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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks

Tourists and residents waited for hours in a line of cars at Ocracoke Island's ferry dock the only way to leave other than by plane

Record 383 aid workers killed in global hotspots in 2024, half in Gaza: UN

There have been 245 major attacks in the past seven plus months, and 265 aid workers have been killed, according to the database

UK agreed to drop 'backdoor' mandate for Apple, says Tulsi Gabbard

This comes after the UK government in January compelled the iPhone maker to disable its most advanced feature on user data stored in cloud services

Zelenskyy thanks US First Lady for 'letter' to Putin on abducted children

On August 15, US First Lady Melania Trump had penned a letter to the Russian President, urging that "it is time" for the protection of children and the future generations

Ukraine peace push: Key takeaways from Trump-Zelenskyy White House talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders met Donald Trump at the White House to discuss ending the war, with talks on peace, weapons support and a meeting with Putin

Ukraine pitches $150 bn US defence, drone deals for security guarantees

US-Ukraine defence deal: Kyiv pitches weapons purchases and joint production to lock in American security commitments as US President Donald Trump pushes Putin-Zelenskyy trilateral talks

Trump admin in talks to take 10% stake in Intel via Chips Act grants

The federal government is considering a potential investment in Intel that would involve converting some or all of the company's grants from the US Chips and Science Act into equity

Trump meets Zelenskyy, European leaders at White House: What they said

Trump met Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict; leaders stressed ceasefire, unity, and security guarantees

USPS to honour former former President Jimmy Carter with Forever stamp

The postage features a 1982 portrait of the nation's 39th president by painter Herbert E Abrams

West Virginia shooting leaves 2 dead, including gunman; 3 others wounded

Police found the suspected gunman dead inside his residence of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

Trump vows to change how elections are run, targets mail voting, machines

Trump moves to influence 2026 midterms after ordering probe into a Democratic fundraising platform and urging states to redraw districts to secure GOP's House majority

North Korea's Kim slams US-South Korea military drills, vows nuke buildup

North Korea has long denounced the allies' joint drills as invasion rehearsals and Kim has often used them to justify his own military displays and testing activities

Asian stocks, oil dip ahead of US Fed meet; European futures rise

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 0.2 per cent in early trading, after US stocks ended the previous session with mild losses

Islamic State-backed rebels kill nearly 52 people in eastern Congo, says UN

Eastern Congo has suffered deadly attacks in recent years by armed groups, including the ADF and Rwanda-backed rebels

Putin has agreed to talk with Zelenskyy, says Nato chief; Kremlin denies

Mark Rutte shared details of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place during the former's meeting with top European officials

20 states, DC sue DOJ over cuts to crime victim funds tied to immigration

The lawsuit asks that the conditions be thrown out, arguing that the administration and the agency are overstepping their constitutional and administrative authority

NYC bar shooting leaves 3 dead, including 2 gunmen; 2 others still at large

A possible motive for the shooting remains under investigation, but authorities have said it appears to be gang-related

Putin's Ukraine proposal backed by Trump centers on Donbas: Here's why

The traditionally Russian-speaking area is at the heart of what Russian president calls "root causes" of the war, and taking it over is near the top of his list of territorial and political demands

Trump moves to arrange Putin-Zelenskyy meeting after White House talks

After meeting Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, Trump said he called Putin and began arranging a face-to-face meeting to push Ukraine peace talks

Can Zelenskyy trust Trump? Ukraine's fate may depend on the answer

President Trump has offered only vague assurances of security guarantees for Ukraine if President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to cut a deal with Russia