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Canada-US rift deepens as Carney vows retaliatory tariffs after trade talks fail

Business August 22, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday he would slap retaliatory tariffs on the United States after walking away from a “bad deal” on trade, deepening the rift between the longtime alli...

12 dead in UK, Ireland 'wrong-side' crashes

News August 22, 2026

Twelve people have died in less than a week in accidents in England and Ireland involving cars being driven the wrong way on major roads, amid a social media trend for “wrong-side” driving. Seven ...

England rout Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs in Headingley Test

News August 21, 2026

England launched their post-Bazball era with an innings and 103-run thrashing of Pakistan in the first Test at Headingley on Friday. Pakistan, who had been 51-2 in their second innings, lost four wick...

Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength

News August 21, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington. Talks...

Turkiye issues 'genocide' warrant for Israel's Netanyahu

News August 21, 2026

Turkiye has sought an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of “genocide” linked to Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza, the just...

'An unprecedented event': UK Met Office says this year's El Niño to be 'biggest for over a century'

News August 21, 2026

This year’s El Niño weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century, warming sea surface temperatures to an “unheard-of” level, Britain’s national weather agency predicted on Friday. Th...

US national debt surges past $40 trillion for first time

Business August 21, 2026

WASHINGTON: The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed on Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donal...

Portugal bans full-face veils

Health August 20, 2026

LISBON: Portugal’s president has enacted a law pushed by the far right banning the concealment of faces in public, a measure widely seen as targeting Muslim women wearing a full-face veil. “The fa...

OpenAI slows advanced AI development after its tools launched cyberattack

News August 19, 2026

ChatGPT creator OpenAI said Tuesday that it was tapping the brakes on development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after revealing that one of its AI tools carri...

Robinson double rocks Pakistan in first Test before rain stops play

News August 19, 2026

England bowler Ollie Robinson took a wicket with the first ball of the match as his double strike left Pakistan reeling before rain stopped play in the first Test at Headingley on Wednesday. Robinson ...