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Burnham’s expected UK ban on Israeli settlement goods draws broad support
Al Jazeera 27 Aug 2026

Burnham’s expected UK ban on Israeli settlement goods draws broad support

A Labour lawmaker tells Al Jazeera sanctions would uphold British morals and legal obligations. London, United Kingdom – UK Prime Minister and Labour leader Andy Burnham is expect…

War on Iran: Diplomacy intensifies
Al Jazeera 27 Aug 2026

War on Iran: Diplomacy intensifies

Trump talks to Al Jazeera, Qatar’s Prime Minister visits Tehran and a temporary route is agreed in the Strait of Hormuz.

Head of Russian intelligence service on meeting with CIA director: ‘We discussed issues that fall within the purview of the intelligence services’
Meduza 27 Aug 2026

Head of Russian intelligence service on meeting with CIA director: ‘We discussed issues that fall within the purview of the intelligence services’

Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said he met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during Ratcliffe’s August 25 visit to Moscow, and that the two discus…

Iran war divide widens as Ghalibaf and hardliner clash over next moves
The National 27 Aug 2026

Iran war divide widens as Ghalibaf and hardliner clash over next moves

A public clash between hardline Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and a prominent ultraconservative figure has exposed growing divisions within Iran's regime over how th…

Fidan says SDF declaration positive, action must follow
Hürriyet 27 Aug 2026

Fidan says SDF declaration positive, action must follow

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has welcomed a declaration by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to dissolve, while saying Türkiye would verify whether the move is implemented on the…

Yayoi Kusama, queen of polka dots who created a psychedelic, feminist and surrealist universe, dies at 97
Le Monde 27 Aug 2026

Yayoi Kusama, queen of polka dots who created a psychedelic, feminist and surrealist universe, dies at 97

The Japanese visual artist's famous polka dots are just one part of her body of work, as she continually reinvented herself over seven decades, from Japan to the US.

Canada removes US fish, seafood from counter-tariffs list
Le Monde 27 Aug 2026

Canada removes US fish, seafood from counter-tariffs list

The Canadian duties targeting seafood imports could have hit American states like Alaska and Maine ahead of key US midterm elections in November.

Is Iran war diplomacy ramping up, as Qatar, Oman, Pakistan officials visit?
Al Jazeera 27 Aug 2026

Is Iran war diplomacy ramping up, as Qatar, Oman, Pakistan officials visit?

There are signs both sides could be ready to de-escalate, at least militarily, analysts say. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is visiting …

Is China Really a Champion of the Global South?
Project Syndicate 27 Aug 2026

Is China Really a Champion of the Global South?

Adekeye Adebajo sees a status-quo superpower that is primarily concerned with the protection of its own interests abroad.

Foreign troops' withdrawal from Iraq 'accelerating' as deadline approaches
The National 27 Aug 2026

Foreign troops' withdrawal from Iraq 'accelerating' as deadline approaches

The departure of foreign coalition troops from Iraq is picking up pace as the September 30 deadline for their withdrawal approaches, a government spokesman said on Thursday. “We a…

Avengers: Endgame re-release is "required viewing" to understand Avengers: Doomsday
Digital Spy 27 Aug 2026

Avengers: Endgame re-release is "required viewing" to understand Avengers: Doomsday

Ahead of the release of Avengers: Doomsday this Christmas, 2019's Avengers: Endgame is getting a re-release in cinemas with four minutes of previously unseen footage.It doesn't se…

Six Novels That Try to Keep Up With Elizabeth Taylor
Lit Hub 27 Aug 2026

Six Novels That Try to Keep Up With Elizabeth Taylor

I first saw Elizabeth Taylor in The VIPs, when I was a moony and impressionable teenager. There were nuances I surely missed, but the movie’s larger premise came through loud and …