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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected calls for an election while the war continues, arguing that voting under current conditions could split the country while leaving room for a poll under secure and democratic conditions.
New US data show measles, mumps and rubella vaccination among kindergarten pupils edged down to 92.4%, while non-medical exemptions rose to a record 4.2%.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order on August 21, 2026, allowing construction on President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project to continue while the Supreme Court considers the administration’s emergency appeal.
The Trump administration has initiated a $725 million transfer to the United Nations, a partial payment against billions of dollars the organisation says Washington owes.
Britain, Australia and Canada have criticised Israel’s decision not to open a criminal investigation into the April 2024 strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree sanctioning producers linked to “Masha and the Bear,” which Ukraine accuses of spreading pro-Russian propaganda.
The United Nations says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading faster and more widely, with the death toll above 2,500.
A London High Court judge ordered Prince Harry and six co-claimants to pay £9.54 million by August 28 toward Associated Newspapers’ costs after their unlawful-information-gathering case was dismissed.
