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US judges allow Trump to end protections for migrants from South Sudan, Myanmar

The seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seen in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025.  REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
The seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seen in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025.  REUTERS/Shelby Tauber

Uganda clears way for deployment of troops to Gaza under Trump plan

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the entrance to the Ugandan Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the entrance to the Ugandan Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/ File Photo

Houthi attacks kill at least 30 Yemeni government troops

Alpine skiing-Switzerland's Gut-Behrami announces retirement

FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Soelden, Austria - October 25, 2025 Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami reacts after her second run REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Soelden, Austria - October 25, 2025 Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami reacts after her second run REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Spain's Ceuta seeks transfer of unaccompanied migrant minors to mainland Spain after border rush

A migrant minor from Morocco is escorted by Spanish security forces after attempting to cross into Ceuta by sea amid recent mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 1, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
A migrant minor from Morocco is escorted by Spanish security forces after attempting to cross into Ceuta by sea amid recent mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 1, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March

FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 5, 2026

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Aug 3.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Aug 3.

Landslide kills 14 in Ethiopia's Amhara region, state media says

South Korea's Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

Villagers wait in a line to get free meals at a jjokbang village which is a tiny single-room housing district, during the first-ever severe heatwave warning in Seoul, South Korea, August 4, 2026.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Villagers wait in a line to get free meals at a jjokbang village which is a tiny single-room housing district, during the first-ever severe heatwave warning in Seoul, South Korea, August 4, 2026.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Michigan reports first US deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak

An FDA investigation linked the outbreak that has expanded to nine states to iceberg lettuce sourced from Mexico, but the authorities are still looking for other potential sources.
An FDA investigation linked the outbreak that has expanded to nine states to iceberg lettuce sourced from Mexico, but the authorities are still looking for other potential sources.

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