UN agencies warn 94% of Gaza residents need shelter
UN agencies and peacekeepers said on August 20, 2026, that nearly all of Gaza's population is in need of shelter, as Israeli gunfire and strikes continued inside the territory.
Today's news, reported neutrally and traceable to cited sources
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Health
Breaking
UN warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreading exponentially, funding critically low
UN responders issued an urgent appeal on August 21, 2026, for immediate international support as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continued to spread, United Nations News reported.
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World
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UN expands relief effort after 7.4 quake leaves 1.2 million needing aid in Colombia
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026, and ten days later an estimated 1.2 million people required humanitarian assistance, United Nations News reported.
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World
Charter plane crash kills 8 at remote Alaska radar site
A civilian-contracted charter aircraft crashed at a military radar installation on Alaska's southwestern coast on August 21, 2026, killing all eight people aboard.
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Courts
CaaStle founder gets five-year term in $300 million fraud case
Christine Hunsicker, founder of the fashion tech company CaaStle, received a five-year prison sentence on August 20, 2026, for securities fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
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World
Panama Canal Authority plans second-ever daily transit cut amid El Niño drought
The Panama Canal Authority said on August 21, 2026, that it will reduce the number of ships allowed through the waterway each day, only the second time such a restriction has been imposed in the canal's 110-year operating history.
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World
Imran Khan taken to hospital under court order, then returned to jail
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was moved from Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital for medical treatment on August 20, 2026, then returned to custody.