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Aug 21, 2026 - World

Aeroplane maker said to have watered down plans to restrict working from home to one day a weekAirbus has bowed to employee demands on remote working, after a series of strikes over its chief executive’s return-to-the office orders.The world’s largest aeroplane maker is said to have watered down plans to restrict remote working to one day a week from September. At present, staff are able to work remotely for two. Continue reading...

Aug 21, 2026 - World

Many males are returned even if they have been trafficked but Home Office must now consider new legal guidanceUK politics live – latest updatesThe Home Office could be blocked from deporting many young male trafficking victims to Albania after a major court ruling.Thousands of Albanian males have been identified as potential trafficking victims in the UK in recent years. Many are sent back to their country even if they are potential or confirmed victims of trafficking, as the Home Office contends they will be safe there. Continue reading...

Aug 21, 2026 - World

An attacker with a sword wounded several people Friday at a school in central Sweden, and police later arrested a suspect, officials said.

Aug 21, 2026 - World

The mother of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed after Israeli forces fired on her family's car in Gaza City wants an independent inquiry into her death, saying an Israeli military investigation announced this week is insufficient.

Aug 21, 2026 - World

Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, the first group of an eventual 1,200 deportees that the West African country says it will receive from the U.S. under a new deal.