Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will soon impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods after tariff-related trade talks between Washington and Ottawa ended without an agreement. Carney said the measures, covering products including US steel, dairy and electronics, will take effect on September 8. He described the US proposal as economically irrational, unethical and unfair.

Carney said President Donald Trump had started a trade war and that Canada had come under attack. He said Canada could neither accept Washington’s proposed terms nor provide what the United States had demanded, arguing that the conditions would harm Canada’s overall interests.

The prime minister said the response would be based on a “dollar-for-dollar” approach against the United States. He presented the planned tariffs as a measure to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families and businesses following the failed negotiations.

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said the government is working in line with international law and the constitution to address the Rohingya crisis, while stressing that national unity has no alternative in protecting the country’s sovereignty. He made the remarks at a discussion on the Rohingya issue at the National Press Club on Sunday at about 11:30am.

He described the Rohingya crisis as Myanmar’s internal matter and said Bangladesh had provided shelter to Rohingyas on humanitarian grounds. Bangladesh has repeatedly sought an international solution to the problem, he said, adding that Myanmar must make decisions regarding its own internal affairs.

The minister said safeguarding the country’s territory is among the government’s most important responsibilities. He also said the current government is working to ensure the security of the country and its people. The report did not provide further details about the discussion meeting or any additional measures announced by the government.

Amazon plans to launch its Prime Air drone delivery service in nearly 500 US cities by the end of 2026, expanding the ability to send small packages to customers by air. The US e-commerce company said the planned network would reach major cities including Chicago and Atlanta, as well as Syracuse, Cleveland and Boise.

Amazon currently operates drone deliveries across 11 active bases in 10 metropolitan areas in the United States. The proposed expansion would substantially broaden that existing network and make the service available in a wider range of cities.

Prime Air drones can carry lightweight packages weighing up to 5 pounds, or about 2.26 kilograms. Eligible packages must be roughly the size of a large shoe box. The service is designed to deliver qualifying products and orders to customers in around 60 minutes.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch chief Md Shafiqul Islam said police are working on threats involving several foreign embassies. He made the remarks at a press conference at the DMP Media Centre on Minto Road in the capital on Sunday.

Islam said a group was carrying out the activity to damage the country’s image. He said authorities were attempting to identify the network responsible for the threats.

The report did not specify which embassies received threats, the nature of the threats, or whether any suspects had been identified. It also did not provide details of any arrests, investigations or security measures announced at the press conference.

A 48-year-old father was reprimanded by police after leaving his seven-year-old son alone on a bench near Mount Fuji’s sixth station in dense fog and rain. Mountain hut staff found the child at about 7 a.m. local time on Thursday and alerted police. The child had been given only a soft drink and light food while told to wait.

The father had been climbing the Fujinomiya route toward the summit with his two sons. When the younger child became tired, he told him to remain at the bench and continued upward with the older son. Police said the father was between the seventh and eighth stations, and returning to the child’s location would have taken about three hours.

Police located the father and brought him back. The child became tired and upset after waiting alone for about eight hours. An officer told the man that leaving a child alone in this way was unacceptable, and the father later apologized for what he described as a rash decision. Mount Fuji is 12,389 feet high and has seen several accidents in recent years.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said gas supply has begun returning to normal after repairs to the LNG terminal in Maheshkhali. He also said electricity load-shedding has started to decline. Rizvi made the remarks to journalists on Sunday morning after paying tribute at the graves of former president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

Rizvi said the government was not responsible for the ongoing energy crisis, attributing the situation to war. He said a fault had developed at the Maheshkhali LNG terminal and that it had already been repaired. An LNG-filled cargo has also arrived, he said, increasing pressure in gas supply.

Addressing organisational matters, Rizvi said BNP would dissolve expired committees of its various affiliated organisations and form new ones. New leadership will be brought into responsibility in those bodies, he said. According to Rizvi, the process of restructuring the party’s affiliated organisations will continue.

Bangladesh Navy Chief Vice Admiral Khandker Misbah Ul Azim has been promoted to the rank of admiral, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate statement issued on Sunday morning. The announcement was published on August 23, 2026. He formally assumed duties as chief of the Bangladesh Navy on July 23.

A government notification signed by Defence Ministry Deputy Secretary M J Arif Beg appointed him Navy chief for three years, until July 22, 2029. Azim joined the Bangladesh Navy on January 1, 1987, received a commission in the executive branch in 1989, and completed initial training with distinction in the Royal Malaysian Navy. He also holds a PhD in maritime governance.

During nearly four decades of service, he held command, staff and training roles, including commander of the Chattogram and Dhaka naval areas, commander submarine and commandant of the Bangladesh Naval Academy. He served in UN peacekeeping missions in Lebanon and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and was most recently Bangladesh’s ambassador to Oman. His awards include the Navy Medal, Naval Efficiency Medal and National Integrity Award.

At least 14 people were killed and 20 injured when Myanmar’s military carried out an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Swe Le Oh village in the Sagaing region, according to the Civil Defence and Security Organisation of Myaung Township. The attack was reported on August 23, 2026. Three women were among those killed.

A local resident said more than 100 people were at the monastery and nearby areas for a Buddhist religious event. A warplane dropped two bombs about 15 minutes apart on the monastery compound, the report said. Myanmar’s military government did not immediately comment on the attack.

The military authorities have consistently said their forces strike only legitimate targets. Myanmar has been in civil war since the 2021 military coup, and Sagaing is described as a major base of armed resistance against the military government. The UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has said that airstrikes in the country have increased significantly in recent times.

Invest Bangladesh formally began operations on Sunday after the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority and Public-Private Partnership Authority were merged. The new body started its first working day following publication of the gazette under the Invest Bangladesh Act 2026. Operating under the Prime Minister’s Office, it was introduced as the country’s leading investment promotion agency and unveiled a new brand identity.

According to a press release, the authority brings investment facilitation, policy coordination, economic zone development and public-private partnership capacity under one institution. It said domestic and foreign investors will be able to receive assistance on investment opportunities and services across the country from a single point. The release noted that investors and partners had long sought a unified contact centre for coordinated engagement with the government on services, incentives and policies.

Chairman Ashik Chowdhury said the aim was not merely to merge three institutions, but to organise government work more effectively around investors. Invest Bangladesh will continue operating BanglaBiz, the single digital platform for investment services, and is working to implement a 14-day business licensing framework. It said a progress report on commitments announced in March will be released before the 180-day deadline expires.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi called on Britain and France to take concrete action against Israel in a post on X published by the Iranian side. The report, published on August 23, 2026, said his appeal referred to an open letter signed by 102 former British and French diplomats.

According to the letter cited by Gharibabadi, Israeli policies are moving toward ethnic cleansing and the destruction of Palestine. Gharibabadi said continued arms supplies to Israel and any form of support amount to deliberate participation in what he described as the crimes of the Zionist regime.

The former diplomats called for an end to arms deliveries to Israel, a ban on trade with illegal settlements, and implementation of decisions by the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The report attributed the information to Press TV and did not include a response from the British, French or Israeli governments.

The number of Israeli settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank has risen to 592, with more than 700,000 Israelis living in them, according to the Palestinian government’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. The figures were reported on August 23, 2026, and cover the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem through the end of July.

The commission said 780,000 Israeli settlers were living across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem by late July. Of that total, 336,000 lived in East Jerusalem. It also said Israel currently controls 42 percent of the occupied West Bank.

Israel occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem after the 1967 war, and settlement construction in the West Bank has remained a longstanding source of dispute. A large part of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law. The commission said settlement expansion continues across the West Bank, while Israeli control over a substantial part of the territory further complicates Palestinian land claims and the prospect of establishing a future state.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has moved into Bangabhaban after taking office as Bangladesh’s 23rd president. He entered the presidential residence at about 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2026, according to the report. On arrival, a smart contingent of the President Guard Regiment gave the president a guard of honour.

Fakhrul was sworn in as president on Friday evening at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban. He took the oath before Acting Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Kaiser Kamal, formally completing his assumption of the state’s highest constitutional office.

He was elected in a contested presidential election held in the Jatiya Sangsad on August 20, receiving 255 votes. Colonel (Retd.) Oli Ahmad, chairman of the LDP and candidate of an 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, received 88 votes. The report described the vote as the country’s first contested presidential election since 1991.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not allow the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in Gaza or the occupied West Bank for as long as he remains in office. He made the remarks in response to comments by Mansour Abbas, leader of Israel’s Arab Muslim United Arab List party, according to the report published on August 23, 2026.

Abbas told his party’s general conference in the Arab city of Tayibe on Saturday that his party was working to establish peace between Israel and Palestine. He said Palestine already exists as a state and is recognized by most countries, and urged the United States and Israel to recognize it as a state.

Netanyahu said no Palestinian state “under Iranian control” would be established while he is prime minister, neither in Gaza nor in what he called Judea and Samaria, a biblical term he used for the West Bank. His statement came ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for October 27, as opinion polls showed his coalition trailing. Likud currently holds 32 seats, while a poll published Friday projected the party would win 20 seats.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is travelling to Paris on Saturday for a two-day visit at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. The leaders are expected to discuss conditions in the Strait of Hormuz and plans to establish alternative trade routes, according to officials at the French presidency who spoke to the Associated Press.

Potential proposals include increasing trade through ports in Oman outside the Gulf, as well as expanding or doubling oil pipelines in Saudi Arabia and other countries. The creation of new rail links may also be discussed. The stated aim of these measures is to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz and develop alternative transport and commercial connections.

Macron and the Saudi crown prince will co-chair the first meeting of the Saudi-French Strategic Partnership Council on Monday afternoon, marking the first session under a new framework for strategic cooperation. The meeting will also address major regional issues in the Middle East and the need for closer coordination between France and Gulf countries to promote regional stability and peace. The strait is a major route for oil and other energy products, and its security can affect international trade and energy supplies.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said neighboring countries have sent Iran multiple messages about building a new regional security framework and expanding economic cooperation. In a post on X on Saturday, he said the region needs an independent, homegrown system to ensure peace and security. The report was published on August 23, 2026.

Ghalibaf sharply criticized US policy, accusing Washington of prioritizing Israel’s interests while neglecting those of its allies. He said this approach had placed the security of several Middle Eastern countries at serious risk and, for a period, threatened the existence of some states in the region.

He wrote that only a domestic and independent arrangement could genuinely guarantee peace and security. Ghalibaf also said Washington had not succeeded in military confrontation with Iran and had failed to demonstrate an ability to reach a diplomatic understanding with Tehran. The report cited Press TV as its source.