The 2026 Booker Prize longlist includes 13 novels by writers including Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Rebecca Perry. The shortlist will be announced Sept. 22, with the winner named Nov. 9.
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French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more evacuations from Atlantic coast tourist sites as a major wildfire west of Bordeaux remained fragile before another rise in temperatures. Spain also faced major blazes, including its largest fire on record, as it entered a fourth summer heatwave.
President Trump will deliver the eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham at Washington National Cathedral as two days of services begin in the capital and continue in South Carolina. Netanyahu and Zelenskyy are expected to attend the invitation-only cathedral service.
Trump and Netanyahu are set for their first White House meeting since the Iran war began, with disagreements over Iran, Lebanon and U.S. policy testing their alliance. The talks also are expected to cover the Abraham Accords, Gaza and a Lebanon framework agreement.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, triggering tsunami advisories for nearby coastal waters. Officials told residents to leave coastal areas, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Hawaii and American Samoa faced no tsunami threat.
Andy Burnham pledged to honor Britain’s commitments to Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelensky became his first international visitor as prime minister. The UK will share technology behind its Stone Cloak electronic warfare system to help Ukraine produce it at scale.
German officials are under pressure to explain why Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old with prior convictions and documented ISIS ties, was free before the Berlin Pride attack. One Polish woman was killed and at least 29 people were injured.
Oil prices fell sharply Monday after the U.S. and Iran paused attacks to allow room for diplomacy. The decline followed renewed fears over disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea shipping routes.