Headlines for August 30, 2023

Military Officers in Gabon Seize Power, Place Pres. Bongo Under House Arrest Days After Reelection, Hurricane Idalia Slams Florida Coast as Officials Warn of Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Biden Admin Announces First 10 Medications That Will Be Subject to Medicare Negotiations, Uganda Sees First Charges of “Aggravated Homosexuality” After Passing Homophobic New Law, Militia Kills 14 Villagers in Latest Violent Attack in Eastern DRC, Denmark Introduces Law to Criminalize Burning the Qur’an, Hundreds of Prisoners Are on Hunger Strike in Bahrain’s Largest Prison, Pakistani Court Suspends Imran Khan’s Corruption Sentence, But Ex-PM Remains Jailed in Separate Case, Dozens of States Consider Bills Barring Chinese Entities and Citizens from Buying Land, Air Pollution Shortens Average Life Span by 2.3 Years, Worse Than Being a Smoker, Greek Evros Wildfire Largest Ever Recorded in EU, Louisiana Wildfires Kill 2; Maui Search for Wildfire Victims Moves from Land to Water, Biden Administration Forced to Roll Back Wetlands Protections After SCOTUS Ruling, U.N. Body Says Governments Should Address Children’s Demands to Fight Climate Crisis