligence sources.
Flash floods kill hundreds in Pakistan, India
Karl Sexton | Midhat Fatimah | Matt Ford | Sean Sinico with AP, AFP, Reuters, dpa
Floods triggered by cloudbursts and monsoon rains have killed around 400 people, with many more still missing, officials said. Rescue workers are desperately searching for survivors among the muddy debris.
Thousands of rescue workers continued the search for survivors on Saturday after deadly flash floods hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India.
The death toll from the floods, which were triggered by heavy monsoon rains this week, has climbed steadily as rescue efforts pick up pace after two days of torrential downpours.
Bolivian voters want change, remain disillusioned, ahead of pivotal poll
Ahead of Sunday's elections, the campaign billboards adorning the streets of Bolivia make grand promises: A solution to the dire economic crisis within 100 days, an end to fuel shortages and bread lines, unity for a divided nation. One vice presidential candidate pledges to “Make Bolivia Sexy Again” while ex-president Evo Morales, prohibited from running, has called for voters to boycott the poll.
Nearly 8 million Bolivians will vote Aug. 17 to elect a new president, vice president and all 156 members of Congress. Former President Evo Morales, the country’s dominant political figure in recent decades, is barred from running and has urged voters to boycott the election.
In their efforts to draw votes, all eight candidates — two right-wing front-runners, a conservative centrist and splintered factions of Bolivia’s long-dominant left-wing — are vowing drastic change, launching searing attacks on the status quo and selling a message of hope.
Noted manga artist finally opens up about war experience
By SEI IWANAMI/ Staff Writer
August 16, 2025 at 18:27 JST
Having spent part of his childhood in northern China, manga maestro Tetsuya Chiba knew firsthand about the horrors of war and its aftermath. Yet, he ignored the subject for many years.
“I never thought my memory of war would become material for my manga,” said the creator of “Ashita no Joe” (Tomorrow’s Joe).
“War is nothing but sadness as well as ghastly and barbaric. I considered manga to be something that would
Anti-racism demonstrators square off against protesters shouting ‘send them home’ outside asylum hotel
Stand Up to Racism Scotland gathered in response to the planned protest in Falkirk
Anti-racism campaigners have chanted at demonstrators protesting against “uncontrolled illegal immigration” outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Falkirk.
Stand Up to Racism Scotland, Falkirk Trades Union Council and residents said they organised the demonstration on Saturday to show that refugees are welcome in the town.
It comes after the group Save Our Future & Our Kids Futures announced plans to hold a protest outside the hotel known as the Cladhan.
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