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Video shows hundreds held captive after Nigeria mosque kidnapping
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
Gunmen attacked worshippers in Dekara village on Friday taking women, children and older peopleAn armed group has posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State last week.The video, posted on Facebook and WhatsApp, showed large groups of people seated in a forested area surrounded by armed men. Several children could be heard crying in the background. Continue reading...
Why the Pentagon's AI-first push could put soldiers at risk
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
The Department of Defense is leaning into an "AI-first" mentality and developing new artificial intelligence tools, but analysts warn there are still barriers to their broad use in the military.
Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
A new Human Rights Watch report says drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children for dangerous tasks, including piloting drones carrying explosives
Gang coalition unleashes violent new attack on farming community in Haiti
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
A powerful gang coalition in Haiti has attacked a once peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above the country's capital
Another South Korea-U.S. military drill is cut as Iran conflict overshadows the Indo-Pacific
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
The U.S. Marine Corps called off biennial drills with South Korea on Monday, one week after President Trump unexpectedly ordered the downscaling of separate Ulchi Freedom Shield drills last week.
