Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was moved back to prison early on Friday after being examined by doctors at a hospital in Islamabad, who deemed him “medically fit”. Khan was seen by “a team of qualified doctors” including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist and a physician, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said. The Supreme Court had on Tuesday ordered the cricketer-turned-politician be taken to a specific private hospital within 48 hours to be examined by physicians, following complaints about his health. He was ultimately taken to a different government-run hospital. The intervention was the most significant relief Khan has received…
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Prince Harry and a group of six other high-profile figures have been ordered to make an initial payment of £9.54m in legal costs to the Daily Mail’s publisher after they lost their High Court privacy case. The seven claimants, also including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, must pay the initial figure by 28 August – and could potentially pay up to £25m more after that in a victory for Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). The group had sued ANL over allegations of unlawful information-gathering, which the publisher had strenuously denied. On 7 July, Judge Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the claims…
South African prosecutors have withdrawn fraud and corruption charges brought against criminal intelligence chief Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo and six other police officers. He and his colleagues were arrested in June 2025 over the allegedly unlawful appointment of a civilian to a key post within the intelligence unit. They denied the charges and were not suspended. The case against them was now been formally dropped at a court in the capital, Pretoria, after a review last month by the country’s chief prosecutor. South Africa’s police force has long been plagued by issues of political interference, alleged corruption and a seeming inability…
The 2026 World Cup final between Argentina and Spain will be remembered for its brilliance on the pitch, but the post-match melee ensured it would also be remembered for its ugliness. On Friday, August 21, 2026, FIFA officially closed the book on the disciplinary proceedings, and the sanctions are nothing short of severe. Leandro Paredes has received the heaviest individual punishment, but the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) is also feeling the sting in its wallet and its stadium attendance. Here is the full breakdown of the rulings and what they mean for the international stage moving forward. FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee…
A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska has killed all eight people on board, the US military has said. The civilian-contracted aircraft crashed shortly after midday local time (20:00 GMT) on Thursday near Cape Newenham, which hosts the airport of a long-range radar site. It is unclear who the passengers were or why they were there, but the US Air Force Alaskan Command chief said they had been “dedicated professionals carrying out a vital mission in a demanding environment”. “This is a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve,” Lt Gen…
Two Mexicans have been arrested in South Africa after police uncovered a multi-million dollar crystal methamphetamine laboratory in the north of the country. The lab was raided overnight at a farm near the town of Musina, in the Limpopo province, near South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe. Two Zimbabweans and a Malawian national were also arrested. Police said it followed a two-month investigation into suspicious activities at the farm. Drugs and equipment worth around 600m rand ($37m; £27m) were seized as well as an undisclosed amount of cash. A number big meth labs on remote farms have been discovered by South…
A Tanzanian court on Friday ruled that the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu will go ahead after finding that he has a case to answer. Lissu, head of the opposition Chadema party, was detained in April 2025 and charged with treason, which carries a potential death penalty, for allegedly inciting the public to boycott last year’s elections. The long-time campaigner, who returned from exile in 2023, has faced multiple arrests over the years and survived an assassination attempt in 2017. Tanzania has faced international criticism after the deadly repression of protests around elections in November, with the opposition…
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) advised patients seeking non-emergency medical care to consider other health facilities as the national referral hospital grapples with a surge in patient numbers and congestion linked to the ongoing health workers’ industrial action. In a press statement on Thursday, August 20, 2026, KNH said the disruption of health services in various counties had pushed more patients to the hospital, resulting in longer waiting times and delays, particularly for non-emergency services. “As a national referral hospital, KNH is receiving more patients who would ordinarily access services at county and other health facilities,” said KNH Chief Executive Officer…
DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua declined to appear before the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) on August 27, saying he will be out of the country on a pre-planned foreign trip. In a letter dated August 20, Gachagua’s lawyers, Kiragu Wathuta & Company Advocates, said their client would be unavailable on the date set by the commission and would be out of the country from August 26 to October 20. The lawyers were responding to NCIC summons requiring Gachagua to appear before the commission to assist with investigations into remarks allegedly made at various public events. The commission cited…
Panama Canal’s operator is to cut the number of vessels passing through the key waterway due to low rainfall caused by El Niño. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) told shipping firms on Thursday that 32 vessels a day will be able to pass through it from 15 September, compared to 36 currently. El Niño, a pattern of periodical sea surface warming, affects weather systems globally. This year is expected to be particularly strong, with its effects made more intense by climate change. The shipping industry is already dealing with severe disruptions due to the Iran war causing a large reduction…
Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city’s controversial national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison after being convicted under the China-introduced law. Sentencing is expected at a later date. A third defendant, Albert Ho, 74, pleaded guilty in January. Lee and Chow “incited other persons to organise, plan, commit or participate in acts by unlawful means with a view to subverting the state power”, according to…
The Duchess of Sussex could make a return to acting after she moves back to the UK, according to reports. Sources close to the Sussexes have not denied reports that Meghan has been offered an acting role in the country. Australian outlet news.com.au first reported that one of the reasons behind Harry and Meghan’s decision to return to Britain was that the duchess had been offered a job in an upcoming project. No details of any role or project have been confirmed. The Sussexes are expected to arrive back in Britain before the end of August, with their children enrolled…
British rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three rape charges in Australia, after a jury cleared him of several sexual assault offences but could not reach a decision on others. The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was charged with repeatedly raping and assaulting a fan after performing at a nightclub in Perth in 2024. He denied all 10 charges, and last month a jury found him not guilty on three counts of rape. He was also acquitted of one assault charge and another of strangulation, but was found guilty of two counts of assault,…
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A 2025 paper in Science pooled 5 nationally representative surveys covering close to 590,000 American workers. People in remote-capable jobs were more isolated during the workday and went out less in the evening as well, with the effect sharpest among those living alone. The second half of that finding is the one nobody had measured properly. Losing the commute freed up an evening on paper and removed one in practice. Remote Work at Its Current Scale Stanford’s WFH Research puts about 27% of paid full-time workdays in the United States at home, verified against survey data, building access records, and…