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US charges woman for allegedly plotting attack on New York State Capitol
20 August 2026The suspect, Jessica Bowie, 35, was arrested on charges of providing material support for ‘terrorism’.
DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine as Ebola infections surge
20 August 2026News|Ebola As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles to manage its largest outbreak of the Ebola virus, it...
US pummels Cuban economy with new sanctions on mining, construction
20 August 2026The United States has announced another round of economic sanctions against Cuba, this time targeting nine state-owned m...
Ahmad Hassoun, Assad’s ‘barrel bomb mufti’, faces Damascus court verdict
20 August 2026The verdict in the criminal case against Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious figure during former Syrian Pre...
US Treasury secretary says new economic measures will ‘collapse’ Iran
20 August 2026United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that a new series of economic measures will “collapse” the I...
University suspends US academic leading Jason Arday plagiarism accusations
20 August 2026News|Racism A Belgian university has suspended an American academic who led accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arda...
Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW
20 August 2026Russian-controlled paramilitaries in Mali have “summarily killed” nine civilians, including four children, a month a...
