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Kazakhstan holds first Kurultai election under unicameral system
On Aug. 23 Kazakhstan held the first elections to its new single-chamber legislature, the Kurultai, a key step in constitutional reforms aimed at…
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India's national security adviser meets China's foreign minister in Beijing
Ajit Doval traveled to Beijing to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi for round 25 of the India-China special representatives' talks on the…
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Iran executes man convicted over January protests
Majid Adineh was executed on August 23, 2026, after Iran's judiciary said he was convicted of "operational action in favour of hostile groups" during…
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Nigerian Navy dismantles three illegal refining sites
The Nigerian Navy, under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, dismantled three illegal refining sites in the Okolomade and Ogbogolo areas of Rivers State after…
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Iran warns neighbours over joining US economic pressure
Iran's newly appointed head of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, warned neighbouring countries against joining new US efforts to…
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FBI asks court to keep records on Tinubu secret
On August 20, 2026 the FBI filed to submit a confidential ex parte declaration explaining why records tied to Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Federal indictment charges Bronx 'War Room' with $12 million Medicaid fraud
Federal prosecutors unsealed a nine-count indictment charging four members of a Bronx-based racketeering group called the "War Room" with…
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USPS publishes rule requiring states to supply mail-in voter lists
The United States Postal Service published a rule that would require states using USPS to send mail-in ballots to provide lists of eligible voters…
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Judge strikes down Trump visa ban
A federal judge in Manhattan struck down a Trump administration policy that paused immigrant visas from 75 countries, finding it contrary to law and…
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Police rescue 75 travellers abducted near Birnin Gwari
Police operatives rescued 75 travellers who were abducted on August 19 near Folwaya Village in Birnin Gwari local government area, Kaduna State…
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Judge rules Michael Jeffries competent for trial
U.S. District Judge Nusrat Choudhury concluded in a 157-page ruling that Michael Jeffries is mentally competent to stand trial after reviewing…
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Pope urges lawmakers to put humans first in AI policy
Pope Leo XIV addressed the International Catholic Legislators Network in Rome, urging lawmakers to craft AI laws that uplift people and protect human…
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China warns off Philippine planes over Huangyan Island
China's People's Liberation Army said it mobilized naval and air forces to monitor and warn off three Philippine planes that it says illegally…
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South Africa police arrest suspects after meth lab discovery
South African police raided a farm near Musina in Limpopo after a two-month probe and arrested five people including two Mexican nationals, two…
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Iran vows devastating response to new US threats
U.S. officials said they will impose unprecedented financial penalties aimed at toppling Iran's leadership, with treasury chief Scott Bessent set to…
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Judge throws out espionage counts against former Google engineer
A federal judge, Vince Chhabria, threw out seven economic espionage convictions against former Google engineer Linwei Ding on the ground that…
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U.S. deports more than 160 people to Haiti
The United States returned 161 people to Haiti on Aug. 20, 2026, in the first deportation since courts cleared a path to end Temporary Protected…
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Myanmar military clears areas for Dawei special economic zone
Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops, supported by air and naval forces, to clear territory around the Dawei special economic zone…
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Taiwan proposes 18% increase in defense budget
Taiwan's government proposed an 18% rise in defense spending for 2027 that would lift the budget to T$1.1225 trillion, pushing military outlays above…
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Kurdish forces integrated into Syrian state institutions
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi announced that the integration of Kurdish military, security and administrative institutions into Syria's state…
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Detroit-based drug and money laundering network dismantled
Federal and local authorities uncovered and dismantled a Detroit-based drug trafficking and money laundering organization that operated in five…
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Germany identifies suspected 1970 arsonist in Munich Jewish centre attack
Prosecutors in Munich say they have compelling grounds to identify a 25-year-old lone neo-Nazi as the perpetrator of a 13 February 1970 arson that…
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Poland arrests Ukrainian suspect in plot to kill arms official
Poland arrested a Ukrainian man identified as Serhii P. who is accused of planting an improvised explosive device under a car used by a…
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Pakistan cabinet approves defence laws to formalize chief of defence forces
Pakistan's federal cabinet approved two draft laws — the Defence Forces Act, 2026, and amendments to the National Command Authority Act, 2010 — and…
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