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Congo parties set verification mechanism but concrete dates remain
Delegates from the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 met in Switzerland from 17 to 21 August 2026 and issued a joint statement that creates a…
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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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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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Israel strikes vehicle in southern Syria, wounds one
Syria said a strike in the south wounded one person after an Israeli attack on a vehicle near Beit Jinn, southwest of Damascus, and published a photo…
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U.S. says military moved millions of barrels through Hormuz
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. military helped move more than 15 million barrels of oil and products through the Strait of Hormuz…
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Trump calls Strait of Hormuz US territory as Iran allows Iraqi tankers
President Donald Trump said he views the Strait of Hormuz as under U.S. control amid a U.S. blockade that Centcom says has redirected 68 commercial…
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Ukraine says it struck Russian refinery and Saky airfield
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the General Staff said Ukrainian units struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery and a logistics hub in…
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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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Trump says Xi will visit United States in two weeks
President Donald Trump told a Republican rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the United States in two…
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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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Russian drones strike shopping center in Kryvyi Rih
Russian forces carried out drone strikes on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, with strikes in two waves that included a second hit…
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Trump administration launches economic pressure campaign on Iran
Near the six-month mark of the Iran war, the Trump administration announced an "unprecedented" campaign of economic warfare intended to pressure…
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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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Iraq seeks to boost oil exports to 8 to 10 million bpd
Iraq's prime minister Ali al-Zaidi said the government aims to increase oil exports to 8 to 10 million barrels per day within six years, working…
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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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US sanctions alleged Hezbollah cash courier network
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned ten individuals linked to an alleged cash pipeline that transported up to hundreds of…
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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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Houthis strike Najran airport and Aramco facility
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched drone strikes on Najran Airport and an Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia's Najran region on August…
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Switzerland and China complete updated free trade deal
Switzerland and China have concluded negotiations on an updated free trade agreement that will expand Swiss access to the Chinese market, allowing…
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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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