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The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring. Here's where things stand

The deal that U.S. President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear program.

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Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said South Korea declined to help denuclearize Iran.

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12 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe's ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 84

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Authorities on Sunday searched for more bodies from an over loaded ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe last week as the death toll in the disaster rose to more than 80 people.

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Israel's Ben Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage

JERUSALEM (AP) — An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly shared by Palestinian media.

August 16, 2026 10:17 am EST EST

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet (one meter) in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes.

August 16, 2026 8:56 am EST EST

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday

MILAN (AP) — Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros from the regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily while crowds gathered across town for the traditional Assumption holiday celebrations, cultural officials and Italian media said Sunday.

August 16, 2026 7:23 am EST EST

Corgis run, bark and sniff their way to glory at a growing international race

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — It's not all about short-legged speed when 150 corgis gather for an international race celebrating the little dogs. There's a costume parade, the "smartest nose," and — of course — the loudest bark.

August 16, 2026 5:41 am EST EST

Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain, winds

HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island.

August 15, 2026 11:21 am EST EST

While Taliban leaders mark 5 years in power in Afghanistan, a UN official warns of a rights crisis

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban rulers and other officials gathered at Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirga assembly hall on Saturday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their return to power, touting having brought stability and an end to conflict after decades of upheaval.

August 15, 2026 5:39 am EST EST

6 dead, including suspect, in series of killings in Michigan

Five people were killed and a suspect is dead Friday in Michigan, where an extensive search unfolded around two homes and a wooded area, according to police.

August 14, 2026 7:18 pm EST EST