The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised Mark Carney stood before a walnut-veneered lectern, his face drawn tight, as he announced that talks with Canada’s biggest trading partner had collapsed. “Last spring, I ...
Month: August 2026
Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil warHumanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war
Conditions are deteriorating in city of El Obeid and camps on its outskirts, with more people arriving every day Humanitarian conditions in the Sudanese city of El Obeid and two camps on its outskirts are dire and deteriorating, according to people on the ground, as civilians displaced by fighting between ...
PC Harper’s killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release schemePC Harper’s killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act. ...
WhatsApp group chat used to send millions in cash, funding crime and extremismWhatsApp group chat used to send millions in cash, funding crime and extremism
The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail. ...
Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continuesIceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues
A vote on whether to resume membership talks with the European Union is too close to call. ...
Rescue to continue overnight for ‘in distress’ vessel carrying five in the ChannelRescue to continue overnight for ‘in distress’ vessel carrying five in the Channel
Several fishing vessels are assisting the Coastguard after reports of a boat “in distress’ off Plymouth. ...
British heavyweight Moses Itauma stretchered out after shock defeat in gruelling world title fightBritish heavyweight Moses Itauma stretchered out after shock defeat in gruelling world title fight
Filip Hrgovic shatters Moses Itauma’s world-title dream as the Briton appears to punch himself out in an extraordinary heavyweight world-title contest in London. ...
Republicans’ economic optimism is ‘starting to fade,’ economist saysRepublicans’ economic optimism is ‘starting to fade,’ economist says
The News Consumer sentiment among Republicans and independents is “starting to fade” ahead of the midterm elections, The Conference Board Chief Economist Dana Peterson told Semafor. The Conference Board said last week that its overall consumer confidence index had dropped to its lowest level since January. Economists had predicted it ...
The Fed ‘has been a little too quiet’ on Treasury, former Fed official saysThe Fed ‘has been a little too quiet’ on Treasury, former Fed official says
The News JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — The Federal Reserve has so far “been a little too quiet” about the Treasury Department’s campaign to bring down yields by buying back more long-term debt, former Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig told Semafor. “What they’re trying to do is not identify with ...
Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West BankPalestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank
Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home A Palestinian woman and an NBC News team are reported to have been attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, amid worsening confrontations in the area. ...