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Aug 24, 2026 - World

U.S. forces have struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs, the Department of Defense said Monday, in the first attack announced in about two months.

Aug 24, 2026 - World

The United States has also warned of "tremendous economic consequences" for Tehran's business partners to ratchet up economic pressure that could push Iran back to the negotiating table.

Aug 24, 2026 - World

The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries.

Aug 24, 2026 - World

West African country reports 46 suspected cases in outbreak declared in July, amid fears virus may be spreading undetectedMore than half of the mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau have been among children, local authorities have said, almost two months since the country announced an epidemic.A national outbreak was declared on 4 July, just over a week after a 27-year-old woman became the first confirmed case of mpox in the west African country. Since then, there have been seven confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases. Half of those patients have been children, with 16 under the age of four. Continue reading...

Aug 24, 2026 - World

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain will help Ukraine make its own long-range missiles by sharing classified technical information for British components.