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• Harry and Meghan's return to UK reignites questions over security
  20 August 2026
  Their surprise announcement means a fresh decision will need to be made on the level of publicly funded protection they are entitled to.
• Watch: What does Harry's return mean for his fractured relationship with William?
  20 August 2026
  The brothers have had a fractured relationship for a number of years.
• Five key takeaways from GCSE results day 2026
  20 August 2026
  Resits are up, the gap between boys and girls has shrunk and England's regional divide has widened.
• US says sanctions will 'squash' Iran's economy and 'collapse' its regime
  20 August 2026
  The US treasury secretary says allies will need to decide whether they "are with us or against us".
• Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university
  20 August 2026
  Nathan Cofnas says he is being investigated for discriminating against the late Cambridge professor.
• John Swinney defends £45,000 business-class flights to World Cup
  20 August 2026
  The Scottish government spent almost £100,000 on official visits to the United States in June.
• UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
  20 August 2026
  European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
• Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
  20 August 2026
  Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
• BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour surgery 'went well'
  20 August 2026
  The 62-year-old said that his "world was turned upside down" when a brain tumour was discovered.
• Man charged over Manchester synagogue attack
  20 August 2026
  Police say the man is accused of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.

France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines

• France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project
  20 August 2026
  Paris, Berlin, London and Rome on Thursday condemned Israel's decision to open bidding for a planned settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The sprawling "E1" development, which like all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law, would further cut Palestinian-majority east Jerusalem off from the West Bank. 
• Extreme heat: 'We're really starting now to understand how global climate is impacting our health'
  20 August 2026
  Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr. Simon Williams, Behavioural Scientist, WHO Consultant, Lecturer in psychology and a public health researcher at Swansea University. What concerns Dr. Williams most is that the health consequences of extreme heat, particularly for older adults, are emerging sooner and at lower levels of warming than we had previously understood. We are already living with approximately 1.3°C of global warming, and increasingly severe summers are exposing profound age-related vulnerabilities, from reduced physiological capacity to cool the body to underlying cardiovascular and other health conditions.
• Landmark case against Meta: Focus shifts from online content to 'design and infrastructure'
  20 August 2026
  Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Leïla Mörch, CEO / Founder of Geminy. She specializes in technology, public policy, with a focus on social media regulation. She sees the landmark trial against Meta as potentially significant not simply because the social media giant is being asked to answer for harms associated with social media, but because the legal focus is shifting from content to design. Section 230 has historically shaped debates around platforms’ responsibility for what users publish. Here, however, the central question is increasingly about the infrastructure itself: recommendation systems, infinite scroll, attention-maximizing features, and the choices platforms make about how users encounter content and engage.
• British Army sailors rescue bedraggled barn owl 70 nautical miles out to sea
  20 August 2026
  A barn owl stranded some 70 nautical miles out to sea was rescued by an astonished British Army sailing crew competing in a gruelling race around Britain and Ireland.
• North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet
  20 August 2026
  North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the South said, and Pyongyang mocked US "servant" Seoul, after President Donald Trump suggested he would meet Kim Jong Un this year. The latest launches from the nuclear-armed North come as South Korea and the United States hold a shorter edition of their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises, following an order from Trump to scale them back.
• French PM announces creation of unit to combat cyberattacks
  20 August 2026
  French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced the creation of a specialised unit to strengthen the fight against cyberattacks. It follows a series of hacks on the websites of French government services that have highlighted vulnerabilities in IT security. So what tools are available to take down cyber attackers – and do they go far enough?
• Spain expands Ceuta migrant shelters to ease crisis
  20 August 2026
  The Spanish government announced on Thursday the creation of shelters for 1,800 migrants in Ceuta in a bid to relieve the humanitarian crisis there following last month's influx from Morocco. Some 72,000 migrants breached the border in an unprecedented and deadly rush into the north African territory on July 30-31, with 70,000 having since returned to Morocco, according to Spanish government figures. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid, Spain.
• Hundreds of migrants relocated to temporary shelters following Ceuta border crisis
  20 August 2026
  Spanish authorities have cleared the El Trampolín beach area in Ceuta, relocating around 1,500 migrants and asylum seekers according to official government figures. This large-scale operation addresses the humanitarian crisis triggered when thousands of migrants crossed the border from Morocco on 30 and 31 July.
• Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic leaves at least 100 dead
  20 August 2026
  **This video contains sensitive content** The death toll from August 18's gold mine collapse in Zamboye, Central African Republic has surpassed 100. Several survivors were also critically injured. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the collapse, identify the victims and those responsible for operating the site, and establish any potential criminal liability. 
• Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16
  20 August 2026
  A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded 40 in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time". 

United Kingdom : Latest news on Le Monde.fr.

20 August 2026

• France joins European powers in call for Israel to halt West Bank settlement plan
  20 August 2026
  France, Britain, Germany and Italy condemned on Thursday the Israeli government's opening for bids to build more than 1,200 homes in a controversial West Bank settlement plan approved last year.
• France fines UK fashion site Boohoo over fake sales
  20 August 2026
  Boohoo has been handed a €2.33 million fine by France's anti-fraud and consumer agency, which found the UK-based online retailer had falsely promoted clothes and other items as discounts.
• Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to the UK, press reports
  20 August 2026
  According to British news outlets, the couple will leave the US by the end of the month to settle in a non-royal residence outside of London. Their two children have already been enrolled in a British school.
• Fires and 'megaboats' fuel tensions over Channel crossings in northern France
  19 August 2026
  Since the beginning of 2026, the number of attempted crossings to England has fallen sharply, but larger boats have created significant safety problems. Meanwhile, some locals have accused migrants of starting fires.
• Moscow warns London over role in Ukraine conflict after UK-made drones strike Russia
  18 August 2026
  Drones supplied to Ukraine by a British defense firm were reportedly used to carry out strikes on Russian territory. In a statement on Monday, Russia's embassy in London accused Britian of becoming 'an accomplice and co-perpetrator' of the attacks.
• Thousands mourn ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday in London vigil
  17 August 2026
  Star academic Jason Arday was found dead on Friday, August 14, amid growing furore over claims of academic plagiarism.
• Virgin receives track access to launch Eurostar rival in 2030
  17 August 2026
  British group Virgin received high-speed rail access through the Channel Tunnel, an element needed to launch a rival service to Eurostar, which has held a monopoly on passenger services through the tunnel since 1994.
• Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping toward Germany
  16 August 2026
  Firefighters from all over Belgium as well as from Germany have been deployed across the High Fens park, an area of boggy peatlands and pine forests near the German border, in an attempt to tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildifre.
• British PM calls for 'reflection' after death of Cambridge professor
  16 August 2026
  The family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who was found dead days after resigning amid plagiarism allegations, has accused his critics of subjecting him to years of harassment.
• Probe into €5.8 million gift to Nigel Farage reopens as he wins by-election
  14 August 2026
  The leader of the far-right Reform UK party reclaimed his Clacton seat, triggering the reopening of a parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million donation from a crypto billionaire.

Observer

• My Unsentimental Education: Cupid Has Flown the Co-Op (The End of Love in Manhattan)
  20 August 2026
  Candace Bushnell's most searching column asks the question Manhattan had stopped bothering to answer: whatever happened to love?
• Meet Herbert Wertheim, the Billionaire Who Paid $40M for Ferrari’s First EV
  20 August 2026
  Herbert Wertheim turned an ophthalmology business and savvy investments into a $4.7 billion fortune and just spent $40 million on Ferrari’s controversial first EV.
• The Founding Director of Mathaf Returns to Doha for Art Basel Qatar’s Second Edition
  20 August 2026
  In conversation with Observer, newly named artistic director Wassan Al-Khudhairi discussed inheriting the role from Wael Shawky, how she wants to see the fair's format evolve and her favorite thing to eat in Doha.
• To Prepare Students for the A.I. Age, Invest in International Education
  20 August 2026
  International education is often treated as an enrichment opportunity separate from career preparation. The Institute of International Education's Jason Czyz argues that studying and working abroad can help students develop the adaptability, communication and judgment they will need in an A.I.-driven economy.
• Thomas Houseago Makes Ancient Objects Speak to Our Violent Present
  20 August 2026
  In "Death’s Sacred Mirror" at Lévy Gorvy Dayan London, ancient objects, modernist icons and the artist's own wounded forms speak across time.
• Higher Education, Finer Dining: Inside the Culinary Scenes at California’s Top College Towns
  20 August 2026
  At California’s elite universities, Michelin-starred tasting menus and historic farm-to-table spots have turned campus visits into serious culinary trips.
• At Pelagos, Luca Piscazzi Turns Italian Instinct Into Greek Discovery
  20 August 2026
  At Four Seasons Astir Palace Athens, Luca Piscazzi uses Greek ingredients and Italian memory to build a Michelin-starred restaurant that keeps discovering its own coastline.
• The Long View: What Qatar Can Teach Us About Investing in Culture
  19 August 2026
  Amir Berbić, dean of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, argues that at a moment when many countries are reducing investment in the arts, Qatar offers a compelling counterexample: the recognition that the most enduring returns are often generated by investments whose full value cannot yet be quantified, but which ultimately reshape institutions, communities and the future itself.
• Why University’s End Marks the Start of So Many Watch Collectors’ Journeys
  19 August 2026
  Unlike most things bought to mark the start of adult life, a timepiece stays with its owner for decades, picking up meaning as the occasion itself grows more distant.
• Shezad Dawood’s “Skin of Dreams” Looks Forward as Well as Back
  19 August 2026
  In Abu Dhabi, a city consciously imagining itself into a new cultural future, it feels like exactly the right show in exactly the right place.

Europe : Latest news on Le Monde.fr.

20 August 2026

• France joins European powers in call for Israel to halt West Bank settlement plan
  20 August 2026
  France, Britain, Germany and Italy condemned on Thursday the Israeli government's opening for bids to build more than 1,200 homes in a controversial West Bank settlement plan approved last year.
• France fines UK fashion site Boohoo over fake sales
  20 August 2026
  Boohoo has been handed a €2.33 million fine by France's anti-fraud and consumer agency, which found the UK-based online retailer had falsely promoted clothes and other items as discounts.
• Europe heatwaves: Germany and Spain report over 18,000 heat-related deaths this summer
  20 August 2026
  Germany's public health authority said around 9,600 of its 14,000 heat-related deaths occurred in one late June week. Spain's public health institute reported 4,458 such deaths from June 1 to August 19, the most for the period since 2022.
• Hungarian public news back on air after PM Magyar's media reforms
  20 August 2026
  PM Peter Magyar ran reforms to restore independence for public media outlets, which had been controlled under ex-PM Viktor Orban. An independent news site said the first public news broadcast since July 7 had balanced coverage.
• Spain expands migrant shelters in Ceuta to ease humanitarian crisis
  20 August 2026
  After thousands of migrants entered the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta in July, many who remain, including women, girls and other unaccompanied minors, have struggled with basic food, water, shelter and sanitation needs.
• 'Fjord,' 2026 Palme d'Or: 'Cristian Mungiu lends cinematic prestige to the fight against political correctness'
  20 August 2026
  Romanian political scientist Cristian Pirvulescu argues that, by once again choosing a politically divisive subject while refusing to deliver a moral verdict, filmmaker Cristian Mungiu cultivates ambiguity that serves reactionary circles.
• Kremlin cracks down on all anti-war voices ahead of Russia's elections
  20 August 2026
  Lev Shlosberg, one of the few Russian opposition figures to publicly denounce the offensive in Ukraine while remaining in Russia, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. His party, the only anti-war political group, has been barred from the September 20 election.
• Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to the UK, press reports
  20 August 2026
  According to British news outlets, the couple will leave the US by the end of the month to settle in a non-royal residence outside of London. Their two children have already been enrolled in a British school.
• Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel sent a message to Turkey the day after Syrian airbase was bombed
  20 August 2026
  'We will not tolerate a Turkish military entrenchment moving southward, because it threatens us,' the Israeli prime minister said. He stopped short of claiming Israeli responsibility for the strike.
• Belgian officials lift evacuation orders in wildfire zone
  19 August 2026
  Residents of wildfire-struck areas in Belgium and Germany were given authorization to return home on Wednesday as firefighters appeared to be containing Belgium's largest blaze in a century.