August 01, 2026

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Truck explodes outside Colombia police base, injuring 11 officers and killing a dog

Colombia’s government on Saturday blamed the nation’s largest remaining rebel group for an explosion outside a police base that injured 11 officers and killed a police dog. Read More.

Colombia's deforestation rises slightly as Amazon forest loss holds steady

Colombia’s government said nationwide deforestation increased slightly in 2025 but that it had still surpassed its four-year target to reduce forest loss under President Gustavo Petro, with pressure on the Amazon remaining largely unchanged in the administration’s final year. Read More.

Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts do not support his nominee for attorney general, injecting fresh uncertainty into a Senate confirmation vote planned for next week and underscoring once more his interest in securing payouts for supporters who feel unjustly persecuted. Read More.

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

President Donald Trump on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of shoddy construction and not the work of vandals, as he claims. Read More.

Democrats see a chance to flip a seat as focus on abuse claims mounts against Ohio Rep. Max Miller

Faced with a narrow path to winning control of the U.S. House, Democrats are seeing fresh opportunity in a northeast Ohio congressional seat where the Republican incumbent is facing mounting pressure over domestic abuse allegations in a bitter and drawn-out dispute with his ex-wife. Read More.

Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts

President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. Read More.

Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew

Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said Saturday. Read More.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he's 'very concerned' Trump will interfere in the midterm elections

Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland said he is “very concerned” that President Donald Trump will wield the power of the federal government to thwart the midterm elections this fall as the Republican tries to maintain his grip on power during the final two years of his administration. Read More.

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