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Candles sit near the spot where César Gastélum, a social media influencer, was killed the previous night in Culiacán, Mexico, Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
August 5, 2026

Gunman kills Mexican social media influencer during livestream

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gunman killed a social media influencer during a live stream in Mexico’s volatile northwestern state of Sinaloa, authorities said Wednesday, a public killing that underscored…
August 4, 2026

Discarded SpaceX rocket on high-speed collision course with moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket's upper stage will…
A volunteer firefighter observs a flame rising next to a house during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Sunday.
August 4, 2026

Europe’s hot, dry summer takes its toll

ATHENS (AP): A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe yesterday as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilise a…
Manu Yaw Fofie, a cocoa farmer, walks through his farm in Kona, Ghana, March 6, 2026.
August 4, 2026

Cocoa farm crimes could bring 20-year prison terms

ACCRA (AP): Ghana’s parliament passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval, according to a copy of…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
August 4, 2026

Lula launches re-election bid

SAO PAULO (AP): What is very likely to be the last re-election bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers’ Party as the 80-year-old leader faces…
A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor who crossed into Spain is escorted by a Spanish soldier to the Spain-Morocco border from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday.
August 4, 2026

Hundreds of migrant children stranded after mass crossing

CEUTA (AP): The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of…
Masked federal agents wait outside an immigration courtroom, July 8, 2025, in New York.
August 4, 2026

Judge rules New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings

NEW YORK (AP) — New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday. The ruling comes after a federal judge…
Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
August 4, 2026

Guatemala on alert and evacuates hundreds of villagers after volcano erupts

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating hundreds of people following an eruption of the Fuego volcano, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and one of Central…
The three men charged with 73 counts of murder as a result of the MV Barima tragedy. The vessel sank on July 18, roughly 7 miles off the coast of Guyana, resulting in the death of 72 people and more than 30 others missing and presumed dead. – CMC photo
August 3, 2026

Trio charged with murder arising from the MV Barima tragedy remanded until September

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A magistrate has adjourned to September 7, the court case in which three people, including the captain of the ill-fated MV Barima , have been charged with murder after the…