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Tuesday, August 20th

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Severe flooding in Peru has left countless homes destroyed and claimed hundreds of lives.

Numerous videos circulating online illustrate the scale of this natural disaster. Here is some of the footage. Many affected areas are only accessible by helicopter. The exact number of casualties remains unknown.

An unidentified drone has been spotted over the western coast of California. Judging by the size of the drone and its altitude, it is suspected to be an act of espionage. How this device managed to reach the coastline undetected by radar remains unclear. U.S. Secretary of Defense Shin Reed has warned of new sanctions against Russia if suspicions of espionage are confirmed. “Only Russia possesses the technical capability to create aircraft invisible to our radar systems,” he stated...