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Live - Iran touts its trade ties as U.S. turns from bombs to economic warfare - As Vice President JD Vance declares economic pressure "the most effective tool that we have," Iran seeks to show deepening trade ties with its neighbors. updated 25M ago

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American student says she was raped in Vietnam, pressured to drop case -- An American student says she was raped during a group holiday in Vietnam, then pressured to drop the case against a wealthy suspect. -- Aug 20

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Famed century-old ship "Sava's Titanic" emerges amid drought in Europe -- The boat was carrying wounded fighters when it hit a German mine in late April 1945, experts say.

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Vance says war in "new phase" of economic pressure as Iran dismisses Trump threat -- Iran has shrugged off President Trump's threat to hit the Islamic Republic with an "economic D-Day" as a "doubling down on failed policies."

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North Korea launches missiles as Trump seeks to rekindle nuclear talks -- Hours after Trump said he expects to hold new talks with Kim Jong Un, South Korea and Japan said several short-range missiles were launched by the North.

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ICE, Iran quietly worked together on deporting Iranians to Iran, emails show -- U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport more than 100 Iranians to Iran in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between them despite tensions mounting at the time.

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Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to U.K. -- The couple said in January 2020 that they would be stepping away from "senior" royal roles​ and were working to become financially independent from the royal family.

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5 Americans among 7 people killed in Kenya helicopter crash -- NBCUniversal said its Florida-based journalist, Jose Alberto Suarez, who worked for CBS Miami in the 1990s, was among those killed in the crash. -- Aug 19

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Israel orders criminal probe into killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza -- Israel says military police will investigate the killing of Hind Rajab, a young girl in Gaza whose death at the hands of its forces drew an international outcry. -- Aug 19

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Trump says he expects to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un this year -- President Trump wants to meet again with Kim Jong Un to discuss denuclearization, the Wall Street Journal reports, despite having nothing to show for 3 previous summits. -- Aug 19

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