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August 30: Iceland’s EU Vote and Ukraine’s Power Crisis
In Iceland
Voting has closed in Iceland’s referendum on whether to restart negotiations on joining the European Union, talks that have been frozen since 2013. Votes are being counted, with results expected overnight. The government says it will honor the result.
In Ukraine
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been without external power for more than a week, relying on emergency diesel supplies. It is the 27th loss of outside power recorded at the Russian-occupied facility since the full-scale invasion, a dangerous dependency for a nuclear site.
Elsewhere, a Russian drone strike hit an ammunition warehouse west of Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials. Explosions and fires spread into nearby homes and buildings, killing 37 people.
In U.S. courts
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution in its effort to deport international students who had been critical of Israel. The decision challenges the government’s use of immigration enforcement against political expression.
In the West Bank
A Palestinian woman and an NBC News crew were reportedly attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers while the crew was interviewing her. The woman said settlers had forced her family from its home. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and attributed it to a small group of rioters.
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