Iceland heads to polls in knife-edge referendum on restarting EU talks
Amid economic and security challenges, Iceland is holding a referendum more than a decade after pausing accession talks.
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Parents who lost children to social media harms question Meta settlement
US parents say they were ‘robbed’ of seeing evidence of Meta’s awareness of the harm caused by its products.
Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian factories to force workers off land
Settler violence threatens to collapse the fragile Palestinian economy.
![Burnt trees and scorched land are seen following an arson attack by Israeli settlers on the Al-Omari aluminum factory in Ein Sinia [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2-1787729954-1787822413.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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How far will the US-Canada trade war go?
Canada and the US risk a full-scale trade war after a breakdown in talks.
Published On 27 Aug 2026
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook denounces Trump’s mortgage fraud claims
The Trump administration has doubled down on its accusations against Cook, despite a Supreme Court ruling in her favour.
Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro to institute debt ceiling if elected president
A debt ceiling would trigger automatic spending cuts, which conservatives could use to pare back social programmes.
US inflation holds at 3.7 percent in July, above Fed target
Inflation has worsened since the US and Israel attacked Iran, sending energy prices spiralling.
Meta agrees to settlement, platform changes in youth addiction case
Meta settles $16.68bn lawsuit over child addiction claims, agreeing to major changes in Facebook and Instagram features.
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One US dollar now costs 2 million rials in Iran, and here’s what it can buy
Sanctions and the US-Israel war on Iran have left the country’s people unable to keep pace with rising prices.
Ukrainian strikes kill 12 in Russia and Donbas, target Wildberries
Attacks spark fires at Lukoil’s NORSI refinery and a Wildberries hub as Kyiv claims 16 targets hit across Russia.
![Smoke billows from the burning Wildberries warehouses following a Ukrainian drone attack in Koledino, Moscow Region, Russia, on August 16, 2026. [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-16T090834Z_1069700491_RC2EZMA4CLAH_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUSSIA-WILDBERRIES-MOSCOW-1787729615.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Trump threatens Iran’s partners: How do secondary sanctions work?
The US has used threats of secondary sanctions, whereby countries trading with a sanctioned country also face sanctions.
