Alcaraz, Djokovic stroll into US Open quarter-finals

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic motored into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday, August 31, as reigning women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka kept her title defense firmly on track. Spanish second... Read more »

Israel says forces killed spokesperson of Hamas’ armed wing

Abu Obeida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, walks during an anti-Israel military show by Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019. IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / REUTERS... Read more »

Yemen’s Houthis say PM killed in Israeli strike in Sanaa

A man watches the news on TV, displaying footage of Ahmed al-Rahawi, the prime minister of the Houthi-controlled government, who was killed, along with others, in Thursday’s Israeli strikes on the capital,... Read more »

Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe crash out in the third round of the US Open

Frances Tiafoe returns a shot against Jan-Lennard Struff, on August 29, 2025, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. MADDIE MEYER / AFP Ben Shelton and Frances... Read more »

Texas governor signs new voting map pushed by Trump to gain 5 GOP seats in Congress in 2026

The Texas State Capitol is seen in Austin, Texas, on January 26, 2023. DANIEL SLIM / AFP Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday, August 29, signed into law a new congressional voting... Read more »

Israeli army declares Gaza City ‘a dangerous combat zone’

A Palestinian woman walks past a heavily damaged building in Gaza City on August 29, 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP The Israeli military declared Gaza City “a dangerous combat zone” on Friday,... Read more »

Police say Minneapolis church shooter was filled with hatred and admired mass killers

People interact with emotional support dogs provided by Lutheran Church Charities Comfort Dog Ministries near a memorial to yesterday’s shooting victims in front of Annunciation Catholic Church on August 28, 2025 in... Read more »

US judge confirms shutdown of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ that cost Florida $218M

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava at the entrance to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on August 22, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. JOE RAEDLE / AFP Florida could... Read more »

CDC officials escorted out amid turmoil in US health agency, after RFK Jr advances anti-vaccine policies

People take part in a protest, a day after the White House fired CDC Director Susan Monarez and several top officials resigned, in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 28, 2025. ALYSSA POINTER /... Read more »

Will France’s government collapse? Do the math with our simulator

François Bayrou in Boissy-la-Rivière, France, on August 26. THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP The future of French Prime Minister François Bayrou and his government now rests in the hands of the Assemblée Nationale.... Read more »