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US imposed 50% tariff on Canada https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/us-imposes-50-tariffs-on-20bn-worth-of-canadian-goods-after-talks-fail
US judge stopped Immigration visa ban affecting 70+ countries https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/us-judge-strikes-down-trump-immigrant-visa-ban-affecting-75-countries
US Pres threatened to sue nonprofit over report that said national guard deployment in multiple cities didn’t do shit to reduce crime, lawyers said Pres faced “overwhelming financial and reputational harm that Defendants have caused him to suffer.” 😂😂 https://apnews.com/article/trump-threat-national-guard-american-progress-f58d1fdaf7503c16dc720b8334750a40
China investigating comedian for changing lyric of national anthem https://apnews.com/article/china-comedian-investigation-show-censorship-e9a9d9cf35989a2464653276e873d4f7
Japan typhoon to approach this week https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1099347
Japan man bitten by bear while at Lake Towada https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/yomiuri/nation/20260822-567-GYT1T00139?fm=topics&fm_topics_id=9b031e06f0f944ce3c17aa5c7cb10e23
Japan wild boar seen in residential area near a school, folks urged caution https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1099352
Nigeria boat capsized killing 52 people https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/dozens-dead-after-boat-sinks-in-northwestern-nigeria
Brazil launched AI supercomputer https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/21/brazil-launches-ai-supercomputer-push-while-balancing-us-and-chinese-tech
US pentagon fired editor and publisher of independent publication Stars and Stripes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/pentagon-fires-stars-stripes-editor.html
Sudan expects foreign nations to apply more sanctions, but will continue with offensive operations regardless https://sudantribune.com/article/317710
Cuba earthquake alarm sounded in error https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/08/21/falsa-alarma-de-terremoto-en-cuba-fue-por-error-tecnico-humano/
Russia struck Ukraine https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/22/8049785/
Ukraine struck logistics hub in Russia https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/22/8049776/
