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• Two police officers among seven killed in wrong-way car crash
  22 August 2026
  PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died after a car driving the wrong way down the A66 near Middlesbrough collided with a police vehicle.
• Video appears to show police chase minutes before fatal A66 crash
  22 August 2026
  Several police vehicles are seen chasing a car just three minutes before the crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
• Canadian PM calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse
  22 August 2026
  Canada's prime minister said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs as he accused the US of starting a trade war.
• Rescuers dig through Ukraine mall wreckage as Zelensky condemns 'despicable' Russian strike
  22 August 2026
  Four people are still missing after Friday's attack which killed 16 and left 130 injured, including a number of children.
• How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con
  22 August 2026
  The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.
• Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record
  22 August 2026
  The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
• More students planning to live at home for university over 'insane' living costs
  22 August 2026
  Students like Jessica say they worry about missing out on student life, but feel they have no choice but to stay at home.
• As they return to the UK, Harry and Meghan search for a brand that sticks
  22 August 2026
  They will not be working royals when they come back. So what could they be doing instead?
• GTA 6 leaks - a nightmare or a blip for the biggest video game of the year?
  22 August 2026
  Clips appearing to show the highly anticipated game have appeared online, but will they really hurt it?
• Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump's deal
  22 August 2026
  The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.

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• Togo says it has 'serious' evidence against detained French filmmakers
  22 August 2026
  Togo’s government said Saturday it had “serious and corroborative evidence” against two French documentary filmmakers arrested last month alongside their Togolese fixer. The three men deny charges of making “false declarations”.
• Fontainebleau forest near Paris reopens after devastating wildfire
  22 August 2026
  Fontainebleau forest reopened to the public Saturday, with 80 percent of the popular Paris-area nature reserve accessible again after a wildfire scorched around 2,000 hectares last month. A fifth of the forest remains closed because of safety risks.
• Infantino defies FIFA vice president's request to stay away from Caribbean youth tournament
  22 August 2026
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a rare public appearance in the Caribbean despite a request from vice president Victor Montagliani to abstain as pressure mounts over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.
• 102 senior diplomats urge West Bank action against Israeli 'ethnic cleansing'
  22 August 2026
  Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy" any prospect of a viable Palestinian state. Analysis by Matthew-Mary Caruchet, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
• France to deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine after fresh wave of Russian strikes
  22 August 2026
  This Saturday saw a continued exchange of fire between Kyiv and Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron announced Paris would deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, whose air defences are running short after the latest round of deadly Russian attacks. Details from the ground by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze.
• DR Congo receives Ebola vaccines in face of 'exponential' outbreak
  22 August 2026
  The Democratic Republic of Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine, as authorities step up efforts against the ongoing outbreak. More than 2,500 people have already died and health officials from the WHO are warning this epidemic could surpass the deadliest on record – that occurred between 2014 and 2016 and caused over 11,000 deaths across West Africa. Dr Muhammad Munir, Professor of virology at Lancaster University in the UK, helps us understand the situation on the ground.
• 'Contrary to law': US judge strikes down Trump's 75-country visa ban
  22 August 2026
  A US federal judge has overturned a Trump administration policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that the measure was "contrary to law" and exceeded the State Department’s legal authority. The decision on Friday marks a setback to Trump's immigration crackdown, though the government can appeal.
• 102 UK, French ex-ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing in open letter
  22 August 2026
  Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s "erasure"of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. Among the signatories: Sir Vincent Fean, British former Consul-General Jerusalem and current trustee of the Britain Palestine Project. What does he hope the letter will achieve? He answered our questions.
• 102 former French and British ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing
  22 August 2026
  Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister, calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. The unprecedented joint letter directly accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing and warns that the world no longer sees it as a genuine democracy. Our correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky tells us about the significance of this letter.
• Antwerp's 'human zoo': Belgium confronts shame of colonial past
  22 August 2026
  In 1894, when the Belgian city of Antwerp was hosting a World's Fair, more than a hundred Congolese people were forcibly brought to the city to be exhibited in the Congo Pavilion. In this "human zoo", seven Congolese men ultimately died of disease. Today, this shocking episode still haunts Belgium as one of its colonial history's darkest chapters. This year, a monument to the victims was unveiled. Report by Alix le Bourbon and Dave Keating.

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22 August 2026

• 'France and the UK should act together to uphold international law in Palestine': An open letter by former French and British ambassadors
  22 August 2026
  In response to Israel's policy of occupation and destruction, around one hundred former representatives of France and the United Kingdom urge their governments to act through a series of sanctions aimed at safeguarding the rule of law.
• UK court orders Prince Harry, Elton John and others to pay £9.5 million to 'Daily Mail' tabloid
  21 August 2026
  Prince Harry and six other well-known figures were ordered on Friday to make the payment to the publisher of the 'Daily Mail' within a week after they lost their privacy case against the British tabloid.
• Europeans pressure Israel over West Bank settlements, citing 'unprecedented levels of violence'
  21 August 2026
  France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Norway and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement calling Israel's decision to publish tenders for construction in the so-called E1 area of the Palestinian West Bank 'unacceptable,' warning it would effectively split the occupied territory in two.
• Why British Prime Minister Andy Burnham should matter to Europe
  21 August 2026
  In a bid to win back his party's traditional base, the new Labour prime minister is focusing on domestic policy. However, his ambitions for industrial revival could pave the way for closer ties with the European Union, observes political scientist Sébastien Maillard.
• 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.

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22 August 2026

• Another eclipse over Spain on 28 August: where and how to see the Moon almost completely covered
  22 August 2026
  Spain will turn its eyes to the sky just 16 days after the historic total solar eclipse. On 28 August a partial lunar eclipse of magnitude 0.93 will be visible across the country and will not require special eye protection.
• Metsola pays tribute to ex-EU Commissioner Kallas, after daughter Kaja Kallas announces father's death
  22 August 2026
  “It is with sadness that I must announce that my dear father, Siim Kallas, passed away last night,” posted EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Instagram.
• Latest news bulletin | August 22nd, 2026 – Evening
  22 August 2026
  Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 22nd, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
• COP17 in Mongolia: Finding solutions to land degradation
  22 August 2026
  Delegates of 179 members of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification engage with local communities and business partners to find solutions for land degradation which affects half of world's population and creates poverty and mass migration.
• German Chancellor Merz visits Hürtgen Forest fire site amid boos and whistles
  22 August 2026
  Chancellor Friedrich Merz travelled to Hürtgenwald today, as firefighting in Belgium's High Fens continues. The blaze on the German border is out, but ahead of his visit he faced opposition criticism for 'doing nothing'.
• Poland: Man who ordered 300 pizzas in food-delivery pranks faces up to eight years in prison
  22 August 2026
  The 23 year old suspect placed one single order for some 300 pizzas worth €8, 583, used politicians' names and issued threats in delivery notes.
• France to give new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, Macron says
  22 August 2026
  "It is crucial to provide Ukraine with all the necessary means to defend its airspace and thwart this aggression," Macron wrote in a post on X.
• Health ministry mobilises vaccines to Ceuta after tuberculosis and scabies cases detected
  22 August 2026
  Health authorities are seeking to ensure vaccine supplies in Ceuta after cases of tuberculosis, gastroenteritis, scabies and impetigo were detected.
• Europe's devastating wildfires unveil deadly new threat - buried bombs from WWI and WWII
  22 August 2026
  Droughts across Europe have also been churning up military vehicles and weapons from the era, with shrinking rivers revealing German warships, a Wehrmacht motorbike, and a bomb.
• EDF to prepare site for two new nuclear reactors at Gravelines plant in France
  22 August 2026
  A sudden influx of jellyfish forced EDF to shut down three reactors at a plant in northern France. In early August, heatwave and jellyfish left a fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline.

Observer

• How Venice and New Media Art Are Making the White Cube Increasingly Obsolete
  22 August 2026
  A recent run of ambitious site-specific projects demonstrates aptly why exhibitions must be conceived in dialogue with architecture, history and the bodies moving through them.
• FEMSA Has Spent 50 Years Building a More Complete Record of Latin American Art
  21 August 2026
  From its origins in a Dr. Atl donation to its current committee-driven acquisition process, the collection's curators describe a five-decade effort to trace a comprehensive history of Latin American art while keeping the collection itinerant by design.
• One Fine Show: “The Renaissance Engraver at Work” at the Cleveland Museum of Art
  21 August 2026
  The show draws on a medium that emerged in the mid-1400s, whose earliest technical processes remain only partly understood even now.
• The 2026 BMW 550e xDrive Downplays Looks But Delivers on Power
  21 August 2026
  There's nothing beyond its classic badge that shouts BMW from a distance; it's elegant and stately, but a little stolid for a car with its ancestral DNA.
• Harvard’s $2.2B SpaceX Stake Shows How Elite Universities Invest in Tech
  21 August 2026
  Harvard’s $2.2 billion SpaceX stake highlights how top university endowments are increasingly investing in startups and venture capital.
• The Icy Gays Built a Collection By Cultivating Relationships—and Ignoring Market Hype
  21 August 2026
  Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall routinely back hyper-emerging artists early and have turned their Instagram connections into a real-world community.
• How Lilly Pulitzer Outlasted the Preppy Cliché
  21 August 2026
  Long before the brand became synonymous with collegiate pearls and twinsets, its founder was a Palm Beach rebel whose original vision is finally driving the modern prep revival.
• Preppy Style, All Grown Up: The 17 Pieces That Still Work
  21 August 2026
  The Oxford shirt, rugby jersey and penny loafer escaped the campus long ago.
• Catherine Opie’s Norwegian Landscapes Are Portraits in Disguise
  21 August 2026
  An exhibition of her outsider’s gaze on Norway's unique topography, on at PoMo through January 3, took shape after a three-week winter road trip in 2024.
• 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?

Europe : Latest news on Le Monde.fr.

22 August 2026

• The slow reconciliation of Polish and Ukrainian memories over World War II mass graves
  22 August 2026
  In the former villages of Wola Ostrowiecka and Ostrowki in western Ukraine, archaeologists and historians have been exhuming the bodies of Polish civilians massacred by Ukrainian nationalists in 1943. More than 80 years later, this painful past still weighs on diplomatic relations between Kyiv and Warsaw.
• Heavy rain floods northeastern Spain, injures at least 7
  22 August 2026
  According to the local weather service, some areas in the Catalonia region recorded more than 100 liters of rain per square meter overnight from Friday to Saturday.
• 'France and the UK should act together to uphold international law in Palestine': An open letter by former French and British ambassadors
  22 August 2026
  In response to Israel's policy of occupation and destruction, around one hundred former representatives of France and the United Kingdom urge their governments to act through a series of sanctions aimed at safeguarding the rule of law.
• Sword attack in Sweden leaves one dead and three wounded
  22 August 2026
  A sword-wielding attacker, who entered a high school in central Sweden on Friday, was arrested after killing a 17-year-old and injuring three others.
• Turkey issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu, who calls Erdogan an 'antisemitic dictator'
  21 August 2026
  The Turkish arrest warrant accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of 'crimes against humanity, genocide, aggravated deprivation of liberty,' and 'torture,' linked to Israel's treatment of activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
• France announces meeting of 'coalition of the willing' Ukraine allies as Russia steps up airstrikes
  21 August 2026
  Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom will co-chair the meeting of countries pledging defense support to Ukraine in Kyiv on Monday, the French presidency said Friday. The meeting comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges a response to increased ballistic missile strikes on the capital.
• UK court orders Prince Harry, Elton John and others to pay £9.5 million to 'Daily Mail' tabloid
  21 August 2026
  Prince Harry and six other well-known figures were ordered on Friday to make the payment to the publisher of the 'Daily Mail' within a week after they lost their privacy case against the British tabloid.
• Spanish police arrest five alleged Ceuta traffickers
  21 August 2026
  Police say they have arrested five people suspected of providing transport to mainlain Spain from the enclave of Ceuta following the influx of 72,000 irregular migrants from Morocco in July.
• Europeans pressure Israel over West Bank settlements, citing 'unprecedented levels of violence'
  21 August 2026
  France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Norway and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement calling Israel's decision to publish tenders for construction in the so-called E1 area of the Palestinian West Bank 'unacceptable,' warning it would effectively split the occupied territory in two.
• Why British Prime Minister Andy Burnham should matter to Europe
  21 August 2026
  In a bid to win back his party's traditional base, the new Labour prime minister is focusing on domestic policy. However, his ambitions for industrial revival could pave the way for closer ties with the European Union, observes political scientist Sébastien Maillard.