Headlines for August 26, 2026

Iran Announces That It’s Resuming Negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz, Palestinians Hold Vigil for Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike a Year Ago, Israeli Forces Storm Major UNRWA Facility in Occupied East Jerusalem, Far-Right Israeli Lawmaker Destroys Limestone Monument in Occupied West Bank, U.S. Delists Syria as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, CIA Director Makes Unannounced Trip to Moscow, Canada Responds to U.S. Tariffs as Trump Floats Renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America”, Interfaith Coalition Denounces RSS Leader’s Visit to Madison Square Garden, ICE Detains a Record 50,000 People in July, New York Bill Prohibiting Local Law Enforcement from Cooperating with ICE Goes into Effect, Six Immigrants Who Resisted Getting Off the Plane in Liberia Were Deported to Equatorial Guinea, Federal Judge Orders the Release of Second Key Witness in Fatal Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Colombia’s New Right-Wing President Abelardo de la Espriella Vows to Deport Thousands of Immigrants, Federal Judge Blocks Ohio from Requiring Residents to Provide Proof of Citizenship When Registering to Vote, House Democratic Leader Jeffries Lashes Out at Critics of His Meeting with Kushner, Darline Graham Wins South Carolina’s Republican Senate Primary Runoff, Federal Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bid to Overturn Her Sex Trafficking Conviction, Two Unvaccinated People Have Died from Measles in Pennsylvania, CNN: Members of Specialized Team That Responds to Natural Disasters in National Parks Dispatched to Work on Trump’s Pet Projects, Beloved Country Superstar Dolly Parton Dies at 80