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9:09 AM on Tuesday, August 12

President Javier Milei of Argentina is helping to launch a $1 million initiative to improve diplomatic relations between Israel and several Latin American countries

8:35 AM on Tuesday, August 12

YouTube is ready to start testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. using artificial intelligence to distinguish between adults and minors based on their viewing habits

8:35 AM on Tuesday, August 12

US inflation was unchanged last month, though core prices accelerated

8:04 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Investigators with a Native American community in New Mexico are trying to crack a cold case, one irreplaceable item at a time

7:18 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Madonna has urged the pope to visit Gaza “before it's too late.”

7:07 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Red Bull’s sporting portfolio now includes a top-flight English rugby team after the energy drinks giant took full ownership of Newcastle Falcons

6:48 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Thailand’s army is warning that it may have to“exercise the right of self-defense” in response to continuing incidents it blames on Cambodia in which Thai soldiers patrolling along the two countries’ border have been wounded by land mines

6:42 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Iranian police say 21,000 people were detained during the 12-day war with Israel in June

6:30 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place

5:40 AM on Tuesday, August 12

A U.N.-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar’s detention centers, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of sexual body parts

1:13 AM on Tuesday, August 12

The San Francisco 49ers are counting on receiver Ricky Pearsall to step up this season

12:46 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Australia’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point for a third time this year to 3.6%, with inflation tamed and economic growth stalling

12:43 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Australia’s central bank cuts interest rate for third time this year to 3.6%

12:15 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Shohei Ohtani has homered in his third straight game

12:07 AM on Tuesday, August 12

FIFA is testing a new protocol for the 2026 World Cup in North America, requiring host committees to develop human rights action plans

12:02 AM on Tuesday, August 12

The Milwaukee Brewers became the first MLB team since 2019 with multiple winning streaks of 10 or more games