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Street vendors push their cart of vegetables past a mural of Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba.
August 22, 2026

Cuba says US sanctions block efforts to open economy

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s UN ambassador says he wants to know…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, not shown, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)
August 22, 2026

Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries, including Jamaica

A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Jamaica, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose…
AP Robots compete in the 100-metre race during the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, yesterday.
August 22, 2026

Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-metre sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in…
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo.
August 21, 2026

Congo's Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest on record

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – The Ebola outbreak that is spreading at unprecedented speed in Congo has not peaked yet and could be three times the current known size, according to data from authorities and…
August 21, 2026

TikTok reaches US$400 million settlement with US Justice Department over children's privacy

AP – TikTok has reached a US$400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children's privacy laws. The DOJ said Friday…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
August 21, 2026

Cuba sanctions tighten, returning Americans face detentions

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening…
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August 21, 2026

Jailed ex-PM may receive private hospital treatment

ISLAMABAD (AP): A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister has said the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or abroad if…
wiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, who is accused of insulting the Balinese Hinduism’s sacred Day of Silcence in social media posts, covers his face upon arrival at the district court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday.
August 21, 2026

Tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence

DENPASAR (AP): A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found…
FILE - People hold Haitian flags and candles during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration status, or TPS, for Haitians, Feb. 3, 2026, in North Miami. (AP Photo/
August 21, 2026

First group of deportees arrives in troubled Haiti after US ends TPS program

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — The United States deported more than 160 people to Haiti on Thursday for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status…