Gabon military says it is seizing power just days after presidential election
Soldiers included members from the gendarme and other factions of the security forces
Day: August 30, 2023
Watch live: Hurricane Idalia pummels Cedar Key, Florida as it comes ashore
Watch live as Hurricane Idalia pummels Cedar Key, Florida as it comes ashore on Wednesday 30 August.
Ukraine conducted drone attacks against six regions: Russia
Russia says Ukraine launched drone attacks against targets in six Russian regions, including one on an airport in the western city of Pskov – near the borders of Latvia and Estonia – where military transport aircraft were reportedly damaged, causing e…
US commerce chief calls for ‘predictable’ business environment in China
Gina Raimondo is latest US official to visit China as part of efforts to ease tensions between the two economies.
Six Russian regions targeted in biggest drone attack
Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting six of its regions in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since the start of the fighting. (Aug.30)
Ocean beginning to warm ‘right around’ Antarctic continent
Australian Antarctic Division Senior Research Scientist Dr Barbara Wienecke says the ocean beginning to warm “right around” the Antarctic continent.
Dr Wienecke said these conditions mean it is becoming “quite a challenge” for emperor penguins to find…
Russian mercenary boss laid to rest: Wagner group head was killed in a plane crash
Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for the Wagner mercenary boss who was killed in a plane crash on August 23.
Idalia forces ULA to cancel launch
United Launch Alliance was supposed to launch an Atlas V rocket on Tuesday morning, but the space company postponed the launch out of an abundance of caution ahead of Hurricane Idalia’s arrival.
Gainesville residents empty sandbag station
As Idalia was getting closer to landfall, residents in Gainesville made last-minute preparations to protect their homes from flooding.