Around the World
US-Russia Skirmish in Northern Syria Leads to Minor US Injuries
U.S. coalition and Russian military patrols narrowly avoided a serious mishap in the north of Syria Tuesday when vehicles from each side appeared to have tried to outrun each other in a wheat field in northeastern Hasakah province.
Saudi-Led coalition intercepts a ballistic missile launched towards Najran
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Thursday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards the city of Najran.
China fires a barrage of reported 'carrier-killer' missiles into the South China Sea as US-China tensions flare
The Chinese military fired four midrange missiles into the contested waters of the South China Sea on Wednesday, a US defense official told Insider Thursday.
Belarus Police Continue Crackdown Detaining Dozens Of Protestors
Police in Belarus detained dozens of people and separately jailed two opposition leaders after dispersing protesters who gathered on the capital's central square Wednesday. It comes amid ongoing protests against the autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko, who claims to have won the August 9 election with 80 percent of the vote.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Hundreds of anti-Netanyahu protesters block roads in Tel Aviv and Haifa
Hundreds of Israelis blocked roads at simultaneous demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation in Tel Aviv and Haifa on Thursday night.
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets following shots fired at IDF position
Israeli attack helicopters and fighter jets struck posts belonging to Hezbollah along the Lebanese border early Wednesday morning after IDF troops were fired upon near Kibbutz Menara in the Upper Galilee.

Inside the United States
'It Looks Like 1,000 Tornadoes': Hurricane Laura Leaves Trail of CAT-4 Destruction
One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the US is moving North and East after pounding the Gulf Coast. Laura has now been downgraded to a tropical storm after slamming Louisiana with 150 mph winds this morning and leaving hurricane damage for hundreds of miles.
Trump admin. petitions Supreme Court to restore FDA's abortion pill safety protocol
The Trump administration has asked the United States Supreme Court to lift an injunction on a federal rule requiring women to see a doctor before an abortion clinic dispenses abortion-inducing drugs.
Biden, Dems rethink riots response as law-and-order message lifts Trump
Top Democrats scrambled to adopt a tougher approach this week to riots that have broken out in cities across the country, casting a worried eye at President Trump’s rising poll numbers, which experts said were driven at least partly by his law-and-order message.
Appeals court says transgender students have constitutional right to use bathroom of choice
An appeals court has ruled that the Constitution and federal law guarantee transgender students the right to use the bathroom of their choice, a decision that upholds earlier court decisions and could be headed to the Supreme Court.
Seventy-four face federal charges from Portland protests
Seventy-four people are now facing federal charges related to protests that have rocked Portland, Oregon, for three months since George Floyd was killed, the local U.S. attorney announced Thursday.
Night of unrest in Minneapolis after black murder suspect kills himself in the street
In an effort to prevent rioters from suspecting police involvement in another black man’s death, Minneapolis police released a video Wednesday night showing a black murder suspect shooting himself dead in the street, the Washington Examiner reports. Rioting reportedly began upon news of the suspect’s death, but continued even after the police video was published. Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey placed the city under curfew for the night, and called the National Guard for assistance.
Justice Department requests COVID-19 data from four states which required nursing homes to accept people with coronavirus
The Justice Department has requested COVID-19 data from the governors of four Democratic-run states that the government says may have caused thousands of deaths in nursing homes, Just the News reports. The department said in a statement that the requests "are not accusations of fault or wrongdoing by the states or any other individual or entity, and the department has not reached any conclusions about these matters."

Christian News
Research group says one in five churches may close in next 18 months
A Christian research organization has said that one in five churches could close permanently because of COVID-19 shutdowns, the Christian Post reports. According to David Kinnaman, president of the Barna research organization, many churches have seen far fewer people attending since loosened lockdowns, compared to pre-pandemic attendance.