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Live - Trump says Iran "not ready to make the right deal" as U.S. turns 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. 1H ago

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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. -- Aug 20

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Sword attack at school in Sweden leaves 1 dead, police say -- An 18-year-old with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, killing one person 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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. -- Aug 20

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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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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. -- Aug 20

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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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