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Procès contre le « Daily Mail » : le prince Harry, Elton John, Liz Hurley et d’autres personnes devront verser plus de 11 millions d’euros au journal britannique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T14:20:48+00:00

Les plaignants n’étaient pas parvenus, début juillet, à prouver que le journal britannique avait intercepté des messages vocaux ou écouté des conversations téléphoniques, afin de nourrir une cinquantaine d’articles parus entre 1993 et 2018.

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‘We’re not remotely prepared’: Labour MPs fear party has gone soft on climate crisis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T14:19:39+00:00

Polls suggest growing skepticism around net zero, with politicians left feeling uncertain on how to proceedUK politics live – latest updatesBritain has seen a summer of record-breaking wildfires, deadly heat and drought with almost 2, 900 heat associated deaths recorded in England during May and June alone. Homes have been destroyed more recently by the fires in the West Midlands and deadly wildfires have swept across Europe.Despite the ever more visible impacts of the climate crisis, there is widespread concern that there has been no big political push for it at the centre of British politics

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Meghan as the next Bond? Five roles that almost certainly don’t lie behind UK return

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T14:18:37+00:00

Reports say Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have returned to Britain due to ‘top secret’ acting role for Meghan – we try to guess what it might be?In 2022, two years after she and Prince Harry bolted to California in an unhappy exit from the royal family, the Duchess of Sussex was asked if she could foresee ever returning to acting. “No, I’m done,” she told Variety magazine. “I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not.”Well guess what – she’s back! At least according to news reports that claim the couple’s otherwise wholly unexpected return to the UK can be explained by one

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First ever Fat Marmot Week to kick off in effort to raise money for research

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T14:17:55+00:00

Researchers hope contest – similar to Fat Bear Week – starting Monday will be latest wildlife watching crazeMonday sees the start of what researchers hope will be the latest wildlife watching craze – Fat Marmot Week.Last winter was tough for marmots living high in the Colorado mountains, where researchers say two-thirds of one population died while hibernating because of insufficient snow cover. Continue reading...

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‘Shameful’: UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T14:17:17+00:00

Joint statement issued after IDF said it will not pursue criminal investigations into April 2024 strike that killed seven humanitarian workersBritain, Australia and Canada have called the decision of the Israeli military authorities not to open a criminal investigation into the April 2024 airstrikes that hit a convoy of aid vehicles in Gaza “shameful”. The strikes killed seven humanitarian workers from the US-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) organisation.WCK staff from the three countries were among the casualties of the attack, which prompted global outrage. Continue reading...

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Labour stalling on Jackdaw and Rosebank because ‘heart’s not really in it’, says Badenoch – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T14:13:29+00:00

Conservative leader says it is essential decision on oil and gas fields made as soon as possible, despite widespread concerns about climate impactAfter Emily Thornberry’s call for the government to ban goods from the occupied West Bank (see post at 11:05), Peter Beaumont and Quique Kierszenbaum report on how Israeli settler attacks in areas designated for a future Palestinian state and currently under direct Palestinian control have almost doubled since 2025.They wrote:According to a report by the Israeli human rights organisation Yesh Din, shared with the Guardian, data shows that almost two-

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Burnham to dispatch 100 Whitehall officials to help regional mayors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T14:08:23+00:00

Civil service scheme announced after PM convened local leaders to ‘situation room’ meeting from No 10 NorthUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is to send more than 100 Whitehall officials to bolster the teams of regional mayors, after convening leaders from across England from his base at No 10 North to discuss how to spread growth.The government described the meeting as a “situation room” to bring local and regional leaders into national decision-making. Continue reading...

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En Tunisie, la contestation ne prend pas malgré une dégradation du niveau de vie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T14:00:06+00:00

Jeudi soir, quelques centaines de personnes ont manifesté à Tunis contre le pouvoir du président Kaïs Saïed. Une faible mobilisation qui s’explique autant par le climat répressif que par les divisions de l’opposition.

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"Зброя невибіркової дії": експерт пояснив небезпеку ракет КНДР для цивільного населення

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T13:59:13+00:00

Серед ключових недоліків ракет серії KN - це нижча швидкість польоту, що робить їх легшою ціллю для перехоплення системами протиракетної оборони.

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"Зброя невибіркової дії": експерт пояснив небезпеку ракет КНДР для населення

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T13:59:00+00:00

Серед ключових недоліків ракет серії KN - це нижча швидкість польоту, що робить їх легшою ціллю для перехоплення системами протиракетної оборони.

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"Зброя невибіркової дії": експерт пояснив небезпеку північнокорейських ракет для людей

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T13:59:00+00:00

Серед ключових недоліків ракет серії KN - це нижча швидкість польоту, що робить їх легшою ціллю для перехоплення системами протиракетної оборони.

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Sinner rinuncia agli Us Open

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-21T13:58:23+00:00

Altro forfait per il tennista azzurro, che salterà anche lo slam newyorkese dopo Cincinnati: il fastidio al ginocchio destro non è ancora stato smaltito

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’Elysée annonce une réunion de la coalition des volontaires, lundi, avec Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T13:51:50+00:00

Cette réunion sera coprésidée par le président français Emmanuel Macron – qui sera en visioconférence –, le chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz et, pour la première fois, par le nouveau premier ministre britannique Andy Burnham, a précisé le Palais présidentiel.

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