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August 26, 2026
Meta reaches US$17 billion settlement in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Meta has agreed to pay US$17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and…
August 26, 2026
Deportees who refused Liberia flight sent to Equatorial Guinea
DAKAR (AP): Six people who were deported by the United States to Liberia last week resisted getting off the plane and instead were sent to Equatorial Guinea, another African nation that signed a…
August 26, 2026
President orders immigration raids
BOGOTA (AP): Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits, mainly Venezuelans, as he attempts to make…
August 26, 2026
Canada retaliates with tariffs on $20b in US goods
CHICAGO (AP): Canada struck back at the United States on yesterday with retaliatory tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm…
August 26, 2026
US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its…
August 25, 2026
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history
WASHINGTON (AP): The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United…
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August 25, 2026
US strike on vessel in eastern Pacific kills 2
WASHINGTON (AP): After a pause of more than two months, the US military announced yesterday that it once again carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused…
August 25, 2026
Caribbean urged to prepare for hotter, drier conditions
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) and the University of the West Indies Climate Studies Group Mona (UWI CSGM) are urging the region…
August 25, 2026
More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the United…