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CBC Top StoriesAug 11, 2026
Trump was shuttled between planes in a catering truck during NATO trip as a ruse, major U.S. papers report
U.S. President ?Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, a deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.



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FIFA World Cup 'will never be as profitable' if Infantino is ousted, Trump warns amid global soccer revolt (CNBC World News)
Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say (BBC Front Page)

Washington Post World NewsAug 11, 2026
Rescuers scramble to find survivors as death toll rises in Colombia's powerful earthquake
Dogs and drones have been deployed to search for those trapped under collapsed buildings, with local authorities reporting at least 150 deaths from the nation's strongest earthquake in a decade.

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1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia (NPR Topics: News)

BBC Front PageAug 11, 2026
Watch: Family escapes home during Colombia earthquake
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.

Washington Post World NewsAug 11, 2026
Former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is sentenced to death in absentia
Assad, who has been living in exile in Russia since his 2024 ouster, was sentenced for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the country's years-long civil war.

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Syria's former president Bashir al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia at trial (CBC Top Stories)
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia (BBC Front Page)

CNBC World NewsAug 11, 2026
'That's a good idea': U.S. and Iran trade reparation demands as Hormuz deal hopes fade
The dueling positions Washington and Tehran staked out showed how far apart the two sides remain even as both talked of winding down regional hostilities.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 11, 2026
Oil Prices Touch $90 a Barrel Over U.S.-Iran Stalemate
The stalemate over the Iran war hardened and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz continued to dwindle.

CNBC World NewsAug 11, 2026
U.S. oil price hovers around $82 as traders weigh conflicting signals on Strait of Hormuz deal
U.S. oil had risen as much as 3% earlier in the day after President Donald Trump demanded that Iran pay reparations to the U.S.

NPR Topics: NewsAug 11, 2026
The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game
From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.

CNBC World NewsAug 11, 2026
Hormuz Deadlock: Where oil prices could head next as prospects for an imminent deal fade
Oil traders keep clinging to hope that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. That won't last forever.

BBC Front PageAug 11, 2026
Rocky Flintoff hits first professional century for Lancs
Rocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of legendary former England all-rounder Andrew, hits his first professional century for Lancashire.

ABC NewsAug 11, 2026
Darline Graham faces battle for her brother's seat in South Carolina senate primary
Republican voters in South Carolina return to the polls Tuesday for the second time in two months to decide who will take the place of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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What to Watch in Tuesday's Primary Elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Carolina (Int'l Herald Tribune)

CNBC World NewsAug 11, 2026
Eli Lilly takes weight-loss pill battle global with first Foundayo approval in Europe
Lilly's Foundayo wins U.K. approval, taking its weight-loss pill battle with Novo Nordisk's Wegovy beyond the U.S. market.

BBC News Front Page | WorldAug 11, 2026
Houthis kill three in first deadly attack since start of Iran war - reports
The attack was reportedly carried out by Iranian proxy on a small cargo ship, as tensions in region over the US-Iran conflict remain high.

CBC Top StoriesAug 11, 2026
Zelenskyy says North Korean ballistic missiles used by Russia in deadly attack in Ukraine
Russian forces ?killed six people early on Tuesday in an attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia that involved North Korean ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.



NYT Middle EastAug 11, 2026
Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country's civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024.

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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia (NPR Topics: News)

BBC Front PageAug 11, 2026
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.

CBC Top StoriesAug 11, 2026
Colombia rescue efforts press on after quake as death toll rises
Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid expectations that the death toll from the country's most powerful earthquake in decades could rise.



Int'l Herald TribuneAug 11, 2026
Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review
Dennis Kirk, a former adviser to Tulsi Gabbard, is President Trump's nominee for inspector general for the Interior Department.

BBC News Front Page | WorldAug 11, 2026
Charlotte Church's forest school set up without permission on pig farm faces closure
The Traitors star founded the school with her husband Jonathan Powell in 2019.

NYTimes GlobalAug 11, 2026
Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War
The higher tempo of Ukrainian strikes has fueled discontent among Russians, but it is far from clear that it will change the Kremlin's calculus about the war.

NPR Topics: NewsAug 11, 2026
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates
A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.

NPR Topics: NewsAug 11, 2026
Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout
After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.

CBC Top StoriesAug 10, 2026
Trump says Iran should pay compensation, including for past actions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a move that will likely complicate ?efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.



Washington Post World NewsAug 10, 2026
Russia's Supreme Court bars last anti-war party from elections
Recent polls showed the liberal-leaning Yabloko could have won seats in the parliamentary elections next month.

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Yabloko, Russian Antiwar Party, Is Banned From Parliament Elections (Int'l Herald Tribune)

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 10, 2026
Netanyahu Walks Tightrope on Trump's Gaza Disarmament Deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is trying to satisfy the sometimes competing demands of his right-wing base and President Trump months ahead of a tough election.

CBC Top StoriesAug 10, 2026
Man charged with arranging Tupac Shakur's murder heads to trial 30 years after hip-hop legend's death
A former gang member's murder trial concerning the 1996 death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur began with jury selection on Monday, almost thirty years after the influential rapper was shot and killed in Las Vegas. Duane (Keffe D) Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang.



NPR Headline NewsAug 10, 2026
Former U.S. diplomat on Iran's latest demands
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Wendy Sherman, a former U.S. diplomat who has been part of teams negotiating with Iran, about the status of latest negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR Headline NewsAug 10, 2026
Powerful Colombia quake kills at least 111, trapping dozens under collapsed buildings
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia toppling buildings and trapping people. Several dozen were reported dead.

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7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia kills at least 73 (Washington Post World News)

BBC Front PageAug 10, 2026
30 years later, a former rival will stand trial for Tupac's murder
It's been three decades since Tupac was killed, and since then, his reputation has only grown.

NPR Topics: NewsAug 10, 2026
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and rubble down a long line of volunteers.

NYTimes GlobalAug 10, 2026
Rabbis Plead With Mamdani to Tone Down His Anti-Israel Messaging
In a private meeting at City Hall, an invited group of rabbis told Mayor Zohran Mamdani that his relationship with Jewish New Yorkers needed to change.

BBC Front PageAug 10, 2026
At least 132 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years
The magnitude 7.4 quake had its epicentre in Chocó province, near the Pacific Coast, but could be felt in cities hundreds of kilometres away.

ABC NewsAug 10, 2026
Colombia earthquake: Dozens dead, people trapped in collapsed buildings
The earthquake's epicenter was 5 kilometers east of San José del Palmar, Colombia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

MSNBC Int'l NewsAug 10, 2026
Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Italy
Divers have uncovered a Roman-era shipwreck that had remained untouched on the seabed off Sicily for more than 2,000 years, police on the Mediterranean island said.

NPR Topics: NewsAug 10, 2026
Alabama heads into a second primary election after redistricting
Alabama voters are again selecting candidates for four Congressional districts after the state changed the district map to favor Republicans. The redistricting is causing confusion among voters.

NPR Headline NewsAug 10, 2026
ICE crackdown in Minnesota changed the race for open U.S. Senate seat
President Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year is a key issue going into that state's competitive Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat.

NPR Headline NewsAug 10, 2026
After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure
The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque." And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently.

BBC Front PageAug 10, 2026
Why has Araujo joined Liverpool and where did it go wrong at Barcelona?
Ronald Araujo has joined Liverpool on loan from Barcelona. We explain why Liverpool moved for the Uruguay defender and what went wrong at Barcelona.

NPR Headline NewsAug 04, 2026
Ukraine's air defenses are proving to be a weak point
Ukraine's defenses have held the line on most fronts, but there's one glaring weakness -- Russian ballistic missiles. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles needed to defend against the Russians.
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