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Updated as stories are publishedBrazil’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…
Fresh fighting in western Taiz forces Yemenis to flee again
A Houthi offensive in western Taiz governorate, Yemen, has forced hundreds of families to flee camps and villages after attacks…
Kuhestak mourns after strike hits wedding gathering
At least four people, including a child, were killed and more than 60 injured when a strike hit a wedding…
Egypt’s AI data-centre choice puts China and the US in competition
Egypt is weighing a tender from China’s Huawei to build two artificial-intelligence data-centre clusters as the United States reportedly prepares…
Meloni government passes Italy’s postwar longevity record
Giorgia Meloni’s government has become Italy’s longest-lasting since World War II, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi’s record of 1,412 consecutive days in…
Teenagers killed as West Bank village faces settler encirclement
Two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead in al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank after settlers entered the village under police…
Ghana tightens gold-export rules to retain more value locally
Ghana’s Ghana Gold Board has barred Self-Financing Aggregators from exporting gold dore purchased under arrangements with approved offtakers unless the…
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