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Carney faces crucial test after calling Trump’s bluff

23 August, 2026

The United States and Canada have entered into uncharted territory. The longtime allies and economic partners, who have enjoyed free trade for decades, are now in an escalating trade war with no clear off ramp.And for Prime Minister Mark Carney, the late night decision to suspend talks with President Donald Trump and to retaliate instead

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Watch: Moment robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m record in China

22 August, 2026

A humanoid robot has outperformed humans by running faster than Usain Bolt’s 100m sprint world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.Tianzhuo, the robot developed by China’s Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the event.Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt set the world record for humans in

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Carney calls Trump’s fresh tariffs a ‘miscalculation’ after trade talks collapse

22 August, 2026

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has said a fresh wave of US tariffs on Canada is a “miscalculation” designed to “hurt and divide us”, after trade talks broke down late on Friday.Carney said he walked away from a deal because he was not prepared to “compromise Canada’s sovereignty”.”They asked too much and they offered too

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Robot horse and rider steal the show at Chinese conference

22 August, 2026

A robot horse and dancing humanoids are among the machines that have been showcased by Chinese manufacturers at a conference in Beijing. The five-day 2026 World Robot Conference, which started on Wednesday, comes as the country continues to expand its robotics industry. On the day the conference kicked off, the world’s biggest humanoid robot maker

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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say

22 August, 2026

A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and snack, local media report.The seven-year-old was spotted sitting on a bench on Mount Fuji in foggy and rainy conditions, at a point situated at over 2,000m (6,500ft).His father, 48, reportedly told

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Canada says it will match US tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ as trade talks break down

22 August, 2026

A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.Announcing the suspension of negotiations shortly before the Friday night deadline, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would impose reciprocal tariffs on US goods “dollar for dollar”.Carney said “last-minute changes

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‘We have more work to do’, says Canada negotiator as US trade deadline looms

22 August, 2026

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette, whose province is home to a large dairy industry, said on Thursday that she was analysing what the deal will mean for Quebec farmers before deciding on whether to restore US alcohol sales.Doug Ford, the traditionally outspoken premier of Canada’s largest province Ontario, has yet to comment publicly on the deal.Meanwhile,

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How Israel is expanding settlements in drive to reshape West Bank

22 August, 2026

It was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel’s prime minister made his intentions clear. “We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state,” said Benjamin Netanyahu. “This place belongs to us.”He was signing an agreement to push ahead with the expansion

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Two injured in stabbing attack at Edmonton Sikh temple

22 August, 2026

A man has been arrested after two people were injured in an early morning stabbing attack at a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada, police said.Officials said the attack inside the sprawling Nanaksar Gurdwara unfolded around 05:00 local time (12:00 BST) on Friday morning. Police did not identify the suspect, nor did they specify a motive.The

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Russian double-tap drone strike kills 15 in Ukrainian mall, officials say

22 August, 2026

Four people – including three children – were killed in separate Russian attacks in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, and another two in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, local officials said.In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, three people were injured when a drone exploded near a taxi, the regional head said.This comes a day after 17 people

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Germany investigates Russia links to weapons cache discovery, reports say

21 August, 2026

Dobrindt said that last October Germany’s domestic intelligence agency became aware of a possible weapons cache in the woods on the outskirts of Berlin. Officials located the stash with the help of the Berlin State police, and found two handguns and ammunition.The German security authorities suspect the weapons and ammunition found were intended for use

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Several injured after sword attack at Swedish school

21 August, 2026

Several people have been injured after a sword attack at a high school in Sweden, local authorities say.Police said they had arrested one man after the incident at Brinell School in Fagersta, central Sweden.Officers were called to the scene just after 14:00 local time (13:00 BST) on Friday, with some reports in Swedish media saying

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Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war

21 August, 2026

To stay calm in the queue Lyubov is stroking her pet dog Agatha.How does Lyubov view the fuel crisis?”Everyone says there is a difficult situation in the country,” Lyubov tells me. “Everyone connects this to that situation.”Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 there were no drone attacks on Russian oil refineries – or

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Bodies of two mountaineers discovered after Swiss glacier melts

21 August, 2026

The bodies of two Belgian men who went missing in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been discovered after being exposed by the melting of a glacier, police have said. A hiker discovered the bodies on 26 July on the Trift Glacier, south of the Swiss city of Lucerne, officials said.DNA analysis later confirmed them

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El Niño set to be ‘strongest in living memory’, says Met Office

21 August, 2026

Heat is released from the ocean into the atmosphere, lifting global temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns.Scientists declare an El Niño when sea surface temperatures in a key area of the Pacific are 0.5C or more above average.Current measurements show that they are well over 2C above normal.Latest forecasts from the Met Office suggest that these

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British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia

21 August, 2026

British rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three rape charges in Australia, after a jury cleared him of several sexual assault offences but could not reach a decision on others. The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was charged with repeatedly raping and assaulting a fan after performing at a

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Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square activists guilty in national security trial

21 August, 2026

Lee and Chow were also leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance (HKA).The HKA was founded in May 1989 to support students holding pro-democracy rallies. Weeks later, the Communist Party crushed pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square with troops and tanks. Estimates of the death toll range from a few hundred to many thousands.Over the

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Nigeria’s PDP: Why one-time political giant may face extinction

21 August, 2026

Internal power struggles, factionalism, insistence that power rotates through the regions and disciplinary measures have all added to the sense of disillusionment within the party.The PDP has been robbed of high-profile figures and talent, including the loss of former Vice-President Atiku Aubakar last year.The crisis was intensified by a debilitating leadership tussle.In November 2025, a

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Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan taken to hospital for treatment

21 August, 2026

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the capital, Islamabad, following complaints about his poor health.Khan was taken from Adiala jail and sent to Shifa International Hospital under heavy security, according to his party. There is yet to be official confirmation he has been transferred.The move complied with a

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US says sanctions will ‘squash’ Iran’s economy and ‘collapse’ its regime

21 August, 2026

The Iranian economy has long been struggling under the weight of decades of international sanctions, which left it in tatters.Earlier this year, Iran experienced weeks of protests due to the spiralling cost of living and inflation – with everyday Iranians blaming the regime for their difficulties.Official figures show that in the 12 months to February

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Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit by one

20 August, 2026

The mayor of Como has banned riding bicycles in certain areas of the historic Italian city after he was hit by an electric one. Alessandro Rapinese said the ban was necessary to improve public safety. It means from September, cyclists will have to dismount through an area of around 30 streets.He told Italian news agency

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Togo charges two French journalists over incorrect documents, rights group says

20 August, 2026

The two French journalists detained in Togo since last month have been charged with “false declarations” despite having the correct documents to work there, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said.Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani had been filming a documentary in Kara, northern Togo, for France Télévisions when they were arrested on 27 July, the

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Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time

20 August, 2026

Lebanon has handed Syria a former general who served under the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad, in the first extradition of its kind since his government fell.Maj Gen Adel Issa, 67, is accused of a raft of crimes allegedly committed during the Syrian civil war, which ended in December 2024 when rebel forces took the

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Liberia’s former Vice-President Jewel Howard-Taylor charged in drug-trafficking probe

20 August, 2026

Howard-Tayor faces charges including the unlicensed importation, sale and transportation of controlled drugs, illicit trafficking, criminal solicitation and criminal facilitation.Police have charged three foreign nationals – two Croatians and one Ukrainian – in absentia as part of their investigation. They are accused of being part of the same network as the former politician. Liberian Justice

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