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BBC News
Saturday 22 August 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (86%)
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The US-Canada trade deadline expired with no deal, bringing new 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods into effect. Canada said it would match the tariffs dollar for dollar, while an economic analyst described the impact on industries and jobs as a serious hit. In Ukraine, the death toll from a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre rose to 16, with rescuers searching for nine missing people. Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil infrastructure have caused fuel shortages and long queues at petrol stations in Moscow and elsewhere.
In the occupied West Bank, a 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead during clashes with Israeli settlers near Hebron, as Israel reopened the last of four settlements that had been closed since 2005. The BBC reported that settlement expansion and violence in the area are intensifying. Meanwhile, Prince Harry and six others were ordered to make an interim payment of £9.5 million to the publisher of the Daily Mail after their privacy suit was dismissed, and the BBC understood that the Duchess of Sussex is in talks to appear in the Netflix series The Gentleman.
TikTok agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US government case over alleged violations of children's online privacy. The US Capitol is preparing to host the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, an IndyCar race on a circuit including the National Mall, described as the country's first professional motorsports event marking America's 250th birthday.
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Claim Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
The US and Canada failed to reach a trade deal, and 50% tariffs on Canadian goods have taken effect.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 1:16-1:22
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Claim Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
The US and Canada failed to reach a trade deal, and 50% tariffs on Canadian goods have taken effect.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 2:09-2:13
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Charged quote Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
manufacturing export base as well. It covers around $28 billion worth in exports. There are around 90,000 jobs that are at risk with this new tranche of tariffs. That is real pain for communities. But also the uncertainty has had a huge chilling effect on business and investment decisions over the past 18 months.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 2:17-2:21
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Contested quote Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
It's saying that it's going to match this. Yeah I mean there's no winner in a trade war. Permanently escalating a trade dispute perhaps might not be the correct strategy, but the prime minister has been very pragmatic and steady and has been keeping an approach of keeping calm and carrying on, which has worked for now.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 3:00-3:06
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Claim Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping center kills 16
A Russian attack on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured more than 120, including 11 children.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 5:10-5:22
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Claim Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping center kills 16
A Russian attack on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured more than 120, including 11 children.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 5:10-5:22
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Claim Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping center kills 16
A Russian attack on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured more than 120, including 11 children.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 5:15-5:22
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Claim Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping center kills 16
A Russian attack on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured more than 120, including 11 children.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 5:32-5:42
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Claim Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping center kills 16
A Russian attack on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured more than 120, including 11 children.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 5:32-5:42
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Claim Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping center kills 16
A Russian attack on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured more than 120, including 11 children.
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 5:32-5:42
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Claim Meghan Markle in talks for role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen
Meghan Markle was reported to have been offered an acting role in a UK-based project
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 16:27-16:38
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Claim Meghan Markle in talks for role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen
Meghan Markle was reported to have been offered an acting role in a UK-based project
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 16:27-16:38
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Claim Meghan Markle in talks for role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen
Meghan Markle was reported to have been offered an acting role in a UK-based project
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 16:27-16:38
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Claim Meghan Markle in talks for role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen
Meghan Markle was reported to have been offered an acting role in a UK-based project
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 20:25-20:28
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Claim Meghan Markle in talks for role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen
Meghan Markle was reported to have been offered an acting role in a UK-based project
BBC News, 22 August 2026, 20:25-20:28
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- 23:35 Story begins Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington DC
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