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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, August 19, 2026, in Washington
United States / 20 August 2026
Trump halts all talks with Iran and ramps up ‘economic warfare’
20 August 2026
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, August 20, 2026
Middle East / 20 August 2026
Australia ‘outraged’ over Israeli decision not to open criminal probe into killing of Gaza aid worker
20 August 2026
U.S. Army soldiers try to dismantle a floating bridge during a training exercise on a river in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, August 20, 2026
East Asia / 20 August 2026
North Korea dismisses US-South Korean war games reduction
20 August 2026
Economics / 20 August 2026
US national debt hits record high of $40 trillion
20 August 2026
Hui Ka Yan, also known as Xu Jiayin, founder of property developer Evergrande stands trial at the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, August 20, 2026
China / 20 August 2026
Top Chinese property developer gets life in prison for fraud
20 August 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026
Ukraine / 20 August 2026
Zelensky sacks a top advisor amidst corruption probe
20 August 2026
Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing
World / 19 August 2026
World in brief August 19 2026
19 August 2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta discusses a lawsuit against Meta during a press conference. At right is New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport
World / 19 August 2026
Meta trial in US focuses on social media’s impact on children
19 August 2026
Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, which was bombed by Israel on Tuesday
World / 19 August 2026
Israeli troops raid Syria and kidnap two a day after bombing air base near Turkey
19 August 2026
The International Criminal Court in The Hague
World / 19 August 2026
International Criminal Court denounces latest US sanctions
19 August 2026
Cargo ships are seen at sea in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates
World / 19 August 2026
UAE cuts off trade with Iran in response to alleged missile attack
19 August 2026
Mikhailo Fedorov
World / 19 August 2026
Sacked defence minister demands Ukraine hold new elections
19 August 2026