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August 6, 2026

Ousted Bangladeshi leader to return from exile

NEW DELHI (AP): Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday that she plans to return to her country from exile in India in December, despite facing a death sentence in…
A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, February 22, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, also known as ‘El Mencho’.
August 6, 2026

US$25m reward offered for American alleged to lead cartel

MEXICO CITY (AP): The State Department yesterday offered a US$25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or ‘Pelón’, scaling up pressure on a US citizen who has…
Visitors holding umbrellas to avoid sunshine leave the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday.
August 6, 2026

Heatwave impacts people, animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula

SEOUL (AP): Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina. The scenes caused by a…
Bryan Pérez hauls a five-gallon water jug to his apartment in the Villa Kennedy public housing complex in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 10, 2026.
August 6, 2026

Puerto Rican cities hit with water rationing measures as record dry conditions persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the US territory with no relief in sight. More than 180,000…
People walking along a street in Dominica.
August 6, 2026

Dominica to establish new initiatives to grow population

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government says it will establish a National Population Renewal and Global Dominican Engagement Programme as part of its policy towards increasing the island’s…
FILE - Kellogg's Froot Loops are displayed in a Costco in Pittsburgh, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
August 6, 2026

Kellogg says it's removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colours from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August that it would…
FILE - A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
August 6, 2026

Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue

Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue. In…
Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz.  - AP photo
August 5, 2026

Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday

CAIRO (AP) – United States President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday, as Iran and Oman inched toward an agreement on the critical waterway that…
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August 5, 2026

Gov’t proposes licensing framework for online broadcasters

BELMOPAN (CMC): Prime Minister John Briceño has defended Belize’s proposed Broadcasting Bill, arguing that it is intended to regulate revenue-generating online news platforms rather than restrict free…