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What You Need to Know • On Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, the Mardi Gras Indians parade in elaborate suits adorned with beads and feathers. • Elenora Brown, known...

What You Need to Know • Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's far-right National Security Minister, suggested killing 30 to 40 people in Gaza nightly. • Ben-Gvir made these remarks during a podcast...

What You Need to Know • Margaret Atwood, an 86-year-old Canadian author, faces book bans in 135 American school districts. • Her works, including "The Handmaid's Tale," have been banned...

What You Need to Know • King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, publicly apologized for his ancestors' role in the slave trade. • The Ga people acted as...

What You Need to Know • Former Thai Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered firearm regulations after multiple school shootings in 2022 and 2023. • Thailand has approximately 10 million civilian-owned...

What You Need to Know • Moroccan security forces detained 294 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempting to enter Ceuta on August 16, 2026. • Authorities also arrested 61 Moroccans accused...

What You Need to Know • Admiral Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, emphasized mental health on the USS Lincoln. • The USS Lincoln has...

What You Need to Know • President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro launched their presidential campaigns in Brazil. • Lula addressed over 10,000 supporters at Vila...

What You Need to Know • U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner met with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday. • The discussions aim to advance a stalled 15-point U.S.-backed...

What You Need to Know • Two people died and hundreds were evacuated due to simultaneous fires on Salamina Island, Greece. • Approximately 200 firefighters were deployed to combat the...

What You Need to Know • Hamas leaders met with Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, in Egypt on August 16, 2026. • Kushner is advocating for Hamas disarmament...

What You Need to Know • Tommy John, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, passed away at 83 years old in Bradenton, Florida. • John won 288 games during his...

What You Need to Know • Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old captain of Portugal, indicated that the upcoming season may be his last. • Ronaldo has scored 976 goals throughout his...

What You Need to Know • Fifteen Palestinians, including two children, are trapped in three homes in Ras al-Ain, Qusra. • The Israeli army blocked a UNICEF convoy attempting to...

What You Need to Know • Thomas "Tommy" John, a four-time MLB All-Star, passed away at the age of 83 in Florida. • John underwent an experimental elbow surgery in...

What You Need to Know • In late March, a gang stole three valuable paintings from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Italy. • The stolen artworks included Cézanne's Still Life...

What You Need to Know • Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after passing near Hawaii without making landfall. • Over 130,000 households lost power across Hawaii's...

What You Need to Know • Juanjo Coronado reported worsening conditions in Ceuta, Spain, two weeks after a mass border crossing. • The Spanish government claims most of the over...