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Panama Canal slashes daily vessel transits as El Niño drought drains vital feeder lakes
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Panama Canal slashes daily vessel transits as El Niño drought drains vital feeder lakes

The Panama Canal Authority has initiated progressive transit restrictions, reducing daily vessel passages from 36 to 32 by mid-September as a historic El Niño-driven drought severely lowers water levels in Gatun and Alajuela lakes

US approves $5 billion sale of precision bombs and guidance kits to Saudi Arabia
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US approves $5 billion sale of precision bombs and guidance kits to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department has approved a potential $5 billion Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for over 10,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits and general-purpose bombs to bolster the Gulf partner's defense against regional missile and drone attacks during the US-Iran war

Trump characterizes Iran war as 'small potatoes' and 'military conflict' ahead of US midterms
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Trump characterizes Iran war as 'small potatoes' and 'military conflict' ahead of US midterms

US President Donald Trump dismissed the ongoing six-month confrontation with Iran as "small potatoes" and a minor "military conflict"

Trump sends envoys Kushner and Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war
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Trump sends envoys Kushner and Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump announced he is sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a fresh proposal to end the four-and-a-half-year war

Trump defends Fox News star Maria Bartiromo after sacking
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Trump defends Fox News star Maria Bartiromo after sacking

Trump defended Maria Bartiromo after Fox News fired her over reports she leaked internal messages on his 2020 election claims to the White House.

Iran says US respects neither Arab nor Iranian sovereignty
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Iran says US respects neither Arab nor Iranian sovereignty

Araghchi says the US respects neither Arab nor Iranian sovereignty, defending Tehran's strikes after Jordan criticised Iran's response to Washington

UAE, US discuss efforts to advance tolerance, coexistence and dialogue
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UAE, US discuss efforts to advance tolerance, coexistence and dialogue

UAE and US officials meet in Abu Dhabi to advance tolerance, coexistence and dialogue, and boost cooperation against antisemitism and extremism

Trump trade envoy warns London is choosing 'Brussels over America': report
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Trump trade envoy warns London is choosing 'Brussels over America': report

Jamieson Greer says Britain is choosing Brussels over America, calling its EU alignment a problem for expanding its post-Brexit trade deal with Washington

Tehran hits US bases in Kuwait and UAE
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Tehran hits US bases in Kuwait and UAE

Iranian forces launched renewed missile and drone strikes against US military positions at Kuwait's Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base and UAE's Al Minhad Air Base, while US Vice President JD Vance confirmed Washington is investigating an alleged US airstrike that killed four at a wedding in Kuhestak

New York's Muslim community marks 25 years since 9/11 with growing political and cultural influence
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New York's Muslim community marks 25 years since 9/11 with growing political and cultural influence

Twenty-five years after 9/11, New York’s Muslim community has evolved beyond intense post-attack discrimination

US Vice President Vance downplays Iran conflict, stating 'I wouldn't call it a war'
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US Vice President Vance downplays Iran conflict, stating 'I wouldn't call it a war'

US Vice President JD Vance stated during a White House press briefing that he would not characterize the six-month conflict with Iran as a war

Trump, UAE president discuss ties and Middle East in phone call
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Trump, UAE president discuss ties and Middle East in phone call

Trump spoke by phone with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed as Iran said it targeted US military bases in the UAE and Kuwait

Two killed, multiple injured in downtown Minneapolis high-rise shooting; gunman dead
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Two killed, multiple injured in downtown Minneapolis high-rise shooting; gunman dead

A gunman opened fire inside a downtown Minneapolis apartment complex near Loring Park on Wednesday afternoon, killing two civilians and wounding several others, including three police officers, before the suspect was found dead

US and Iran exchange threats as heavy strikes intensify Middle East escalation and Hormuz standoff
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US and Iran exchange threats as heavy strikes intensify Middle East escalation and Hormuz standoff

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian security officials exchanged sharp threats following overnight airstrikes in southern Iran—including a strike in Sirik that hit a wedding ceremony

Federal judge blocks Trump's renewed executive order restricting birthright citizenship
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Federal judge blocks Trump's renewed executive order restricting birthright citizenship

US District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction halting President Donald Trump's August 2026 executive order targeting birthright citizenship and "birth tourism," ruling that the directive defies the Supreme Court's June decision upholding 14th Amendment guarantees

Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’
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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

Trump has repeatedly pressed his threat to claim sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks

USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 286-day Middle East deployment
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USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 286-day Middle East deployment

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived at Laem Chabang port in Thailand for a four-day rest-and-recreation visit, concluding a historic 286-day deployment in the Middle East marked by intense combat and scrutiny over shipboard conditions

US defends Russian participation as G20 finance summit concludes amid Chinese dissent on key resolutions
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US defends Russian participation as G20 finance summit concludes amid Chinese dissent on key resolutions

G20 finance ministers' summit in North Carolina concluded with sharp diplomatic divides over the US Treasury's invitation to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov

Iran launches strikes on US bases as attacks in southern Iran leave 11 dead
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Iran launches strikes on US bases as attacks in southern Iran leave 11 dead

Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting US military facilities across Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for American strikes that killed 11 people in southern Iran, including four at a wedding celebration

US-hosted G20 finance summit sparks European backlash over Russian attendance and media restrictions
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US-hosted G20 finance summit sparks European backlash over Russian attendance and media restrictions

The opening of the G20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina, triggered sharp pushback from European officials over the surprise in-person attendance of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, alongside growing media access restrictions