World

Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions

Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic’s economy and have an impact ​on its most important trading partners including China.

August 23, 2026 1:00 pm
 

World

Milei pushes for Formula 1 return to Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Sunday that he would push to bring ​Formula 1 back to Argentina, a race ‌the nation has not hosted since 1998, and that he would personally drum up support in the coming weeks.

August 23, 2026 11:00 am
 

World

India launches rescue operation as bulk carrier sinks off east coast

India’s maritime rescue ​agency lost communication on Saturday with a ‌Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern India, the Indian Coast Guard said.

August 23, 2026 10:00 am
 

World

Tentative agreement covers 4,600 GM workers in Ontario

Canadian union Unifor said on Saturday it ​reached tentative agreements with ‌General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab on behalf of 4,600 members in Ontario.

August 23, 2026 9:00 am
 

World

Former Pakistan PM Khan moved back to Adiala prison

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved ​back to prison after spending a few ‌hours overnight at a hospital, a spokesman for his party said on Friday.

August 21, 2026 7:40 pm
 

World

Samsung board to discuss $70b shareholder return package

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab will hold a board meeting on Friday afternoon to ​discuss a new shareholder return package, a person familiar with the matter ‌said, after media reports put the plan’s worth at more than $70 billion.

August 21, 2026 6:25 pm
 

World

Hyundai workers stage first full strike in ten years

Hyundai Motor’s (005380.KS), opens new tab South Korean union ‌staged its first full strike in a decade on Friday after wage talks stalled, as it seeks a higher retirement age and job protections against artificial intelligence and automation.

August 21, 2026 5:40 pm
 

Australia

Sydney airport faces fourth air traffic control incident in one month

Australia’s transport safety regulator said on Friday it ​had launched an investigation into a fourth incident involving air traffic control at Sydney airport in less ‌than a month after two planes were directed towards the same intersection on the ground.

August 21, 2026 4:30 pm
 

World

Breaking: Charter plane carrying eight crashes in western Alaska

A charter ​plane ‌carrying eight people ​crashed ​near a ⁠remote ​radar ​site in western Alaska, ​the ​Associated Press ‌said ⁠on Thursday, citing the ​National ​Transportation ⁠Safety ​Board.

August 21, 2026 3:21 pm
 

World

US says it will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran

U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, a move he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations.

August 21, 2026 1:40 pm
 

Australia

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

Half a million Australians have no access to desperately needed drug and alcohol addiction help, and funding uncertainty is intensifying the risk to existing services, a peak health provider warns.

August 21, 2026 12:30 pm
 

Australia

PM to push for investigation into aid worker's death

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelled Israel’s response to the attack as a “so-called” and “nothing to see here” report.

August 21, 2026 9:47 am

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