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Updated as stories are publishedFreedom Flotilla vessels prepare for October Gaza voyage
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says a new international mission is under way, with two vessels stopping at European ports before…
President signals openness to US operations in Costa Rica
Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez said US military operations in the country could benefit national security if they targeted transnational…
Israeli targeting practice examined after WCK convoy strike
Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in Gaza in April 2024 after Israeli officers treated their convoy as…
Palestinian killed in Jerusalem while Qusra families remain under siege
Israeli police shot and killed a 33-year-old Palestinian man near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Friday, saying he had attempted…
US envoys plan Kyiv and Moscow visits to revive negotiations
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are travelling to Ukraine and Russia this weekend in an effort to…
Trump downplays seven-month Iran conflict despite 18 US deaths
US President Donald Trump has described the seven-month conflict with Iran as “small potatoes” and said the United States is…
Brazil’s top court faces allegations involving two justices
Brazil’s Supreme Court is considering investigations involving Justices Alexandre de Moraes and Andre Mendonca, who have accused each other of…
Berlin presses Europe to curb Russian holiday visas after alleged sabotage plot
Germany is urging European Union partners to impose tighter limits on tourist visas for Russian citizens after recent sabotage attacks…
Black Sea violence puts seafarers and grain supplies at risk
As many as 23 people died in July in attacks on 35 ships in the Black Sea, according to estimates…
Why Russia’s jet-powered drones are harder for Ukraine to stop
Russia launched about 2,800 jet-powered drones at Ukraine in August, up from roughly 1,500 in July, according to Ukrainian Air…
Why Trump’s Falklands remarks are helping Milei press Argentina’s claim
Argentina’s President Javier Milei is using Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States could review its position on the Falkland…
Sara Duterte faces arrest warrant over alleged threats against Marcos
A court in Quezon City, near Manila, ordered the arrest of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday over allegations…
Two Nepal hydropower workers pulled alive from flooded tunnel
Two workers were rescued alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods buried the…
New York City pauses classroom AI use for one year
New York City has announced a one-year moratorium on artificial intelligence use in public-school classrooms through grade 8, affecting 600,000…
Pakistan gives its military chief wider command powers
Pakistan’s parliament passed two laws on August 20, 2026, giving the Chief of Defence Forces operational command and control across…
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