Trending: * August 27, 2026 — The U.S. Justice Department charged 81 alleged members of Los Baja Deo (LBD), a violent drug-trafficking organization operating around Mayagüez and western Puerto Rico, with federal drug and firearms offenses; 70 defendants were arrested during the takedown. * Authorities say the organization operated since at
Trending: * August 26, 2026 — the U.S. Justice Department and FBI seized and shut down QScan and QTRouter, two hacking platforms operated by the China-based QTFY group and used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers to attack and hide their activity against U.S. government and critical infrastructure networks. * The
Trending: * August 25, 2026 — U.S., Dominican, Colombian, and Dutch forces carried out a coordinated drug interdiction in the central Caribbean after a U.S. SOUTHCOM aircraft detected a suspected smuggling boat and allied aircraft continuously tracked it until Dominican forces intercepted it. * Authorities detained three suspects and seized 1,
Trending: * August 24, 2026 — The United States officially removed Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list after 47 years, eliminating major restrictions on U.S. aid, financial activity, exports, and private investment involving Syria. * The Trump administration said the decision recognizes counterterrorism steps taken by President Ahmed al-Sharaa’
Trending: * August 23, 2026 — Iran announced the discovery of more than 7.5 trillion cubic feet of high-quality “sweet” natural gas in southern Fars Province, with about 5.7 trillion cubic feet estimated to be recoverable—equivalent to roughly 15 years of production from one phase of the massive
Trending: * August 20, 2026 — The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Canada jointly called on Israel to immediately withdraw plans for new construction in the E1 settlement area of the West Bank. * Statement: * The seven countries said the project could divide the West Bank
Trending: * August 19, 2026 — U.S., Colombian, and Panamanian forces carried out a joint operation in the Eastern Pacific after a U.S. SOUTHCOM aircraft detected a suspected drug-smuggling boat traveling from Colombia toward Central America. * Panamanian forces intercepted the vessel about 114 nautical miles south of Panama, seizing
Trending: * August 18, 2026 — Israel confirmed it carried out eight airstrikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase in Idlib to prevent Turkish forces from deploying there, saying the planned deployment threatened Israeli security and violated an agreed security status quo with Syria. * The strikes damaged the runway and hangars
Trending: * August 17, 2026 — The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX company, a $22.9 billion seven-year contract to dramatically increase production of Tomahawk cruise missiles, long-range precision weapons launched from ships, submarines, and ground systems to strike targets hundreds of miles away. * The deal aims to
Trending: * August 16, 2026 — Belgium is battling the largest wildfire in its modern history after a fire that began August 14 burned roughly 30 square kilometers (3,000 hectares) of the High Fens nature reserve near the German border. * Around 600 people were evacuated from nearby communities, while more than
Trending: * August 13, 2026 — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Task Force Falcon Strike, the first multinational U.S.-led force designed to combine attack drones operating in the air, on the water, and underwater with military partners across the Middle East. * The new unit builds on Task Force Scorpion
Trending: * August 12, 2026 — Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed when an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed during a flight near Salado, Texas, about 50 miles north of Austin. * The Fort Hood-based helicopter, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, crashed in a rural field and sparked a