Syria Reports 16 Killed in Israeli Airstrikes Targeting Multiple Locations

Syrian media reported that at least 16 people were killed overnight between Sunday and Monday in what is described as the “most extensive” attack since the Gaza war began last year. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, six sites across four provinces—Damascus, Homs, Hama, and Tartus—were targeted.

500,000 People Demand Hostage-Release Deal in Massive Tel Aviv Protest

An estimated half a million people took to the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel on Saturday night, demanding that the Israeli government agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas that would ensure the return of 101 hostages taken to Gaza during the October 7, 2023 attack, MediaLine reports.

Palestinian Authority Calls on UN to Demand Removal of 500,000 Jewish Settlers From Judea and Samaria

The Palestinian Authority, which has limited government over parts of the Judea and Samaria also known as the West Bank, has submitted a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly requesting that Israel be forced to comply with recent International Court of Justice decisions by withdrawing some 500,000 Jewish Israeli citizens from settlements built on West Bank land that the PA wants for a Palestinian state, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports. The draft resolution is expected to be voted at the annual UN General Assembly which opens in New York on September 10.

International Research Team Develops Nanorobots to Treat Brain Aneurysms

An international team of researchers from Scotland and China have created nanoscale robots that may be used to treat bleeds in the brain caused by aneurysms. An aneurysm is a blood-filled bulge on a brain artery which, if it ruptures, can cause a stroke, disability, or death.

Ukraine: Christians in “Dire” Situation Amid Russian Invasion

Religious communities in Ukraine are in an increasingly “dire” situation as invading Russian forces, and authorities harass, blackmail, and threaten violence against ministers and churchgoers, raid, loot, and destroy worship centers, and gather personal data on believers to put them under surveillance, Mission Eurasia reports.

IG: ICE Incapable of Monitoring Unaccompanied Minors Released Into US

The Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a management alert to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make it aware of an urgent issue: ICE is incapable of monitoring hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children (UACs) released into the country by the Biden-Harris administration.

Thousands Protest X Ban In Brazil

A tense calm returned to the streets of Brazil’s most populous city on Sunday after thousands protested against a ban on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Gunman From Jordan Kills 3 In Israel

In rapidly escalating tensions, a gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the Israel-controlled West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities said.

Newsom Vetoes Bill Giving Illegal Immigrants Taxpayer-Funded Down Payments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to use the state’s taxpayer funded home down payment equity exchange program that would have provided up to $150,000 to qualifying illegal immigrant homebuyers. Newsom’s veto cited the program’s “finite funding,” which received no money this year and ran out of funding in 11 days last year, and the state’s budget situation, which required the cutting, shifting, and deferral of spending by $47 billion this year.

Super Typhoon Yagi Devastating Asia

Asia’s most powerful storm this year hit northern Vietnam on Saturday after tearing through China’s southern island of Hainan, where it killed two people, injured dozens, and forced hundreds of thousands to flee, officials said.

Britain, EU, US Sign First Global AI Treaty

Europe’s leading human rights watchdog says Britain, the European Union, the United States, and others an artificial intelligence (AI) treaty amid concerns the technology threatens fundamental freedoms and human rights.

File: ‘Hamas Waging Psychological Warfare’

Uncertainty remained Saturday over the future of ceasefire talks after a previously unseen Hamas document quoted by a major German newspaper revealed the “psychological warfare” carried out by its fighters since they kidnapped 251 hostages during their October 7 attack in southern Israel.

American Woman Killed In West Bank Protests

An American woman was shot and killed Friday during a protest against Israeli settlements in the Palestinian town of Beita in the occupied West Bank, also known as Judaea and Samaria, multiple sources confirm.

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