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Sunday, 23 August 2026 ¡ Global Edition ¡ Updated 01:25 CST
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Why is Israel building new illegal settlements?

Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank.

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More than 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region

Intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year.

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Israeli strikes kill two and injure others as Gaza attacks continue

Israeli drone attack targeted a family in the central city of Deir el-Balah, killing one person and wounding others.

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Putin warns Ukraine has opened ‘Pandora’s box’, rejects peace proposals

In an interview with the Russian channel Vesti, Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine's 'most vulnerable' economic sectors.

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Envoy says Israel did not give the US notice before strikes on Syrian base

US official Tom Barrack has criticised Israel for failing to give his country adequate warning, a claim Tel Aviv denies.

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Canada to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar,” PM Carney says

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match new US tariffs “dollar for dollar."

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Carney: Canada will enact retaliatory US tariffs starting September 8

The prime minister spoke hours after the US imposed 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of Canadian goods.

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Israel, Turkiye and the new regional reordering

In Syria, Israel is not only at odds with Turkiye but also with the regional and international consensus.

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Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack

Brinell School's principal says 18-year-old suspected of carrying out Friday's deadly sword attack was a student there.

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Armed men kidnap dozens in attacks on Nigerian villages

Police say three villages and a mosque were attacked, and worshippers kidnapped in central Niger State.

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Israel’s Chief Rabbi says Palestinians are not a people and have no rights

Israel’s Chief Rabbi denied Palestinians are a people, claimed Gaza for Jews and called for its destruction and return.

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Trump seeks to block the BBC’s attempt to subpoena Ivanka Trump, Trump Jr

While lawyers for the US president argue the subpoenas are 'cynical', the BBC says they could help shine light on case.

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‘Not a small issue’: People deported by US to Liberia face uncertain future

Liberia's government announced the move on Tuesday, two days before the flight. Politicians say they were not consulted.

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Seven killed, including two police officers, in UK ‘wrong-side’ car crash

Accident follows similar crashes in Ireland where police highlighted social media trend driving in opposite direction.

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South Korea sending first container ship through Arctic route

PanStar Acro, bound for Europe via Arctic, is testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice is commercially viable.

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