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Nigeria rescues hundreds of kidnapped villagers
Authorities freed 308 people, including 163 from Woro, after the February attack on the village near the Benin border, in what the government…
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U.S. to withdraw forces from Iraq by Sept. 30
U.S. forces are on track to complete a full withdrawal from Iraq by Sept. 30, officials said, ending a presence that began with the 2003 invasion…
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IPID alleges KwaZulu-Natal police took payments from tow-truck operators
Len John, deputy director of IPID investigations in KwaZulu-Natal, told the Madlanga Commission that some South African Police Service members…
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Tanzania and China shift partnership toward skills
In Dar es Salaam on August 12, 2026, Chinese and Tanzanian officials and educators outlined a strategic move from infrastructure-led cooperation to…
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Federal agents arrest 362 previously deported migrants in California
Federal authorities launched Operation Guardian Angel, using real-time federal warrants to take custody of criminal foreign nationals from county…
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Sri Lanka name squad for first Test against India
Sri Lanka announced a 16-member squad for the first Test against India, with Niroshan Dickwella returning to the red-ball setup after three years and…
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Lebanon parliament passes general amnesty law
Lebanon's parliament approved a broad amnesty law that reduces death and life sentences to 17 prison years (about 12 years and nine months served)…
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Belgium and Netherlands host Hockey World Cup 2026 with new format
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026, co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, will run from August 15 to 30 and adopts a new three‑phase format for both…
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Supreme Court upholds ruling ordering Nippon Steel to pay damages
South Korea's Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court order requiring Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel to pay a total of 80 million won to…
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Candida auris spreads across 27 US states
Data from the CDC show that clinical Candida auris infections have been reported in at least 27 states, with 3,437 cases recorded through July 25 and…
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Toronto jeweller consents to extradition to U.S.
Rolan Sokolovski, a Toronto jeweller accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of acting as a "de facto bank" for an alleged drug trafficking ring…
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Pakistan petrol dealers to shut pumps from August 15
Petroleum dealers in Pakistan announced a nationwide closure of petrol pumps from August 15 after issuing a 72-hour ultimatum demanding an eight…
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Canada trade minister meets U.S. trade representative in Washington
Canada's trade minister Dominic LeBlanc is scheduled to meet U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m…
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Longeveron advances to XPRIZE Healthspan final, wins $1 million
Longeveron was selected as a Milestone 2 Awardee in the XPRIZE Healthspan competition, one of ten teams chosen from over 600 applicants across 58…
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NBA schedules three opening-night games for 2026-27 season
The NBA released a three-game opening-night slate for Oct. 20, 2026, matching Boston at Detroit, Philadelphia at the defending champion New York…
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Pakistan and US renew five-year higher education partnership
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) renewed a five-year agreement for FY2026-27…
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US cuts aid to Somalia leave agencies struggling
Aid agencies in Somalia are struggling as donor funding falls while acute malnutrition and displacement increase after repeated failed rainy seasons…
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Victims' families sue over parole board clemency policy
The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation and a coalition of victims' families filed a petition on July 15 in Sacramento Superior Court seeking to enjoin…
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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes and crimes against humanity…
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Administration tightens GRAS oversight
The administration proposed a new rule to increase federal oversight of substances deemed generally recognized as safe (GRAS), saying the change…
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Violent crime falls in major US cities in first half 2026
An Axios analysis of the Major Cities Chiefs Association survey covering 66 large U.S. communities found violent crime categories down in the first…
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Afghan girls attend private madrasas amid Taliban education bans
Four 16- to 17-year-old girls described attending a privately run madrasa in Kabul that opened two years ago after the Taliban suspended government…
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England nears elimination of hepatitis C
England says it is close to eliminating hepatitis C after expanded testing in accident and emergency departments, GP registration checks and free…
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U.N. hears allegations Russia tortures Ukrainian prisoners
At an informal U.N. Security Council meeting, former Ukrainian detainees, Ukrainian officials and U.N. human rights monitors accused Russia of…
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