The United States hints of a new peace proposal in the coming days as U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk called on countries to make ending the war in Gaza a priority. An Israeli apartment building is damaged in a rocket attack. Ukrainians are looking nervously towards the U.S. election in November and Russian mercenaries are leaving Burkina Faso. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to England. Storms wreak havoc in Asia, causing a bridge to collapse in Vietnam and wildfires burn in California.

A school shooting in the southern state of Georgia has re-ignited the gun control debate in the US as the presidential election nears. Kamala Harris is campaigning on stricter regulations on guns, while Donald Trump wants fewer gun control rules. A conversation about Kyiv’s recent government re-organization and how right-wing victories elsewhere in Europe might affect aid to Ukraine. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is underway; what is Beijing looking for in exchange for the 51 billion dollars they’re sending to African nations. And as African nations look to modernize, some harmful tradition continues to affect the lives and health of millions of women and girls.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not swayed by the protests against him in Israel as the United States on Wednesday dismissed concerns that criminal charges brought against Hamas leaders would complicate ongoing negotiations to reach a Gaza cease-fire deal. The United States accuses Russia of conducting a massive mis-information campaign ahead of the presidential election. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are still vague about their policies towards Ukraine. A man was shot by police in Munich near the Israeli consulate and a Nazi-era museum, and a teenager is under arrest for a school shooting in the US state of Georgia. The China-Africa Forum gets underway and Secretary Blinken heads to Haiti.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is out as President Zelenskyy reorganizes his government. A victory for a right-wing political party in Germany and what it might mean for Kyiv. The U.S. Justice Department files criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants connected to the October 7 attack in Israel. Massive demonstrations continue as outraged Israelis continue to demand Netanyahu secures a deal to release the remaining hostages. Opposition leader Bobby Wine shot in Uganda Plus, a look at recent hostilities in the South China Sea.

A defiant Prime Minister Netanyahu faces international pressure to accept a deal that will free the remaining hostages and bring about a ceasefire more quickly. Israelis are still sad and angry following the recovery of six of the hostages’ dead bodies. Russian attack kills 41 in central Ukraine as Vladimir Putin is in Mongolia, even though they’re a signatory to the ICC treaty and have a duty to arrest him. There’s a warrant out for an opposition leader in Venezuela following accusations of a stolen election and Mpox is wreaking havoc in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A look at election integrity in the United States, and a new threat to a traditional Korean dish.

Massive protests break out across Israel after the death of six hostages in Gaza as anger over the government’s failure to secure a ceasefire deal reaches boiling point. Palestinian health authorities and U.N. agencies begin large-scale campaign to vaccinate children against polio in war ravaged Gaza Strip. And as children across Ukraine prepared to return to school, Russia launched a barrage of overnight attacks on Kyiv. And why is Iran arresting nurses across the country?

Israel has agreed to a series of pauses in the fighting in Gaza to allow for widespread polio vaccination. Russia attacks Sumy and the Baltic countries are moving to protect NATO’s eastern border. Chinese loans to Africa are on the rise and Beijing is sending African journalists to Chinese cities on reporting trips, but critics say what they see is not reality. Plus, the Maori King in New Zealand has died.

The Vice-President of the European Commission has moved to sanction Israeli leaders. More Russian attacks across Ukraine as The Netherlands allows Kyiv to use F-16s its donated anywhere on Russian territory. VOA speaks with Alsu Kurmasheva, the Russian American journalist wrongfully detained in Russia and released in a massive prisoner exchange last month. The American National Security Advisor is in China and Japan is developing heat-resistant rice. A look at human rights in Afghanistan and the World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan on suspicion of corruption.

The Israeli military carried out two strikes in the West Bank, killing nine people as Israeli troops move in. The war in Israel and Gaza is also a major issue in the American presidential election, particularly among Democrats. Among Republicans, immigration is one of the leading issues, and there is a big difference between the two party’s approach to the issue. Ukraine continues to recover from Monday’s massive attack, people are living with power outages and other shortages. All this as Russia continues its attacks on Izium and Kryvyi Rih. Plus, heavy rains and flooding in Asia, and Mpox is a growing problem for Africa’s refugees.

After a second straight day of widespread Russian attacks, Ukrainian officials again urge allies to allow its military to strike sites in Russia used to launch assaults. Israeli forces free a hostage from captivity in Gaza. Separatist militants angered over China-led development projects launch deadly attacks in a resource-rich southwestern Pakistani province. The U.N. chief is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world. As instability threatens many African countries, a military law conference gets underway in Lusaka where participants will discuss legal advisers' role in deploying troops. There’s a surprisingly simple things some cocoa farmers can do to increase their profits and a look at a law that Governor Tim Walz passed in Minnesota that can help women and girls the world over.