The Hundred

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has published an investigation identifying a Russian sniper allegedly responsible for killings in Bucha, Ukraine, earning him the nickname 'Butcher of Bucha'. The reporting traces his role during the Russian occupation, when hundreds of civilian bodies were found in the town after Russian forces withdrew in 2022, drawing international condemnation and war crimes investigations.

Hundreds of Muslims gathered in the Indian city of Ujjain to protest the partial demolition of a mosque they say is more than 600 years old. The BJP-led state government maintains the action is needed to widen roads ahead of a major Hindu pilgrimage expected in 2028. Protesters view the demolition as unjust targeting of a historic religious site.

DW News reports that the ongoing El Nino weather pattern could be linked to nearly half a million additional deaths worldwide. The warning highlights how the climate phenomenon drives droughts, floods and food insecurity across vulnerable regions, and experts are urging governments and aid agencies to prepare for the public health consequences.

Rising sea levels driven by climate change are redrawing coastlines and putting coastal cities at growing risk. Al Jazeera's Arabic-language coverage of the threat has drawn strong attention, with hundreds of thousands engaging with reporting that highlights erosion, flooding and the long-term danger to densely populated shorelines around the world.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined hundreds of Israelis entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, according to Al Jazeera. The compound, a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews, has repeatedly been a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and visits by far-right Israeli politicians have drawn condemnation and fears of renewed tensions in the region.

Saudi Arabia has carried out a fierce retaliatory strike, with reports saying hundreds of soldiers have been killed as the Middle East burns with escalating conflict, according to a Bangla-language news report covering tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The report frames the exchange of attacks as sharply intensifying the regional confrontation between the two rivals.

More than 55,000 Sudanese have crossed into Chad, according to regional reporting, as fighting and worsening conditions inside Sudan drive one of the world's largest displacement crises. The influx is straining refugee camps and aid operations along the border, where hundreds of thousands had already sought safety since the conflict began.

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a report from Palestinian media. The death comes as Gaza continues to grapple with an estimated 61 million tons of rubble left by more than a year of Israeli bombardment, a debris burden that UN agencies say will take years and hundreds of millions of dollars to clear and that complicates reconstruction and the search for bodies still buried under the ruins.

Medico's partner organisation Public Works has published a report documenting Israel's war against Lebanon in maps and figures. It records that Israeli bombardments in southern Lebanon, accompanied by a military ground offensive, have left the most severe devastation, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. The report is drawing attention among German-speaking audiences as a detailed data-based account of the destruction and humanitarian consequences of the conflict.

High mortgage rates are making an already difficult housing market worse, adding hundreds of dollars to monthly payments and pushing homeownership further out of reach for many buyers. Elevated borrowing costs are limiting affordability even as would-be buyers wait for rates to fall, with the squeeze felt most acutely by first-time purchasers.

Mourners in Gaza gathered for the funeral of eight-year-old Muhammad Saif Al-Din Abdel Wahab Al-Shakhrit, who was killed by Israeli gunfire in al-Mawasi, west of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Hundreds joined the burial, with anger and grief directed at continued Israeli military operations in Palestinian areas.

A judgment on the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka has laid out details of Zahran Hashim's plot and the extremist ideology behind the coordinated bombings, which killed hundreds at churches and hotels on April 21, 2019. The ruling is being reported as a landmark account of how the conspiracy was planned and executed.

Police arrested hundreds of demonstrators at a Palestine protest held outside the Labour Party conference in the UK. Critics, including left-wing commentators, condemned the mass arrests, arguing that people opposing the war in Gaza are being criminalised while those responsible for it face no consequences. Some criticism is directed at Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham over policing of the event.

New research has identified 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer. The findings, reported by The Guardian, have raised concerns about everyday exposure to pesticide ingredients and their potential role in the disease. Health advocates are calling for closer scrutiny of the chemicals allowed in agricultural and consumer products.

A new report accuses the Alberta government of failing workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant during its massive COVID-19 outbreak, citing inaction and overconfidence by health officials. The facility near High River became one of North America's largest outbreak sites, with hundreds of workers infected. The findings renew criticism of provincial pandemic handling and of conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Screen-capture service Gyazo has suffered a data breach affecting 23.6 million user records and close to half a billion image metadata entries. The exposed data reportedly relates to user accounts and information about screenshots stored through the service. The incident raises questions about how the Japan-based company secures its systems and what steps affected users should take, with further details on the scope and cause still emerging.

Crypto exchange Bitget has resumed Bitcoin withdrawals following a theft of roughly $387.5 million in digital assets. The company moved to restore normal operations and reassure customers about the security of their funds. The large-scale hack and the speed of the exchange's response are drawing close attention across the crypto industry, with traders watching for further details on how the breach occurred and whether stolen funds will be recovered.

Record summer heat in Italy has pushed temperatures inside hundreds of detention centers past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), with prison cells regularly overheating across the peninsula. Citing a New York Times report, commentators are describing the conditions as de facto torture chambers, raising concern about the treatment of inmates during the country's extreme summer temperatures.

A powerful explosion struck central Kyiv, with a jet-powered drone hitting a building roughly two hundred meters from the Delegation during daylight hours. Kateryna Mathernova, who has worked in the Ukrainian capital for three years, described it as the loudest blast she has experienced there, saying it jolted her from her chair in her office.

Ukrainian war channels report that on the Lyman front Russian commanders continue to send hundreds of assault troops into near-certain death. A recording attributed to one of the occupying soldiers describes total chaos and complete lack of accountability among the command, fuelling discussion of heavy Russian losses and poor leadership in the sector.

AI agents are attacking online shops at scale. According to security firm Gambit, a campaign running since at least July has targeted hundreds of companies and injected malicious code into at least 119 websites. The report suggests automated AI-driven fraud is moving from isolated incidents to industrial-scale operations against e-commerce.