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Saturday, August 22, 2026 4:37 PM ET

CBS News - World

European wildfires expose, detonate buried explosives from past wars -- The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have revealed World War I and II ordnance lurking beneath the blackened landscape.

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Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill at least 10 after deadly mall drone strike -- The attacks come a day after a two-wave drone strike on a shopping mall in Zelenskyy's hometown killed 16 people.

5 hours ago

Men describe being deported by U.S. to dangerous African nation: "We cannot leave" -- The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Sword attack at school in Sweden kills 17-year-old girl, officials say -- An 18-year-old with a sword attacked a school on Friday in central Sweden, killing a 17-year-old girl and seriously injuring at least two others.

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Russian strike kills 15 people at shopping mall in Zelenskyy's hometown -- Zelenskyy described the attack as a double-tap strike, in which an initial wave of drones hit the area, followed by a second wave as rescue workers responded.

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Why Dubai may be vital to the Trump administration's economic war on Iran -- The effectiveness of a bolstered economic campaign​ against Iran may rest largely on one close U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates. -- Aug 21

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Controversial Netflix dating show sparks backlash in Japan -- Japan's justice ministry said it will cancel a collaboration with "Badly in Love," a Netflix dating show featuring ex-juvenile delinquents. -- Aug 21

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Iran set to impose longer prison terms for any contact with foreign media -- Iranians could soon face up to two years in prison for daring to communicate in any way with a foreign news outlet, embassy or institution. -- Aug 21

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First deportees arrive in Haiti after U.S. ends TPS protection -- The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians. -- Aug 21

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Japan hangs man convicted of killing 5 people at pachinko parlor -- Sunao Takami set fire to the crowded pachinko parlor in Osaka by spreading gasoline and throwing a lit match, engulfing the building, killing five and injuring 10 others. -- Aug 21

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Iran declares it has won the war as U.S. turns to economic warfare -- Iran's president said Friday the world had "approved" the country's victory, as Vice President JD Vance declares economic pressure "the most effective tool that we have."

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Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say -- The West African nation of Liberia received the first group of "third country" deportees from the U.S. on Thursday, including migrants from Latin America, U.S. officials told CBS News. -- Aug 20

18 hours ago

USS Abraham Lincoln leaving Middle East after 9-month deployment -- The aircraft carrier and its 5,000 crew members will return to San Diego after an approximately nine-month deployment. -- Aug 20

21 hours ago

Army to nix drone battalion set up to absorb lessons from Ukraine war -- The decision to phase out the Army drone battalion comes amid tension between senior officers who envisioned the unit and the acting chief of staff of the Army. -- Aug 20

21 hours ago

Fishermen missing for 5 days found alive floating on cooler in Pacific -- A video shared by Mexican officials shows the fishermen inside a blue cooler as the container bobs on ocean waves. -- Aug 20

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