Trump says he did not direct Bessent to intervene in bond market Aug 21, 2026 07:27PM

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, ‌Aug 21 (Reuters) - ​U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not direct Treasury Secretary ‌Scott Bessent to intervene in the bond ⁠market this week and that the Treasury chief ‌acted on his own ‌authority based on his understanding of the issues.

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• Bessent said on Thursday ​the government could further increase its Treasury repurchases after a surprise announcement on... (continue reading...)


Girl dies in hospital days after family drowned off English coast, police say Aug 21, 2026 07:20PM

Aug 21 (Reuters) - ‌A six-year-old ​Palestinian-British ​girl, whose parents and sister died earlier this week ‌after getting into difficulty in the ⁠sea off the southern coast of England, ‌has also died ‌in hospital, Sussex police said on Friday.

Saja El-Khawas was taken to hospital ​in critical condition on Tuesday after her father Hassan El-Khawas, 55, ⁠her mother, Zeina Alayn, 37, and her 14-year-old ​sister, Sara El-Khawas, died at the scene.

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Lula retains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha shows Aug 21, 2026 06:54PM

SAO PAULO, Aug ‌21 (Reuters) - Brazilian ​President ​Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to lead Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ‌ahead of the October election, although the ⁠right-wing challenger has narrowed the gap by one ‌percentage point, within the ‌error margin, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday.

In a simulated second-round runoff, Lula ​would receive 47% of the vote against Bolsonaro's 43%, according to Datafolha, which ⁠has an error margin of two... (continue reading...)


Pentagon fires U.S. military newspaper leadership Aug 21, 2026 06:49PM

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The editor-in-chief ‌of the Stars and ​Stripes ​U.S. military newspaper said on Friday that he was being fired for insubordination and a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Reuters that the Pentagon ‌had sent notices to the paper's leadership informing them that they would be ⁠let go.

"According to the notice, I am being fired for stating in a CBS interview that hypothetical censorship ‌of news for service members... (continue reading...)


US Treasury Secretary Bessent to hold press conference on Monday Aug 21, 2026 06:00PM

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. Treasury ​Secretary ​Scott Bessent will hold a press conference on Monday, according to a ‌statement, after the U.S. warned of more ⁠sanctions against Iran and took steps to try to ‌lower long-dated Treasury bond ‌yields.

• The press conference, which will be held at the Treasury Department at 2 ​p.m. ET (1800 GMT), comes after Bessent this week said he would give details on ⁠Monday of planned sanctions against Iran

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