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U.S. judge strikes down President Donald Trump’s 75-country visa ban

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U.S. judge strikes down President Donald Trump’s 75-country visa ban

The policy, which came into force in January, suspended the processing of immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries including Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Egypt, Thailand, Somalia and Yemen. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A U.S. federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish…

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Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 5 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike by Moscow

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Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 5 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike by Moscow

Rescuers work at a site of a shopping centre destroyed by yesterday’s Russian drone attack, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least three people in Ukraine, officials said Saturday (August 22, 2026), while a Ukrainian drone…

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UN welcomes Sri Lanka’s efforts to bring back refugees from India

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UN welcomes Sri Lanka’s efforts to bring back refugees from India

Resident Coordinator and representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sri Lanka, Marc-Andre Franche, said that through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the intergovernmental organisation will continue to facilitate the return and resettlement of these refugees. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations on Saturday (August 22, 2026) welcomed Sri Lanka’s decision…

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Imran Khan’s sister files contempt plea over violation of Pakistan top court’s hospitalisation order

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Imran Khan’s sister files contempt plea over violation of Pakistan top court’s hospitalisation order

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khan (left) speaks as his personal physician Faisal Sultan watches during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The sister of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday (August 22, 2026) filed a petition in the Supreme Court,…

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U.K. forecasts ‘biggest’ El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

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U.K. forecasts ‘biggest’ El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

This year’s El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain’s national weather agency said on Friday (August 21, 2026). An El Nino weather event happens when warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific trigger worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure…

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U.S., Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

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U.S., Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

Thousands have been killed, including 168 Iranian school children on the first day of the war. The U.S. has reported more than 750 military ‌personnel wounded and 18 killed. File. | Photo Credit: AP  The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday’s ‌(August 24, 2026) scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions…

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Ramaswamy will make a great Governor of Ohio: Vance

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Ramaswamy will make a great Governor of Ohio: Vance

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy walks on stage ahead of Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Middletown, Ohio. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has extended his support to fellow Republican and “great friend” Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio gubernatorial election,…

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2 injured in stabbing at Canada’s Edmonton gurdwara, suspect in custody

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2 injured in stabbing at Canada’s Edmonton gurdwara, suspect in custody

Two men, including a priest, were injured after a 27-year-old man stabbed them with a screwdriver inside a gurdwara in Canada’s Edmonton, with police investigating whether the attack was hate-motivated, authorities said. The incident took place at Nanaksar Sikh Gurdwara in northeast Edmonton around 5 a.m. (local time) on Friday (August 21, 2026), police said,…

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U.S. is set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products

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U.S. is set to impose 50% tariffs on billion worth of Canadian products

President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. File. | Photo Credit: AP The United States was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early on Saturday (August 22, 2026) after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. “Tonight,…

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More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DRC

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More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DRC

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as Provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB), where samples from suspected Ebola cases are tested, as part of the response to the epidemic in Goma, North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters More…

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