Trump administration moves to end attorney group's law school oversight Aug 21, 2026 01:44PM

By Karen Sloan

Aug 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. ‌Department of Education ​on Friday ​moved to strip the American Bar Association of its longstanding status as the federally recognized accreditor of U.S. law schools, deepening a clash between President Donald Trump's administration and ‌the nation’s most high-profile lawyer organization.

Removing the ABA as the official overseer of law ⁠schools, a role it has filled since 1952, represents the... (continue reading...)


First migrants buried in Spain's Ceuta after deadly border rush Aug 21, 2026 01:39PM

CEUTA, Spain, Aug 21 (Reuters) - In ‌front of a ​dozen ​reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying some of ‌the scores of migrants who died in a mass crossing into the ⁠Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa three weeks ago.

A Muslim cleric read a quick prayer ‌as the workers lowered the ‌first four victims wrapped in white body bags into cinderblock-lined... (continue reading...)


Lula, Trump discuss tariffs in phone call, Brazil says Aug 21, 2026 01:03PM

BRASILIA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - ‌Brazil's President Luiz ​Inacio ​Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Friday and discussed ‌tariffs Washington recently imposed on Brazilian goods, according ⁠to a statement from Brazil's government.

During the call, Lula reiterated that ‌negotiations are the best ‌way to resolve the dispute, while Trump suggested that officials from both countries meet as soon as ​possible, the statement said.

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Exclusive-US plans $725 million payment towards its large UN debt Aug 21, 2026 01:00PM

By Humeyra Pamuk and Emma Farge

WASHINGTON/GENEVA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The ‌Trump administration has started ​the process to ​transfer $725 million to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters showed, a move aid experts said was a welcome step towards paying billions in dues owed.

There was no immediate response from Washington to questions about the reasons for the payment from an ‌administration which has slashed... (continue reading...)


NATO members discuss Strait of Hormuz options without alliance involvement Aug 21, 2026 12:37PM

BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - ‌NATO's top ​commander ​convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of ‌navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson ⁠told Reuters, adding that this is not a NATO ‌mission. 

“Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ‌hosted a meeting of interested Allies at the chief of defence level on Wednesday, 19 Aug ​26, in order to facilitate their possible contributions to... (continue reading...)


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