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Iraq working to bring arms under control of state and doesn’t want military confrontation with factions https://aje.news/dnsk6k?update=4871683
Lebanon will spare no effort to get Israel out of territory completely https://aje.news/dnsk6k?update=4871608
Lebanon struck https://aje.news/dnsk6k?update=4871294
US Pres former fixer had interview with Pres and got buddy buddy https://apnews.com/article/trump-michael-cohen-fixer-breakup-reconciliation-interview-7c183e3e579be93df6d83d64b7402379
Japan hanged man that set fire to building and killed several people back in 2009 https://apnews.com/article/japan-execution-arson-murder-crime-62c5f5f0c03aebc78e12b9545be74b58
Peru hit by 6.7m earthquake https://apnews.com/article/peru-earthquake-andes-mountains-0018e250224f1cd86fc4c99cb33a9537
Benin dealing with malnutrition issue caused partially by misinformed views about food consumption https://apnews.com/article/benin-children-stunted-growth-0feb65bc020044ed4d0ce90f45fe3a91
Panama to limit shipping through Canal ahead of extreme weather https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/panama-canal-to-limit-shipping-ahead-of-extreme-weather-during-el-nino
China, 2 pro democracy activists found guilty of violating national security for vigil at Tiananmen Square. Prosecutors said they were endangering national security for human rights https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/hong-kong-tiananmen-activists-found-guilty-of-national-security-charges
US Trump admin has been claiming hundreds of thousands of illegals are registered to vote in places like Nevada, only found a little under 200. 😂 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trump-nevada-voter-election-fraud.html?edge_reader_page
Somali pirates seized Iranian shadow fleet vessel 😂 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/africa/2-hijackings-in-4-days-somali-piracy-surges.html?edge_reader_page
Sudan rebels are displacing thousands more in Al obeid https://sudantribune.com/article/317681
Japan power outages at train depot cause 2 trains to be suspended, caused by crow (that died) https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1098795
Japan hot and dry conditions are affecting some farmers’ crops https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1098965
