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Satellite images captured after the 8.8 magnitude quake show damage to a floating pier at Russia's submarine base in Rybachiy and raise questions about fleet readiness.
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Hear from Israeli hostages' families after meeting with Witkoff
Steve Witkoff, the United States' Special Envoy to the Middle East, held a nearly three-hour meeting with the families of those still being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, telling them that the US' 'first priority' is getting the hostages back to Israel, the forum said. Fifty hostages remain in Gaza, at least 20 of whom are believed to be alive. CNN has reached out to Witkoff's team to confirm that he made these comments.
01:16 - Source: CNN
Young Catholics flock to Rome for Youth Jubilee
Pope Leo XIV received a rock star's welcome and led a prayer vigil with young people participating in the Jubilee of the Youth in Rome. CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.
01:23 - Source: CNN
Witkoff visits controversial Gaza aid site
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff spent over five hours in Gaza, and visited the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site. He said the purpose of the visit was to give Trump 'a clear understanding of the humanitarian situation and help craft a plan to deliver food and medical aid to the people of Gaza.' CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports.
01:53 - Source: CNN
United Nations' Relief Chief: If anyone can shift Israeli Government, 'It's of course, the Americans'
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that if anyone can shift the Israeli government, it's the US, and addresses reports of how food aid is being intercepted.
02:09 - Source: CNN
Amusement park ride splits in half in Saudi Arabia
At least 23 people were injured, three of them critically, when a fairground ride buckled in Saudi Arabia, sending passengers crashing to the ground, according to state media.
00:33 - Source: CNN
Soldiers in Ukraine battle Russian drones
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from the frontlines of Ukraine, where soldiers rush to bring in the wounded as drones constantly look for a target.
01:38 - Source: CNN
US diminished a key weapons stockpile fighting Iran
The US used about a quarter of its supply of high-end missile interceptors during the Israel-Iran war, exposing a gap in supplies, and raising concerns about US global security posture. CNN's Tamara Qiblawi reports.
01:35 - Source: CNN
Carney says Canada will recognize Palestinian state
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations, as international pressure builds on Israel over the ongoing war and starvation crisis in Gaza. President Donald Trump reacted to the announcement by threatening to derail trade talks with Canada.
00:30 - Source: CNN
Two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide
Two leading Israeli human rights groups have accused Israel of 'committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,' becoming the first such organizations to make the claim. B'Tselem's Executive Director Yuli Novak and Physicians for Human Rights Israel's Executive Director Guy Shalev tell CNN's Christiane Amanpour what was behind their groups' decisions to use the word genocide.
04:59 - Source: CNN
Watch F-18 fighter jet perform evasive maneuvers to avoid crashing into audience at airshow
A video verified by Reuters shows the moment when a Spanish F-18 fighter jet was forced to perform "evasive maneuvers" to avoid crashing into attendees during the Gijón Air Festival. The military praised the pilot's actions which ensured the safety of the attendees.
00:35 - Source: CNN
Mothers risk their lives to get food in Gaza
Palestinian women face an awful choice between risking their own lives, which could deprive their families of their only remaining provider, or watching their children starve. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.
01:33 - Source: CNN
Medics perform surgery during earthquake
Video shows medics in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, continuing a surgery on a patient despite a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's far eastern coast on July 30.
00:47 - Source: CNN
Tsunami warnings triggered after major earthquake
The strongest earthquake on the planet since 2011 has triggered tsunami warnings for parts of Russia, Japan, and Alaska, as well as all of Hawaii. CNN's Will Ripley reports on the 8.8-magnitude quake.
00:41 - Source: CNN
Israeli settler kills activist who worked on Oscar-winning film
Odeh Hathalin, a prominent Palestinian activist who had worked on an Oscar-winning documentary, was killed on Monday during an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to local journalists and officials. CNN's Jeremy Diamond explains video circulated on social media that shows the gunman firing a hand gun in the vicinity of where Hathalin was said to be killed.
01:36 - Source: CNN
Fans in England celebrate Women's Euro 2025 final win
Fans celebrate in London as England has been crowned champion of Europe for the second successive time after defeating Spain 3-1 on penalties in the Women's Euro 2025 final.
00:30 - Source: CNN
Breaking down Israel's aid drops into Gaza
In the midst of a hunger crisis in Gaza, Israel and other countries have begun dropping aid by plane into the area. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down how much effect this measure can offer, while the UN calls for substantial relief to come from aid trucks moving in quickly through open corridors.
01:15 - Source: CNN
People fight for scraps of food in Gaza
CNN's Nic Robertson reports on the scarce food conditions in Gaza, with children and mothers fighting off starvation as soup kitchens face shortages.
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France and Saudis vow to keep up momentum for ‘two-state solution' to Israel-Palestinian conflict
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel returned to the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded the effort, are determined to keep up the momentum. But hurdles for a two-state solution that would see Israel living side-by-side with an independent Palestine are very high. War in Gaza — a crucial part of a hoped-for Palestinian state — drags on with escalating violence in the West Bank, the other main component. And Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government vehemently oppose an independent Palestinian state, which the Israeli leader says would be a reward for terrorism after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against his country. Nonetheless, after eight decades of conflict between Israel and Palestinians, pressure is growing for a two-state solution, as last week's high-level U.N. conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia demonstrated — even if it was boycotted by Israel and its close ally, the United States. The conference illustrated that many believe a political solution is possible The French U.N. ambassador, Jerome Bonnafont, conceded in an Associated Press interview that without a Gaza ceasefire and massive humanitarian aid for over 2 million Palestinians sliding toward famine, 'it will be extremely difficult to move forward to define a new way of administering Gaza as part of Palestine' – and he said these are priority issues. But the conference demonstrated that a majority of the U.N.'s 193 member nations are 'convinced that there is a possibility of a political solution,' he said, and that is 'what its follow-up will continue to promote.' About 160 of the U.N.'s 193 member nations participated, 125 spoke in support of a two-state solution (forcing the meeting into an unexpected third day), and between 40 and 50 were represented by a government minister. An independent state of Palestine is recognized by over 145 countries, and the meeting sparked new pledges of recognition by three of the seven members of the powerful Group of Seven — France, United Kingdom and Canada — as well as Malta. A statement by seven others, including Australia, New Zealand, Finland and Portugal, expressed 'positive consideration' of following suit. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farham are determined not to let the spotlight fade. They are planning 'an event' during the annual gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly, which starts Sept. 23, when the new pledges are expected to be officially announced. The conference was notable for being co-chaired by an Arab and Western nation, and for setting up eight working groups with diverse chairs to make proposals on key issues for a two state solution — security for Israel and an independent Palestine, political reforms, legal problems, humanitarian assistance, economic development and Gaza reconstruction, to name some. The result was a seven-page 'New York Declaration.' The French and Saudi foreign ministers sent the declaration, with a lengthy annex of recommendations from the working groups, to all 193 U.N. members and asked them to endorse it by early September, before the world leaders' gathering. The declaration, which also was endorsed by the European Union and Arab League, urges Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, and urges further recognitions as 'an essential and indispensable component of the achievement of the two-state solution.' The declaration contains some stronger language For the first time, the Arab League's 22 member nations condemned 'the attacks committed by Hamas against civilians' in southern Israel on Oct. 7, and agree that 'Hamas must end its rule in Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority.' It sets out a plan to then move to an independent, demilitarized Palestine, including deployment of a U.N. Security Council-mandated 'temporary international stabilization mission' supported by the Palestinian Authority. It would protect civilians, help build support for a Palestinian state and its security forces, and provide 'security guarantees for Palestine and Israel.' Richard Gowan, the International Crisis Group's U.N. director, gave French President Emmanuel Macron credit 'for raising the level of ambition for the conference,' and helping make it 'more symbolically significant than many diplomats expected.' The meeting gave weighty states including France, Britain and Canada the opportunity 'to signal their discontent with Israeli policy,' he said, and it gave Palestinians seeking a peaceful road to statehood 'some political ammunition.' Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who hosted a Hamas delegation in Istanbul last week to discuss Gaza's humanitarian crisis and stalled ceasefire talks, noted growing global support for the Palestinians and a Palestinian state — and Israel's increasing isolation. Bonnafont, the French ambassador, had messages for Israel's opponents and Israelis seeking more territory. 'We say to those who are hostile to Israel, the way to peace is certainly not to deny the right of existence to Israel. This is the way to perpetual war,' Bonnafont said. 'And the real way to defend the Palestinians is to give them a state, and the only way to give them a state is a two-state solution — and we have demonstrated concretely that this solution exists and is feasible.'
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
First Epstein files, now Trump finds himself in another rift with GOP — this time on Gaza
Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump are once again on opposing sides about a central tenet of Republican orthodoxy: This time, on Israel and Gaza. Earlier this week, Trump directly contradicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu refuted claims by multiple international groups saying that Gaza was at the point of starvation, calling it a 'bold-faced lie.' Trump responded during a joint press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer when he finally acknowledged that there is 'real starvation' in Gaza. Even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right MAGA firebrand from Georgia, jumped in on it and called the war in Gaza a 'genocide,' using language that historically only progressives used to describe the war. And public opinion has largely shifted against Israel despite the brutal Oct. 7, 2023 terror incursion where Hamas squads murdered 1,200 innocent people and took 251 hostages in addition to carrying out acts of depravity on the populace. With Joe Biden exiting the stage, Democrats are having their reckoning with the party's historic support for Israel. But many Republicans feigned ignorance. 'I haven't seen what the president said. So, was it today?' Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana, one of the more MAGA House members who got a promotion last year, responded when asked about Trump's comments by The Independent on Tuesday. The Senate remains one of the last true bastions of Republican orthodoxy on foreign policy, which is to say, support for a strong military and America having a prominent role as the enforcer of the global order. Support for Israel remains a core tenet of this style of support, both because of Christian conservatives' theology about the Holy Land and the critical strategic position of Israel in the Middle East. Republicans historically viewed Israel's placement in an area of the world rife with conflict as another asset for intelligence and security purposes. Trump represented a break from that, focusing more on 'America First' ideology wherein he adopted more isolationist rhetoric, though he still robustly backs Israel and assisted with its war with Iran. That might be why Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told The Independent to contact his office. Sen. Todd Young, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Marine Corps veteran, refused to answer questions. Despite the fact that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) faces a MAGA primary challenge from Texas' wayward and scandal-ridden Attorney General Ken Paxton, read from the hymnal of the Bush Republicans. 'I think there's definitely a humanitarian crisis, but i think the blame is not Netanyahu, the blame is Hamas,' Cornyn told The Independent. When asked if that's what Trump meant, Cornyn said 'you'd have to ask him.' Despite the fact Trump relocated the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in his first term and continues to support Israel militarily, he clearly views the American relationship with Israel in a far more transactional light than his Senate counterparts. During one point of Israel's war with Iran, Trump famously said 'they don't know what the f*** they're doing.' Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, told The Independent there is 'clearly a humanitarian crisis there,' said people should remember that Hamas caused this. Democrats for their part sought to exploit Trump's remarks on Gaza. Unburdened from having to defend Joe Biden's record on Gaza, numerous Democrats pointed to Trump's record to raise the suffering in Gaza. 'What we can do is continue to call upon President Trump, who now has acknowledged that people are starving to death in Gaza, to call upon Prime Minister Netanyahu to let the UN a delivery system,' Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), told The Independent. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined Van Hollen's letter this weekend to cease funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and instead resume sending money to the United Nations for food distribution. But Sanders said Trump deserves no credit. 'Look at any newspaper in America today and you see pictures of starving children, this is not a brilliant observation,' he told The Independent. Last week on the Senate floor, Sen. Amy Klobuchar delivered a speech excoriating Netanyahu. This came weeks after she met with Netanyahu during his visit to Congress. But Klobuchar said her remarks were not an about-face. 'The reason I went was to raise the lack of humanitarian aid into Gaza and that they had to have more access points,' she told The Independent. 'I think it's getting worse and worse and I know they've let some aid in but it is not enough. This is a crisis, it's a humanitarian crisis, and people are starving.' Sen Angus King, an independent from Maine who caucus with the Democrats, went one step further. On Monday evening, he released a statement that he would not support any type of aid whatsoever to Israel as long as children starved. For an even-keeled moderate, it was a stunning remark. 'They've cut off water, off and on, and they've really and they've created a situation now where it's so desperate that people are I are going after the aid in a desperate kind of way, and they're, they're using armed troops in that situation,' he told The Independent. 'They have the power to fix it. If they fix it, I'm with them until they fix it. I'm out.' But Senate Republicans will likely attack any Democrat who signed Van Hollen's letter, specifically vulnerable Democratic senators, even as some of the Democrats are Jewish supporters of Israel. One in particular: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), who faces a tough re-election next year.
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Gaza a ‘genocide' after Trump counters Netanyahu and admits kids are starving
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling Israel's war in Gaza a 'genocide,' her post coming hours after President Donald Trump contradicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said that there is no starvation in the war-torn region. The Georgia MAGA firebrand posted a response on X to Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), who is Jewish and one of the most outspoken supporters of Israel in Congress, who has said that Gaza should 'Release the hostages. Until then, starve away.' Fine added his opinion that the stark images and reports of starvation in Gaza 'is all a lie anyway.' 'I can only imagine how Florida's 6th district feels now that their Representative, that they were told to vote for, openly calls for starving innocent people and children,' MTG posted. Greene added that Fine's comments would cause only more antisemitism. 'It's the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct 7th in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza. But a Jewish U.S. Representative calling for the continued starvation of innocent people and children is disgraceful.' Greene's comments came after Trump, in a rare moment of disagreement with Netanyahu on Gaza, broke with the assessment of Israel's prime minister. On Sunday, Netanyahu spoke at a Christian conference in Jerusalem, where he pushed back against accusations of starvation in Gaza. 'There is no policy of starvation in Gaza and there is no starvation in Gaza,' Netanyahu insisted. But when meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Trump said that Gaza had 'real starvation.' 'I don't know. I mean, based on television, I would say not particularly because those children look very hungry,' Trump said. Trump said that the United States would work with other countries to provide assistance to Gaza. At the same time, the Trump administration has sought to crack down on pro-Palestine demonstrators in the United States, such as when it arrested Columbia University graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk. Alongside Israel's onslaught on Gaza that it launched after Hamas's deadly terrorist attack on October 7th, 2023, Gaza now risks an outright famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said on Tuesday that 'worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out.' One United Nations representative said that Palestinians are beginning to resemble 'walking corposes' and children are 'emaciated, weak and at high risk of dying.' This past weekend, Israel announced a humanitarian pause to let food and aid into Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry said that 60,000 Palestinians have died as a result of the war. Plenty of progressive Democrats have called Israel's war in Gaza a genocide, such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the first Palestinian-American congresswoman, as well as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). But Republicans, who largely support Israel because of evangelical Christian conservatives who believe that the creation of the state of Israel is an important part of End Times theology, remain supportive of the country. Last month, House Speaker Mike Johnson invited Netanyahu to Congress. At the same time, Greene had broken with Republicans and Trump on foreign policy, most recently on Trump's decision to strike nuclear facilities in Iran. In addition, earlier this month, she attempted to have a vote on cutting off aid to Israel, though all but six members – two Republicans and four Democrats – opposed it. She specifically criticized bombing of a Catholic church in Gaza. Solve the daily Crossword