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Dolly Parton. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. country music legend Dolly Parton, who grew up poor in Tennessee and became a household name with hits like “Jolene,” has died at the age of 80, her family said on Tuesday (August 25, 2026). “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of…
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Artist Suse Lowenstein, whose son, Alex, was killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, looks at photos of the some of the victims at her studio in Montauk, N.Y., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. federal judge postponed on Monday (August 25, 2026) the trial of…
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FILE – Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony Shrine after a blast in Colombo on April 21, 2019. | Photo Credit: AP The Colombo High Court has set September 22 as the date for the verdict on the main criminal case in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people,…
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hailed on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) the United States’ removal of his country from the state sponsors of terror list, a major sanctions relief step for a country aiming to boost post-war reconstruction. Also read | U.S. removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list “Today, Syria shakes off a dark…
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Canada on Tuesday (August 25, 20260 announced counter-tariffs on U.S. goods ranging between 15 and 50%, intensifying the trade war between the historically close allies. Ottawa’s retaliation will take effect on September 8, a timeframe earlier outlined by Prime Minister Mark Carney after U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50% duties came into place on Saturday (August…
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there were “threats” to his country’s security. Also read | Israel Defence Minister says troops to stay…
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Rohingyas shout slogans during an event at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on August 25, 2026, marking the anniversary of their exodus. | Photo Credit: AP Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday (August 25, 2026) to demand their safe return…
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A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) rejected a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell, a key accomplice of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to throw out her conviction on sex trafficking charges. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) rejected a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell, a key accomplice…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump expressed outrage on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) at the mounting number of executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this year before the West Asia war began. “The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments…
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