Morning Briefing: Aug. 4, 2025

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Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including an Israeli strike on the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Gaza killing a staff member, the deaths of all 6 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean mine, and a conditional offer from the Al-Qassam Brigades to allow food and medicine for Israeli hostages.

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• Israeli strike on Red Crescent headquarters in Gaza kills staff member

An Israeli airstrike targeted the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in southern Gaza, killing a staff member and injuring two others, the organization said.

The Red Crescent said Israeli fighter jets hit the first floor of its building in the city of Khan Younis, setting it on fire and causing significant damage.

“Our headquarters’ location is well known to the occupying forces and clearly marked with the protective red emblem. This was not a mistake,” the organization said. “This deliberate attack on a protected Red Crescent facility is a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law — it is a war crime.”

• All 6 miners trapped in collapsed Chile mine pronounced dead

All six miners trapped in Chile's El Teniente copper mine have been pronounced dead following a partial collapse triggered by a recent earthquake, an official said.

"Today, at 3.30 pm, we finally found the last missing worker from the El Teniente mine," said prosecutor Aquiles Cubillos, the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio Online reported.

This means that no one survived the collapse that occurred Thursday at the world's largest underground copper mine.

The National Copper Corporation of Chile (Codelco), which operates the mine, expressed its "heartfelt condolences" to the families of the victims.

• Al-Qassam Brigades makes conditional offer to allow food, medicine for Israeli hostages

Hamas’ armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said it is willing to coordinate with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to allow the delivery of food and medicine to Israeli hostages on the condition that Israel opens humanitarian corridors for all Palestinians in besieged Gaza.

“The Al-Qassam Brigades is ready to deal positively with any Red Cross request to deliver food and medicine to (Israeli) enemy captives,” the group’s spokesperson, Abu Obeida, said in a statement on Telegram.

He conditioned the delivery “on the full and continuous opening of humanitarian corridors to allow the flow of food and medical supplies to all our people across Gaza, and on halting enemy aerial activity during the delivery of aid parcels to the captives.”

Abu Obeida emphasized that the group “does not deliberately starve the captives,” saying they receive the same food available to Hamas fighters and ordinary Palestinians under siege.

“They will not be granted special privileges while our people endure starvation and a blockade,” he added.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Australia marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a rally calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and humanitarian aid to be allowed into the enclave.
• Families of Israeli captives held in Gaza blocked a major highway in Tel Aviv, demanding the government immediately strike a swap deal with Palestinians to secure their release.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 24 trucks carrying vital medical supplies to Gaza since Friday, the agency’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced.
• At least 140 children among a total of 299 people have been killed in rain-related incidents across Pakistan during the ongoing monsoon season, said the country's disaster management authority.
• Poland will extend temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania until Oct. 4 due to continued concerns over irregular migration, said Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski.
• The Sudanese army said its forces repelled an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan.
• A volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula erupted for the first time in six centuries, authorities said, sending a massive ash plume eastward toward the Pacific Ocean.
• At least five people were killed after being washed away in floods in south China's Guangdong province, state news agency Xinhua reported.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reaffirmed his country’s support for Israel in its fight against terrorism but issued a strong warning against political decisions that inflict harm on civilians in Gaza.
• At least 80 people died and over 2,100 cases were recorded in the five states of Sudan’s Darfur region until July 30, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
• At least 55 irregular African migrants were killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, officials said.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally appointed Lt. Gen. Anatolii Kryvonozhko as commander of the country’s Air Force, nearly a year after he assumed the role in an acting capacity.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• Canada expects Trump-Carney talks in 'days' amid tariff dispute

Canadian Minister for US-Canada Trade Dominic LeBlanc said he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump to speak within days amid an escalating tariff dispute.

"I would expect the prime minister will have a conversation with the president over the next number of days," LeBlanc told CBS News.

His comments came after Trump signed an executive order Thursday raising Canada's tariff rate from 25% to 35% effective Aug. 1. The White House cited Canada's alleged failure to stop fentanyl flows as justification.

LeBlanc acknowledged disappointment with the tariff increase but emphasized the potential for an agreement.

• US trade chief says Trump's tariff rates 'pretty much set'

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump's newly announced tariff rates are "pretty much set," with little prospect for immediate negotiation.

"I don't think they will be in the coming days," Greer told CBS when asked about potential rate reductions. "A lot of these are set rates pursuant to deals...these tariff rates are pretty much set."

Greer defended increasing Canada's tariffs from 25% to 35% after Ottawa imposed retaliatory measures, noting that only Canada has retaliated against US tariffs besides China.

Regarding the extension of the pause on tariffs against China, he expressed optimism.

"Our conversations with the Chinese have been very positive. We're working on some technical issues...I think it's going in a positive direction," he said.