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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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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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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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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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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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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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Massachusetts governor signs law protecting librarians' book selections
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey signed a law at the Franklin Public Library that requires school and public librarians, or other educators…
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London tube trials live facial recognition cameras
Transport for London and the British Transport Police will trial live facial recognition (LFR) cameras at selected London Underground stations…
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Bezos-backed consortium close to buying Liverpool stake
Multiple media reports say a consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is close to agreeing to buy…
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Pan Pacific Championships feature top U.S. swimmers
The Pan Pacific Championships, the largest international meet for U.S. swimmers in 2026, start Monday with open-water 10km races and continue…
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Trump administration plans revamp of career scholarship site
The Trump administration plans to revamp CareerOneStop, a Labor Department funded and overseen career website that lists hundreds of college…
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India opens World Cup campaign against Wales
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 schedule, published August 10, lists matches across Amstelveen and Wavre from August 15 to 30 in Indian Standard Time…
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US caps international student visas, prompting uncertainty for students
The US government replaced the 'duration of status' system with fixed admission periods that generally cap F and J visa stays at four years and…
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Itauma downplays belt in Hrgovic title fight
Moses Itauma says the vacant IBF heavyweight title does not alter how seriously he takes Filip Hrgovic ahead of their August 29 bout at the O2 Arena…
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Mauricio Ruffy challenges Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 331
Mauricio Ruffy earned a rapid step up after a first-round TKO of Michael Chandler at UFC Freedom 250 in June and agreed to a three-month turnaround…
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