Wednesday, August 19, 2026 10:44 AM ET
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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios suspended after positive cocaine test -- Australia's Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after testing positive for cocaine during a tournament in Mallorca.2 hours ago
Bodies of climbers who vanished 34 years ago found in Swiss Alps -- The bodies of two climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been found, freed from a melting glacier, police said.3 hours ago
Australian woman appeals murder convictions in poison mushroom case -- Triple-murderer Erin Patterson appeals convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms.4 hours ago
Skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering unearthed in Peru -- The body was buried inside a canal, resting on its left flank, with the skull facing the pyramid and the Pacific Ocean, archaeologists said.4 hours ago
Ebola Congo cases surpass 5,000 as record-setting pace of spread continues -- The Ebola outbreak in Congo has passed 5,000 cases, government data showed, an unprecedented rate of spread that's outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country's remotest regions.5 hours ago
Ukraine's fired defense minister calls for elections despite war with Russia -- The former defense minister, whose firing sparked weeks of protests, said Ukraine needed to find a way to hold elections despite the prolonged war with Russia.8 hours ago
Trump pausing 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods as deal being finalized -- President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. and Canada have reached a last-minute agreement to pause the 50% tariffs.2 hours ago
U.S., South Korea cut short their joint military drills at Trump's direction -- President Trump ordered the exercises be scaled back, citing what he said was a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's refusal to join the U.S. war against Iran.12 hours ago
Ukraine targets Moscow with drones as Russia threatens U.K. over support -- Ukraine targets Moscow with a huge wave of drones as Russia warns the U.K. will pay a price for supplying Kyiv with long-range weapons.22 hours ago
USS Benfold went days without power in the South China Sea -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold spent four days without power last month after a problem with its engineering, according to a spokesperson for the Navy's 7th Fleet.23 hours ago
U.S. diplomat calls Israeli strikes on Syria base "unnecessary escalation" -- U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack says an Israeli attack on a Syrian air force base was an "unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability." -- Aug 1831 minutes ago
Trial opens 32 years after American woman murdered in Germany -- The man is accused of luring Amy Lopez under false pretenses into a secluded room, where he then allegedly handcuffed her, sexually assaulted her and killed her. -- Aug 182 hours ago
American man flies to West Bank to save home from Israeli settlers -- Palestinian-American Loui Ridi says he flew from Ohio to a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to stop settlers from seizing his home. -- Aug 182 hours ago
Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil amid backlash over girl's suicide -- Popular American chat app Discord says it suspended livestreams in line with a Brazilian government order, amid fierce criticism over a 13-year-old girl's death. -- Aug 182 hours ago