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US charges woman for allegedly plotting attack on New York State Capitol
20 August 2026The suspect, Jessica Bowie, 35, was arrested on charges of providing material support for ‘terrorism’.
First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia
20 August 2026A first group of deportees, out of an expected total of 1,200, has landed at the Roberts International Airport in Monrov...
Dozens dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria
20 August 2026News|Transport Dozens of people have died when a boat capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, according to officials a...
FBI raids ex-US Representative Swalwell’s home amid sexual misconduct probe
20 August 2026News|Politics Federal agents have raided the Washington, DC, home of former US Representative Eric Swalwell amid an inve...
Ahmad Hassoun, Assad’s ‘barrel bomb mufti’, faces Damascus court verdict
20 August 2026The verdict in the criminal case against Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious figure during former Syrian Pre...
US Treasury secretary says new economic measures will ‘collapse’ Iran
20 August 2026United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that a new series of economic measures will “collapse” the I...
University suspends US academic leading Jason Arday plagiarism accusations
20 August 2026News|Racism A Belgian university has suspended an American academic who led accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arda...
Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president
20 August 2026News|Elections Members of parliament in Bangladesh have elected ruling party veteran Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the ...
