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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
US immigration authorities detained the Nicaraguan father of a sailor serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying he will remain in custody pending removal proceedings as the family awaits a green-card decision.
A newly highlighted company letter records 324 Africans carried to British Guiana in 1847, evidence author Malik Al Nasir says shows illegal trafficking by Sandbach, Tinne and Company decades after Britain banned the slave trade.
A long-nosed fur seal found dead in South Australia tested positive for H5 bird flu, marking the first confirmed mainland Australian mammal death linked to the spreading strain.
Tropical Storm Moke was approaching Hawaii on August 22 with forecasts of heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and mudslides, days after Hurricane Lala damaged the Big Island.
Seven people, including two police officers, were killed in an early-morning collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough on August 22, 2026, prompting an investigation by Britain’s police watchdog.
New US data show measles, mumps and rubella vaccination among kindergarten pupils edged down to 92.4%, while non-medical exemptions rose to a record 4.2%.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order on August 21, 2026, allowing construction on President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project to continue while the Supreme Court considers the administration’s emergency appeal.
The Trump administration has initiated a $725 million transfer to the United Nations, a partial payment against billions of dollars the organisation says Washington owes.
