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Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city
Nigeria orders investigation into second fake government agency
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into a man accused of creating a fake government agency
Chinese military practices strikes against U.S. missile defenses, Humvees
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
China's army is improving attack helicopter skills against U.S. missile defenses and ground vehicles, and recently practiced live-fire missile strikes against mockups of Patriot anti-missile launchers and Army Humvees, according to an Army think tank report.
JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian PressLeaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump.The recording, which was reportedly made at a fundraiser and shared with the Canadian Press, comes in the last stretch of a difficult negotiation in which the US president has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Canada. Continue reading...
An attacker with a sword wounds several people at a school in Sweden
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
An attacker with a sword wounded several people Friday at a school in central Sweden, and police later arrested a suspect, officials said.
