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Aug 4, 2026 - World

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil's denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit the country ahead of upcoming elections, as well as Brazil's stalling on approving President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador in Brasilia.

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan's provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday.

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Ireland's new government jet was delivered without an Israeli-linked vision system that can help pilots approach airports in fog and other low-visibility conditions, an omission that is reportedly attributed to Dublin's policy against awarding defense contracts to Israeli companies.

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Hundreds of mourners dressed in white gathered in central Kyiv to honor 20-year-old Vitalina Yarovenko, a psychology student and volunteer medic killed by a Russian strike while helping people wounded in an attack

Aug 4, 2026 - World

Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.