International

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 08:20 UTC

  Beijing asks Washington to “overcome obstacles” before Xi's White House visit

  

  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the United States to “remove interference” and “overcome obstacles” in high-level exchanges between the two countries, during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday with US Ambassador David Perdue, as part of preparations for President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.

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• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 16:46 UTC

  Twelve Britons are among travellers unaccounted for after the flood on Nepal's border

  

  Twelve British citizens appear on a provisional list of travellers Nepali authorities have been unable to contact following the flash flood and landslides that struck the border corridor between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. The country's tourism board included hundreds of people on that register, among them 105 Indian nationals, three Americans, one Australian and one Dutch citizen, as well as Nepalis.

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• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 16:41 UTC

  The US postpones residence visa interviews at all its consulates

  

  The United States State Department has instructed its embassies and consulates worldwide to reschedule immigrant visa interviews, the category covering applicants for permanent residence from abroad, while consular officers complete a training programme on admissibility criteria.

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• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:35 UTC

  Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands; Deadline: 06-Oct-2026

  

  The Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands offers exceptional future leaders from the Falkland Islands the opportunity to pursue a fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university. The program supports individuals with leadership potential who want to develop their professional expertise and return home to contribute to positive social, economic, environmental, or community development.

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• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:25 UTC

  PM Burnham on taxes, “I won't be unrealistic, and people need to understand that”

  

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested tax rises could be on the cards in the coming Autumn Budget, warning “I won’t be unrealistic” over the state of the public purse. The PM quickly pledged to give people “breathing space” and ease the cost of living after taking the keys to No.10 last month.

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• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 07:28 UTC

  Burnham picks Kyiv for his first foreign trip as British prime minister

  

  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on Monday on his first trip abroad since taking office in July, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. He met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and is due to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and chair his first meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing, set up by London and Paris under his predecessor, Keir Starmer.

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 02:11 UTC

  The Evolution of Online Casino Sites

  The online gambling industry has grown from a handful of experimental websites into one of the fastest-expanding segments of the global digital economy. Over roughly three decades, it has passed through distinct phases shaped by technology, regulation, and changing consumer habits. Its trajectory offers a useful case study in how a lightly regulated digital sector matures, fragments across jurisdictions, and adapts to successive waves of enforcement and innovation.

• Friday, August 21st 2026 - 21:52 UTC

  FIFA sanctions Argentina over the final's brawl and the Falklands banner

  

  FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Friday imposed financial and sporting sanctions on the Argentine Football Association and four members of its national squad over the confrontations at the end of the 2026 World Cup final and over breaches committed throughout the tournament, among them the display of a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands.

• Friday, August 21st 2026 - 00:15 UTC

  Which Clubs Won the Summer 2026 Transfer Window?

  The summer window isn't decided by who makes the biggest signing announcement. It comes down to whether a club fixes real weaknesses, gives the manager players he can actually use, and avoids stacking one position while ignoring another. By that measure, Chelsea, Tottenham, Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Manchester City have done the most coherent work so far as of August 6, 2026, even though the Premier League window doesn't close until September 1. It's still too early for a final judgment.

• Thursday, August 20th 2026 - 08:06 UTC

  Harry and Meghan will move to the UK without resuming official royal duties

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, will settle in the United Kingdom from this autumn, though they will not resume their roles as working members of the royal family, British media reported on Wednesday. The story was broken by The Telegraph and corroborated to the Associated Press by a person close to the couple who was not authorised to speak publicly. There has been no official statement from the palace or the Sussexes.