Aisha Wahab Wins Special Election to Succeed Former California Rep. Eric Swalwell
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab won the Aug. 18 special election in the state’s 14th Congressional District to serve the remainder of U.S. Rep....
State Department Imposes New Sanctions on Cuban Businesses, Leaders
The State Department announced new sanctions on Cuba targeting state-owned companies and the leadership of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)...
Japan faces ‘nightmare scenario’ as it struggles to defend ICC judge
Japan has spent years casting the International Criminal Court as a pillar of the rules-based order. This week, its closest ally sanctioned the Japanese...
US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol
US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offence on Thursday after she told an FBI informant...
US–South Korean Joint Drills Highlight ‘First Island Chain’ Security, Aiming at China and Its Allies: Analysts
This year’s U.S.–South Korean joint military drills, taking place from Aug. 18 to Aug. 21, highlighted the First Island Chain security, with the official...
Dulles Airport Board Approves Additional $15.5 Billion for Renovations
The authority that runs Dulles International Airport approved plans on Aug. 19 to spend an additional $15.5 billion on an overhaul being advocated by...
Election Forecaster Moves Texas and Iowa Senate Races to Toss Ups
The Cook Political Report on Aug. 20 moved the Senate races in Texas and Iowa from Lean Republican to Toss Up, its most competitive...
You’ve Never Seen Xi’s “Concubine Selection”: Girls Aged 17-21, Bikini Checks And More…
A video allegedly shows women wearing bikinis during a selection process for service staff at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Some...
US designates academic Min Zin as ‘wrongfully detained’ in China
Published: 6:07am, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 6:53am, 21 Aug 2026 The US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation...