The Guardian

Is this the end of Harry and Meghan’s American dream?

The Sussexes are returning to the UK with significantly reduced media deals in an industry where fame alone can no longer guarantee successHaving settled in California in the aftermath of their dramatic decoupling from the royal family in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced a partnership that appeared to set a clear destination for their new lives outside the House of Windsor.With every global media stable clamouring for their signature, the couple revealed a deal with Netflix reporte

general  Aug 22, 2026

The Guardian

Premium bonds: more chance of win as NS&I ups prize fund rate again

Savings bank estimates there will be 308,000 more prizes available in September draw than the month beforePremium bond holders will have more chances of winning prizes after changes announced this week.From September there will be more prizes up for grabs for the 22 million people who hold the government-backed savings bonds. Continue reading...

general  Aug 22, 2026

BBC World

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

New 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after last minute breakdown in trade talks.

general  Aug 22, 2026

The Guardian

Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail

Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talksCanadian prime minister Mark Carney has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”, after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the midnight deadline.“Last-minute changes in the US proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal,” Carney said in a statement. Continue reading...

general  Aug 22, 2026

WSJ World News

U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods After Last-Ditch Talks Failed

Negotiations between the neighboring countries broke down Friday night and Ottawa says it would impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.

general  Aug 22, 2026

NY Times World

Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Collapse; Washington Imposes New Tariffs

Mark Carney suspended talks and will take out retaliatory tariffs against the United States after days of negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse.

general  Aug 22, 2026

NY Times World

Cities Compete in Dizzying ‘Gold Rush’ to Be Japan’s Backup Capital

Osaka? Fukuoka? Sapporo? The race is on to be second to Tokyo — and to claim the prestige and money that could come with it.

general  Aug 22, 2026

NY Times World

Close and Loving, or Oppressive? A Novelist Takes Aim at Italian Families.

Many Italians see themselves in Andrea Bajani’s latest novel, a portrayal of the family as a “little totalitarian system” shaped by psychological and physical violence.

general  Aug 22, 2026

NY Times World

U.S. Says Canada Has Declined a Trade Deal to Stave Off Tariffs

United States trade representative Jamieson Greer said that it was a “missed opportunity for Canada.” The surprising development means tariffs against $20 billion of Canadian goods come into effect at midnight.

general  Aug 22, 2026

BBC World

Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears

The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

general  Aug 22, 2026

The Guardian

US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite federal court orders

Rule would require states to provide federal government with information on voters in return for delivering ballotsThe US Postal Service prepared to publish a final ⁠rule late ⁠on ​Friday to impose new requirements on states to provide the federal government with information on voters before the November ⁠midterm congressional elections, despite a ​pair of court ‌orders ‌that currently block the ‌changes from taking effect.The USPS acknowledged in the text of the final rule posted online Friday,

general  Aug 22, 2026

WSJ World News

The Fall Of Russia’s Only Anti-War Party Has Exposed Putin’s Vulnerability

Yabloko spent decades censoring itself to survive. The Ukraine war made continuing that balancing act impossible.

general  Aug 22, 2026

The Guardian

Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’

President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and also jokes about bombing IranDonald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country.“We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now,” Trump said, addressing a crowd in South Carolina. He was campaignin

general  Aug 22, 2026

The Guardian

Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, threatens harshest sanctions yet on Russia after strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home town of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russian drones have slammed into a busy shopping centre in central Ukraine, killing 16 people in an attack that Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “cynical and despicable”.The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, condemned Friday’s attack on Kryvyi Rih – the president’s home town – as “terror by design” and said she was “putting forward the most far-re

general  Aug 22, 2026

BBC World

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

Negotiations to finalise a deal between the US and Canada are going down to the wire ahead of a Friday night deadline.

general  Aug 22, 2026

NY Times World

Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.

general  Aug 22, 2026

BBC World

As they return to the UK, Harry and Meghan search for a brand that sticks

They will not be working royals when they come back. So what could they be doing instead?

general  Aug 22, 2026

BBC World

Drugs at their fingertips, intense pressure: Why child stars fall into addiction

Experts told the BBC the pressures of childhood stardom can put actors at an unusually higher risk of substance abuse issues.

general  Aug 21, 2026

The Guardian

Girl, six, dies three days after being pulled from sea off Sussex coast

Saja El-Khawas had been in critical condition after incident that also killed her sister and parents off coast of ShorehamA six-year-old girl has died in hospital three days after being pulled from the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in an incident that also killed her mother, father and sister.Saja El-Khawas died on Friday after the deaths of her sister Sara El-Khawas, 14, and her parents Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

general  Aug 21, 2026

BBC World

TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.

general  Aug 21, 2026