Headlines for August 6, 2024

Middle East Braces for Possible Wider War as Tensions Boil After Israeli Attacks on Lebanon, Iran, Israel Intensifies Attacks on Occupied West Bank, Killing at Least 8 Palestinians, Israel’s Far-Right Finance Minister Says Starving Gaza Is “Moral” and “Justified” as Child Hunger Soars, Bangladeshi Parliament Dissolved; Student Leaders Call for Muhammad Yunus to Lead Interim Gov’t, “Google Is a Monopolist”: Federal Judge Rules Against Tech Giant in Landmark Antitrust Case, Kamala Harris Clinches Nomination in DNC Virtual Roll Call Vote, Announces Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate, Ex-Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Flips, Will Cooperate in 2020 “Fake Electors” Case, Global Markets Rebound After Taking a Plunge over U.S. Recession Fears, WHO: Extreme Heat Causes 175,000+ Deaths in Europe Every Year, Gunmen and Farmers Attack Indigenous People in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul, U.S. Military Withdraws from Its Last Base in Niger, Nigeria Anti-Hunger Protests Continue Amid Violent Crackdown, Nigeria, Kenya, Indonesia and Others Warn Citizens in U.K. to Be Vigilant Amid Far-Right Riots, Gymnasts Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles Make History in First-Ever All-Black Podium, Peace Activists Shine Light on Gaza as Japan Marks 79th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing