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Colombian singer Shakira visited areas in the country's Choco region affected by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that killed 280 people, injured more than 4,000 and left another 143 people missing.   Shakira was joined by U.S. businessman Howard Buffett, son of investor Warren Buffett, who's helping her Pies Descalzos foundation in rebuilding efforts for the country. #shakira #earthquake #colombia #disaster #emergency

A Palestinian American returned from Ohio to the occupied West Bank village of Qusra after spending a week watching Israeli settlers surround his home via security cameras. Reuters was among the first media crews to gain access to the village following what residents described as a week-long settler siege. Pesha Magid reports on the exclusive. #westbank #israel #middleeast #settler #flag

Two-minute episodes and cliffhanger endings have helped microdramas attract 66 million monthly active users in the U.S. As Hollywood shrinks, the booming vertically shot format is creating work, even as some producers experiment with generative AI. Dawn Chmielewski explains. #microdramas #hollywood #AI #verticalvideo #entertainment

A heated confrontation broke out in the West Bank village of Qusra when Palestinian-American Loui Ridi clashed with an Israeli settler and Israeli soldiers while he was walking with his nephew on his property. As Ridi's nephew Ahmad filmed the damage, an Israeli settler approached them, sparking a tense verbal shouting match. Ridi owns one of three homes that have been under Israeli settler siege for over a week in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, a case that has drawn U.S. condemnation.

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, a former street gang leader, orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in retribution for the beating of his nephew, a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements in a murder trial tied to a long-unsolved crime that became a seminal moment in rap history. Jack Queen reports. #tupac #duanedavis #trial #hiphop #tupacshakur

Reuters Politics Editor Scott Malone looks at what's behind President Trump's approval rating falling to the lowest level of his presidency, ‌with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on August 17. #trump #approval #iran #war #poll

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted 16-year-old California lifeguard Ryder Williams at the White House, praising him for rescuing Nathaniel Rai, 10, from dangerous surf off Santa Cruz last month. "It's incredible what Ryder did. I'm just beyond grateful to him," Nathaniel's father Sumit Rai said. #donaldtrump #trump #whitehouse #washington #ovaloffice

As the earth shook around her, tearing apart homes, buildings, and bridges in eastern Indonesia, Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was giving birth to her daughter. Doctors performed emergency surgery, at times by flashlight, as the building rocked, fearing she'd suffer a fatal seizure if they didn't. #Emergency #Earthquake #hospital #birth

A raging, surging river in Hawaii's Big Island overflows its banks after Hurricane Lala brushed the Big Island before being downgraded to a tropical storm. #HurricaneLaLa #Hawaii #BigIsland #Hurricane #Storm

Belgium is facing its "biggest ecological catastrophe" as wildfires scorch through thousands of hectares of land, a firefighter spokesperson said. Belgian officials said the blaze in the High Fens National Park was no longer spreading toward Germany and was partly contained. Evacuated residents have not yet been allowed to return home. #Belgium #Wildfire #Disaster #Germany #Fire