US, Canadian trade teams to meet again as tariffs deadline looms Aug 21, 2026 09:24AM

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Top ‌trade negotiators ​from ​Canada and the U.S. will meet for a third day in ‌Washington on Friday in a bid to ⁠finalize a trade deal before new American tariffs ‌due to come into ‌effect on Saturday.

Canada's minister responsible for trade with the U.S., Dominic LeBlanc, is due ​to meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at 10:30 p.m. EDT (1430 GMT), ⁠LeBlanc's office said in a statement.

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Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish school, municipality says Aug 21, 2026 09:09AM

STOCKHOLM, Aug ‌21 (Reuters) - ​Several ​people were injured on Friday at ‌a Swedish school by ⁠a person armed with ‌a sword, the Fagersta ‌municipality in central Sweden said in a ​statement.

"A call was received regarding a case ⁠of ongoing deadly violence at a ​school in Fagersta. Police have responded to the ​scene and ‌one person has been taken into ⁠custody," the police said in a statement.

"Police are ⁠continuing to work at the ​scene... (continue reading...)


Somali child hunger crisis deepens as facilities close due to aid cuts, UNICEF says Aug 21, 2026 09:08AM

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Nearly ‌1.9 million children ​in ​Somalia are expected to be malnourished this year, with the country seeing a 32% jump ‌in the number of children admitted to facilities ⁠with severe acute malnutrition and complications, UNICEF said on Friday.

So far, ‌205 health and nutrition ‌facilities have closed after unprecedented cuts to humanitarian aid, the United Nations children's agency said in comments ​delivered via video call by its... (continue reading...)


Israeli shoots dead Palestinian teen after settlers enter West Bank village, officials say Aug 21, 2026 09:04AM

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug ‌21 (Reuters) - An Israeli ​man ​guarding a group of Jewish settlers who walked onto Palestinian village land on Friday opened fire towards Palestinians who ‌confronted them, killing a 17-year-old and wounding a 70-year-old man, ⁠officials said. 

The incident in the occupied West Bank village of Sa'ir followed the latest ‌in what the Israeli military ‌describes as "unauthorized hikes" by settlers, who enter the outskirts of... (continue reading...)


Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says Aug 21, 2026 08:56AM

By Matthias Williams

Aug 21 (Reuters) - More than ‌2,500 people have ​now died ​in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senior United Nations Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis said on ‌Friday.

Speaking on a video call from the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, Harneis ⁠called for more aid, saying an existing pool of funds is set to run out within weeks.

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