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As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump's federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods

North Shore News | 2025-08-19, 23:15

WASHINGTON (AP) — The main drag in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday, though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and

Iraq signs preliminary deal with U.S. Chevron on oil project

Xinhua | 2025-08-19, 23:15

BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Oil Ministry on Tuesday signed a principle agreement with U.S. energy company Chevron. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani sponsored

Turkish gendarmerie seizes over 7.8 mln narcotic pills in Istanbul

Xinhua | 2025-08-19, 23:15

ISTANBUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish authorities seized 7,896,000 narcotic pills and 63 kg of raw drug materials on

Indigenous groups demand action from South American leaders at Amazon summit

Wtop | 2025-08-19, 23:14

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in Bogota this week to turn promises to protect the region’s rainforest into concrete action, and to give Indigenous groups more say in the

Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after a ‘positive response’ from Hamas

Wtop | 2025-08-19, 23:14

JERUSALEM (AP) — A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal from Arab countries, but Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive in some

Photos of Israelis demanding the release of hostages and an end to the war with Hamas

Wtop | 2025-08-19, 23:14

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis continue to demand the release of hostages

A look at Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas accepts a new proposal from Arab mediators

Wtop | 2025-08-19, 23:14

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel. Israel has not yet responded and says it is still committed to defeating the militant group. The latest

Julio César Chávez Jr. deported to Mexico for alleged cartel ties and drug trafficking

Wtop | 2025-08-19, 23:14

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, where he’s wanted for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. Chávez was handed over by authorities

Gunmen kill at least 13 people in a mosque shooting in northwestern Nigeria

Wtop | 2025-08-19, 23:14

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during morning prayers, local authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the town of Unguwan Mantau, in the

Mexico says there’s no agreement with DEA for new border enforcement collaboration

Wtop | 2025-08-19, 23:14

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum denied her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Tuesday, a day after the U.S. agency announced “a major new initiative” to collaborate in the fight against drug