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August 13: Cali Earthquake and Poland's Foiled Russian Assassination Plot
In Colombia
An earthquake has damaged hospitals in Cali, disrupting medical care as staff prioritize critically injured patients and rescue teams work through widespread destruction. The available reports do not yet give a fuller accounting of casualties or the extent of the damage.
In England
A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex, injuring 11 people. Two were seriously hurt, while nine others sustained injuries in the Thursday incident.
In Poland
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Polish authorities foiled a Russian-directed plot to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw before it could be carried out. Tusk described it as the first known case of a Russia-linked operative allegedly targeting a U.S. citizen inside another NATO country.
In Washington
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain why it withheld handwritten FBI interview notes involving a woman who accused Donald Trump from its public Epstein-records release. The judge found that the department had violated a new transparency law.
Separately, Senate Democrats are demanding information from the Trump administration about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, following reports that sailors attempted suicide.
In the West Bank
Israeli forces have ordered Palestinian families to leave their homes in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank. Reports did not specify how many families were affected or give a reason for the evacuation order.
In the Iran war
The Washington Post reports that the U.S. military has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones in the war with Iran, roughly a quarter of the fleet. At an estimated $30 million to $50 million each, the losses could exceed $1.3 billion.
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