World·2026-08-23T13:09:15+00:00
The week in pictures: a French woman in space, wildfires in Europe and the war in Ukraine
Issued on: 23/08/2026 - 15:09 Modified: 23/08/2026 - 15:10 2 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 French astronaut Sophie Adenot returns back inside the International Space Station (ISS) after her spacewalk, August 18, 2026. Uros Arsic, AFP Sophie Adenot, on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), became the first French woman astronaut to carry out a spacewalk, spending more than six hours outside the station alongside the American Anil Menon on August 18, 2026. © Eloisa Lopez, Reuters Advertising Keywords for this article Sophie Adenot Space The week in pictures NASA.
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World·2026-08-23T17:24:46+00:00
The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile
Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground ‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war The calamitous collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States is a warning to nations worldwide that pursuing any kind of dialogue with the current US administration is doomed at the outset, according to observers who say this recent episode indicates seeking a fair deal is futile. However, I’m not sure there was really a success to be had.” The two countries are now in a deepening trade war.
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World·2026-08-23T14:48:39+00:00
Zelensky rejects rival's call for elections, says would be 'large risk' for Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while it fights Russia , after a call by his former defence minister to organise a vote. Read more Ukraine’s ousted minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime elections Moscow has intensified its strikes, using hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles that expose Ukraine's air defence shortfall.
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