Dragon Bravo Fire at the Grand Canyon: What Travelers Need to Know
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Israel to allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants
Palestinians carry packages of food taken from a humanitarian aid convoy that moved along the Morag corridor near Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israel will allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants, COGAT, the Israeli military agency that coordinates aid, said … Read more
Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen
A woman takes cover behind a car, which stopped at the side of a road, while sirens sound, in response to what Israeli military reported was a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel that was intercepted, in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for firing a missile at Israel’s … Read more
Chinese Government has ‘final say’ in Dalai Lama reincarnation: Tibetan official
China considers the Dalai Lama a separatist. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama’s directions, a Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet said on Tuesday (August 5, 2025). China considers the Dalai Lama a … Read more
Netanyahu to convene cabinet as Israel decides next steps in Gaza after ceasefire talks collapse
File picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a discussion at the plenum in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem | Photo Credit: Reuters Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior Israeli … Read more
U.S. could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program
The bond would not apply to citizens of countries enrolled in the Visa Waiver Program, which enables travel for business or tourism for up to 90 days. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter … Read more
July earthquake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base: report
This image courtesy of the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows the epicenter of an 8.7 earthquake that hit off of Russia’s far east on July 30, 2025. Photo: AFP PHOTO / US Geological Survey (USGS) A nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote Far East region was damaged last week following one of the most powerful … Read more
U.S. DOJ to open grand jury probe into Obama officials, source says
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi personally ordered an unnamed federal prosecutor to initiate legal proceedings and the prosecutor is expected to present department evidence to a grand jury. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury probe into allegations that members of Democratic former … Read more
Will oppose July Proclamation of interim govt. if it goes against Constitution of Bangladesh: BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters during a protest rally in Dhaka. File | Photo Credit: AP The July Proclamation that is being planned on the anniversary of the anti-Sheikh Hasina uprising on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) in Dhaka will be opposed if it goes against the constitution of Bangladesh, said a senior leader of Bangladesh Nationalist … Read more
U.S. reverses pledge to link disaster funds to Israel boycott stance
The Trump administration on Monday (August 4, 2025) reversed course on requiring U.S. cities and States to rebuke boycotts of Israeli companies in order to receive disaster funds, according to a statement, and deleted the earlier policy from its website. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security removed its statement that said States must certify they … Read more