Americas, briefed
Friday 21 August
United States United States‘Here we go’: Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury absence
Seven-time major winner has not played since AprilSpaniard missed French Open and WimbledonUS Open announces record $108m prize fundCarlos Alcaraz has won his battle to be fit for the US Open.The seven-time grand slam ch...
United Kingdom United KingdomHarry and Meghan’s security arrangements a ‘private matter’, UK PM says
Prince Harry is waiting on an official review before learning whether he and his family will gain government support to protect their personal safety on their return to the UK.
United States · Crime & Justice United StatesNew York woman busted in ISIS-inspired plot to bomb Capitol building, kill senators
New York woman busted in ISISinspired plot to bomb Capitol building kill senators Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, allegedly planned to deploy explosive before fleeing to IS-controlled territory in SyriaUS authorities arr...
United States‘Here we go’: Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury absence
United KingdomHarry and Meghan’s security arrangements a ‘private matter’, UK PM says
United StatesNew York woman busted in ISIS-inspired plot to bomb Capitol building, kill senators
The desk · what matters now
All stories‘Lowest of lows’: US Holocaust survivors targeted in fake restitution scam
3 outlets · 7h United States · Crime & JusticeUS designates Myanmar scholar, US citizen Min Zin held by China as wrongfully detained
3 outlets · 7h United States · Crime & JusticeISIS-linked female suspect arrested in plot to blow up New York State Capitol - report
2 outlets · 2hLive & developing
All storiesWalmart posts sluggish sales with slowest U.S. growth in years
3 outlets · 10hHarry and Meghan back in the UK: Six drama-filled years since couple's 'Megxit'
3 outlets · 16hPrince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain, media reports say
5 outlets · 19hU.S. debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time amid warnings of fiscal crisis
3 outlets · 21hUS-Iran War Live Updates: Trump launches ‘most crushing economic operation ever’; UAE suspends Iran transactions
3 outlets · 21hWhat's moving
This morning, in brief
US envoy Huckabee tells Israeli settlers 'Thou shalt not steal,' in response to West Bank violence
"I think the message is bigger than just even the Trump administration. Israeli settlers began encircling homes in Qusra on August 9, in what rights groups said was an attempt to seize privately owned...
2 outlets · 8h
PalestineUS Pushes Allies, China To Support Trump's Economic War On Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments underscored how Trump is shifting to economic rather than milit...
2 outletsUK Prime Minister weighs in on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s UK move
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham made his first comments on the bombshell news that the Sussexes are returning t...
2 outletsNorth Korea fires missiles hours after Trump signals Kim meeting
North Korea launched more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Thursday, hours after...
2 outletsConflict & War
All Conflict & War
Iran · Conflict & War IranTrump Threatens Iran With ‘Economic D-Day’
As the war nears its six-month point, the president says he would unleash the “most crushing economic operation ever taken.” It co...
6 outlets · 23h
Japan · Conflict & War JapanNorth Korea fires off missile hours after Trump says he plans to meet Kim
The missile is believed to have splashed down in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. The launch came hours after US Pr...
2 outlets · 15hLatest stories
All storiesMiddle East updates: Trump warns 'economic consequences' for nations helping Iran
United StatesTrump vows ‘tremendous’ economic costs for countries doing business with Iran
IranPrince Harry and Meghan Markle return to the UK after six years of self-imposed exile
United KingdomTrump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran
IranTrump says he will meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un later this year
North Korea