Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay an initial 9.5 million pounds ($13 million) to the publisher of Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper following their failed invasion of privacy case.In a judgment Friday, Justice Matthew Nicklin said in a written statement that the payment to Associated Newspapers Ltd. will have to be made by Aug. 28. The payment is at the upper end of expectations and marks a vindication for the journalists at the Daily Mail and a defeat for the losing claimants and their lawyers.The claimants lost a High Court case in London last month during which they had alleged malpractice, such as the illegal hacking of phones, on the part of Associated Newspapers.In excoriating comments accompanying his award, Nicklin said “several features” were important in his decision, including the “speculative” nature of the claims and the failure of the claimants to “voluntarily" withdraw serious allegations that could no longer be backed up. AP

US-based Better Home & Finance has asked a New York court to bar founder Vishal Garg from soliciting shareholder support for at least 30 days, escalating his fight to return as CEO weeks after the board removed him, Forbes reported.

Two people have been arrested in Brampton after police alleged that a victim was lured to a meeting arranged online, threatened and forced to transfer C$6,000. Peel Regional Police identified the suspects as Harwinder Singh, 35, and Riya Riya, 23, both from Canada’s Brampton.

For more than two years, the final hours of Hind Rajab’s life have been captured in a series of haunting phone calls. “The tank is next to me. It’s moving.”

Hind, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, was trapped inside a car in Gaza City, surrounded by the bodies of members of her family. On the other end of the phone was an emergency operator with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), trying to keep the frightened child talking while paramedics were being sent to rescue her.

“Please come and get me. I’m so scared,” Hind pleaded.

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was returned to jail within hours of being taken to a state-run hospital for a medical examination, after authorities bypassed a private facility named in a Supreme Court order, while his sister claimed that Khan told her that he was being “tortured repeatedly” in prison.

The wife of an Indian merchant navy captain, Ajay Pant, held in Britain over alleged Russian oil sanctions violations, has reportedly said he has been made a “scapegoat”, as his case raises questions over how far Western sanctions laws can be used against seafarers working aboard shadow-fleet vessels.

An attacker wielding a sword has wounded several people at a school in Sweden, local officials say. The suspected perpetrator is in custody.

The city government said the attack took place at the Brinell School in the city of Fagersta, northwest of the capital, Stockholm.

Police spokesman Pelle Vamstad, quoted by the TT news agency, said an alarm was received early afternoon Friday and police rushed to the scene.

Vamstad said authorities would be looking into whether camera footage might turn up that could be used in the preliminary investigation. (AP)

Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay initial $13 million to publisher of Daily Mail for legal fees over failed suit.

The US and South Korean militaries wrapped up their annual drill six days earlier than initially scheduled on Friday in a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea, though the North said the step isn't enough to persuade it to return to talks.

US President Donald Trump had earlier abruptly ordered the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise just before it began on Monday. Trump cited what he described as a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's refusal to support him over the war in Iran.

South Korea's military said the Ulchi Freedom Shield, a command post exercise with the US, ended on Friday.

This month's exercise was initially reportedly scheduled to be held in two phases for 11 days in simulation of North Korean attacks -- the first part until Friday on defensive operations and the second part until August 27 on counteroffensive operations. North Korea is extremely sensitive to the second phase.

South Korea and the US had also planned to hold 14 joint field training exercises during the Ulchi Freedom Shield period. But they've agreed to halve them as well, according to South Korea's military. AP

Ethiopia's finance ministry ⁠said ​on Friday that ​the ​country ⁠had received a ‌favourable "Comparability of Treatment" ⁠assessment ⁠from ⁠its ‌Official ​Creditor ‌Committee on the ‌terms ​of ​its ​proposed ​Eurobond restructuring.

Indonesia will tackle wildfires in Kalimantan as a matter of priority, the country's disaster agency said on Friday after identifying a rise in hotspots in the region, which shares a border with Malaysia on the island of Borneo.

Tehran's grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Unemployment is soaring and those with jobs are working more hours for money worth half as much as a year ago, putting food, medicine and everything else -- except for heavily subsidised gasoline -- further out of reach.

"We have virtually given up on many things," said Ahmad Karimi, 52, a taxi driver and father of two who has been working 15-hour days to make ends meet. "We're cutting out fruit, we're cutting out protein, we've given up leisure, we even work on weekends." Nearly six months into the war with the United States and Israel, the Iranian economy is taking a beating under the force of sanctions and a naval blockade that is making it extremely difficult for the country to export oil, its most valuable product.

Whether this intensifying economic pressure will translate anytime soon into military or political concessions from Iran remains to be seen, but some experts are sceptical. Since the war began, Iran has been attacking oil-rich neighbours and US bases in the region, and disrupting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, its biggest strategic advantage. AP

A charter plane crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 people on board, federal aviation and military officials said.

The flight, a Cessna 441, departed Anchorage and was headed to Cape Newenham, about 450 miles southwest, when it crashed near its destination around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, according to preliminary information.

Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board the charter flight operated by Security Aviation, according to the Associated Press (AP).

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is on a lookout for an Indian national identified only as Kamal, who is allegedly involved in transnational criminal activities as part of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

According to the FBI, Kamal is wanted for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organisation accused of conspiring to interfere with commerce through extortion. The FBI’s wanted notice cautions that no full name has been provided for Kamal. Read more

No Name Given Kamal is #wanted by the #fbi for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organization known as The Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group. The group allegedly engaged in conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion, and operated in the Central… pic.twitter.com/fC58IUeufq

A close aide to jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf () leader would not confront the army or its chief, General Asim Munir, if he is released. The remark marks a notable softening in tone from a party that has spent years attacking the military leadership.

Zulfikar Bukhari, spokesperson for Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (), made the comments in an interview to on Wednesday. He described Khan as someone who puts the country first. “If Imran Khan was released tomorrow, hypothetically, he wouldn’t do anything that would effectively damage the country,” Bukhari said, ruling out any contestation with the establishment and the military leader.

A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said.

Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board. He did not immediately have details on their status.

The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, he said.

The information received so far is preliminary, he said.

The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center said it launched a search and rescue mission after receiving a report of an "aircraft incident" near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site. It said additional information would be released as it became available and did not respond to questions.

An Indian national who directed several Singapore-based companies owing wages to more than 400 migrant workers has been declared bankrupt, according to a report in The Straits Times cited by . A bankruptcy order was made against Ramu Palani Velu, a Singapore permanent resident, on August 13.

US immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between the US and Iranian governments despite tensions mounting between the countries.

Hundreds of emails exchanged between US immigration officials, which were obtained by the National Iranian American Council and made public on Tuesday, offer the most transparent play by play yet of how the two countries worked together to arrange for more than 100 Iranians to be flown back to Iran on three separate immigration flights in September and December 2025 and January 2026. The emails obtained by NIAC were first reported on by the Intercept.

US Senator Elissa Slotkin has condemned Israel’s far right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over violent and dehumanizing comments about civilians in Gaza, calling his statements abhorrent and shameful.

Posting on X, Slotkin wrote: “Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has once again made violent, dehumanizing comments about innocent civilians in Gaza. It is abhorrent and a shameful part of the Netanyahu government.”

“He should be long gone from any government role and publicly condemned by anyone who claims to care about civilians, Israeli or Palestinian, in the region,” she added.

Ben-Gvir’s comments calling for Israeli forces to kill 30 or 40 people in Gaza every night had drawn widespread global condemnation, with international officials and human rights groups denouncing the remarks.

Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has once again made violent, dehumanizing comments about innocent civilians in Gaza. It is abhorrent and a shameful part of the Netanyahu government. He should be long gone from any government role and publicly condemned by…

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been transferred from prison to a hospital in Islamabad after the country’s top court ordered an independent medical board to examine him.

Khan, 73, was moved early on Friday from Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to the private Shifa International Hospital in the capital under tight security. His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf () party confirmed the transfer but did not provide any further details.

US immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between the US and Iranian governments despite tensions mounting between the countries.

Hundreds of emails exchanged between US immigration officials, which were obtained by the National Iranian American Council and made public on Tuesday, offer the most transparent play by play yet of how the two countries worked together to arrange for more than 100 Iranians to be flown back to Iran on three separate immigration flights in September and December 2025 and January 2026. The emails obtained by NIAC were first reported on by the Intercept.

The emails show that Iranian officials had some influence over which Iranian immigrants in the US were sent back to their home country, and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials apparently heeded some last-minute changes to deportation lists at the request of Iran.

More than 750 American service members have been wounded since the start of the war with Iran, according to Pentagon data cited by the Associated Press. The figures offer one of the clearest signs yet of the human cost of a conflict now nearing its sixth month, even as military officials continue to withhold details on how the injuries happened.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Washington will roll out "the toughest sanctions in history" against Iran, framing the economic squeeze as an alternative to further large-scale military action against Tehran. His comments came a day after President Trump vowed "Economic Warfare" against Iran and threatened consequences for any country offering Tehran a financial lifeline.

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has criticised President Trump’s focus on “Another endless war in the Middle East”, instead of efforts to contain rising fuel prices and the ever-increasing national debt, in a post on X.

“Gas above $4/gal. National debt at $40 trillion. Another endless war in the Middle East”, Schumer wrote.

“And this is what Donald Trump is focused on.”

Gas above $4/gal. National debt at $40 trillion. Another endless war in the Middle East. The FDA gutted and foods being recalled every day. And this is what Donald Trump is focused on. https://t.co/FucXbqhgCj

Welcome to our live blog, where we're bringing you the latest updates from around the world as they unfold. Iran has hit back at President Trump's newly announced "Economic D-Day" sanctions campaign, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissing it as a diversion from Washington's own economic troubles.

We'll bring you this story and other major developments as they come in.