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US to significantly reduce joint exercises with South Korea due to them not helping with Iran war https://apnews.com/article/korea-trump-military-exercises-ae21e0af5ea16f0a74e9a176b3cc2136
Iran condemns US sanctions and a plan to blockade the land https://aje.news/zaz8nc?update=4860369
Iran says they own the strait https://aje.news/zaz8nc?update=4860233
Yemen forces struck rebels https://aje.news/zaz8nc?update=4859842
Iran says shifting to offensive posture https://aje.news/zaz8nc?update=4859558
Congo Ebola outbreak becomes worst in country’s history https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-becomes-deadliest-in-countrys-history
US has been conducting strikes in Latin America https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-operations-latin-american-western-hemisphere-a1fccf4414e44341d3dbd54e19ae1ba4
Morocco arrested hundreds more folks trying to cross into Spanish territory https://apnews.com/article/morocco-spain-ceuta-migration-657264597941c8caeb7f36973cd31739
India, 14 dead after stampede and fire https://apnews.com/article/india-bihar-hindu-festival-stampede-44325dd6fb2a98b5329921d52b74932b
Japan chicken farm attacked by bear, dozens of chickens dead and missing https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1096087
China angry about Japanese leaders visiting militaristic shrine https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/08/17/china-acusa-a-gobierno-de-japon-de-eludir-reflexion-historica/
Cuba? US to accuse Russia of supplying weapons to cartels https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/08/17/occidente-planea-acusar-a-rusia-de-entregar-armas-a-carteles/
Cuba got aid from Russia https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/08/17/rusia-entrego-ayuda-humanitaria-a-cuba/
Iran working to escalate war https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-plan-escalate-war-cc657664?mod=mhp
China wants to be the global leader in AI, and it wants AI to spread its ideology through it if possible https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/china-ai-data-chatbots.html
