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US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time
Milestone marks years of government spending that grew under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden
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An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again
Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders
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Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses
Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network
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Train track defect found before Lewes derailment, report says
Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an "irregularity" at the site near Lewes.
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US national debt crosses $40 trillion mark after more than doubling in only a decade
‘It is staggering how predictable the fiscal decline of a global power can become,’ the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said
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Harry and Meghan to move back to the UK
The couple‘s children are set to start at a British school in September
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Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.
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Charity complains about Channel 4 documentary examining ADHD
One newspaper calls Channel 4’s The Great ADHD Myth? "the most controversial show of the year".
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis
Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election
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Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms
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Who is Natalie Harp, Trump's right-hand woman?
One of Trump's longest serving and most loyal aides, Harp was thrust again into the spotlight when Democrat Jon Ossoff noted her closeness to the president.
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Conflict expert on why UK-Ukraine drone partnership is worth risking Putin’s wrath
Ukraine increasingly contributes battlefield-tested designs and operational knowledge, while Britain can provide engineering expertise, industrial capacity, certification, capital and access to international markets
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Champions League play-off: Celtic vs LASK - Camilo Duran scores twice
Camilo Duran scores two excellent goals for Celtic in the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Austria's LASK, finding the top corner with a volley and curling an effort past Lukas Jungwirth in the visitors' goal.
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Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed
Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024
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Lindsay Clancy's trial put postpartrum psychosis on the map. Experts want progress to follow
Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.
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Two accused of drug trafficking after UK-Nigeria investigation
The Metropolitan Police say the man and woman were arrested following the seizure of more than 180kg (397lb) of cocaine this month.
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'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.
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Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform
Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viability
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Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project
Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.
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UAE halts all trade and financial dealings with Iran
Abu Dhabi announced the suspension after Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward the country on Tuesday. The move severs ties with what had been a major trading partner for sanctioned Iran, as crude flow through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to less than a quarter of pre-war levels.
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Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants
Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice
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New law will force Georgia restaurants to disclose the origin of their shrimp
Cheaper foreign imports have flooded the seafood market in the United States
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Students wait for GCSE and BTec grades as app launches for 750 schools in England
Some pupils in England will be able to see their grades on their phones from 11:00 BST on Thursday.
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Google is buying up bankrupt Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI
Tech giant has assured former airline employees and customers that the data will be scrubbed of identifying information
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A ‘shiny, dangling carrot’ lured Jesse into gambling. He says Labor’s reform won’t stop others being sucked in
The government says it’s stopping ‘the most toxic’ gambling company strategies. Former addicts say it will do ‘absolutely nothing’
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FCC chair’s meetings with Trump, White House and right-wing media revealed
Newly released calendar logs show FCC Chair Brendan Carr made at least eight visits to the White House and held scheduled calls with senior officials
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Florida GOP did what Mike Johnson is too partisan to do — show Cory Mills the door
Cory Mills faced numerous allegations, but Johnson refused to tell him to go. Eric Garcia breaks down how Florida voters weighted ethics more heavily than the House Speaker has
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Ukrainian protesters reject Fedorov's call for wartime elections
A month of nationwide demonstrations demanding Mykhailo Fedorov’s return as defence minister appears to be ending after protest organisers rejected and criticised his call for elections during wartime. #EuropeNews
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Nick Kyrgios: Controversial tennis player's career could be over after positive cocaine test
Nick Kyrgios once said he did not want to play tennis into his 30s. A positive cocaine test could have brought an end to his career aged 31.
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London’s first official bathing area hit by toxic algae outbreak
Swimmers in the Ham and Kingston site on the Thames left with ‘really bad rash and itchy spots’
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A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services
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Darline Graham roasted after admitting she’s ‘not informed on national security’
A Democratic strategist seized on the flub to call Darline Graham, ‘NOT the brightest crayon in the box’
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How Penn State’s ‘Pablo Pledgescobar’ was caught in a frat-house sting
Agostino Abbatiello, 24, is also being called ‘Austin Powders,’ ‘Nostrildamus’ and ‘Kirk Cocaine’ on social media. He’s among 14 people charged over an alleged drugs ring at the prestigious college
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Harvard to pay $53m after morgue manager sold donated body parts
A Boston state court judge gave preliminary approval to the settlement on Tuesday, according to US media, with Harvard saying the distribution of funds is expected to take several months.
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Video. Neon lights and lanterns glow in new Hikari area at Tivoli, Denmark
Video. Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen opens Hikari, a Japanese-inspired district with neon lights, art, a new ride and views of the historic Japanese Tower.
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Massachusetts House and Senate move toward housing goals
Massachusetts is facing a housing crisis, needing 222,000 new homes by 2035
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Trump nominates staunch abortion critic Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA
Democratic lawmakers quickly and forcefully denounced Trump’s pick online
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The supermarket items that have risen the most - and the ones that might surprise you
Price of many groceries has soared in the past five years
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DOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about it
Fewer weather balloons and wave-monitoring buoys are being launched to collect data for weather forecasts
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Pirro might still seek to prosecute Olympian over Reflecting Pool after Trump bashing
Prosecutors suggest a case against David Hearn could be ‘re-presented’ unless a judge agrees to the Olympian’s motion to throw out the case
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Video. Latest news bulletin | August 19th, 2026 – Evening
Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 19th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told
Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hears
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FTC proposal would require retailers to be transparent about personalized pricing
Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed Federal Trade Commission policy
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Squid games: 20-ton spill of foul-smelling sea creatures causes 8-hour traffic jam
‘Squid has a distinctive odor to it,’ said one witness
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Trump guest-starring on turncoat Stormy Daniels ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen’s podcast
The president’s former personal attorney emerged as a star witness in a hush money case that resulted in 34 guilty verdicts
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81-year-old admits German cold-case murder of US tourist in 1994
Amy Lopez from Texas was last seen alive in September 1994 while on a visit to a fortress in Koblenz.
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Army unit uses GTA VI to entice soldiers into reenlisting
At least 20 soldiers in a Georgia battalion have taken up an offer amid re-enlistment challenges and declining morale
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Prince Harry and Meghan set to return to the UK
The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September.
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Human remains again found at Lake Mead as water levels drop amid drought
Discovery marks latest grim finding in lake as water levels in crucial reservoir outside Las Vegas continue to decline
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Adviser to far-right Latin American leaders arrested for allegedly plotting to kill girlfriend
Fernando Cerimedo, 42, arrested on suspicion of ordering shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller
