<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/635648/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:18:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Fired U.K. official says he was pressed to approve Mandelson as U.S. ambassador]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-oliver-robbins-testimony-peter-mandelson-keir-starmer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-oliver-robbins-testimony-peter-mandelson-keir-starmer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Waldie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oliver Robbins tells House committee the Foreign Secretary’s office was ‘under constant pressure’ from the Prime Minister’s office]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:23:56 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/J7PB4OHNQZCG3ID5UUVY73XPIU.JPG?auth=77fa51b1be403e09abb59c431649a3bc9a42d9aeec2c59851253d6813bcd4077&smart=true&width=3500&height=2334" alt="British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired Oliver Robbins as Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office last week." height="2334" width="3500"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/J7PB4OHNQZCG3ID5UUVY73XPIU.JPG?auth=77fa51b1be403e09abb59c431649a3bc9a42d9aeec2c59851253d6813bcd4077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334" type="image/jpeg" height="2334" width="3500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired Oliver Robbins as Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office last week.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PETER NICHOLLS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. authorities, families of alleged victims following Kenneth Law trial]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-uk-authorities-families-of-alleged-victims-following-kenneth-law-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-uk-authorities-families-of-alleged-victims-following-kenneth-law-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Waldie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British police have linked the sale of the Canadian man’s products online to 112 deaths in the U.K., but no charges have been filed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:07:11 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service says it is aware of the Ontario court proceedings involving Kenneth Law but won’t say whether he will face charges in the U.K. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/RH2W3E3KH5GOJAETXFBKCH2PHM.jpg?auth=9adda443d9ff8adc821c422afa669386f8ad95656e1efe246c598f9190c4f781&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4798&amp;height=3199" type="image/jpeg" height="3199" width="4798"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo of Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling a deadly substance online, is shown during a press conference, in Mississauga, Ont, on Aug. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arlyn McAdorey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer under increasing pressure to resign after appointment of ambassador with Epstein ties]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-starmer-under-increasing-pressure-to-resign-after-appointment-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-starmer-under-increasing-pressure-to-resign-after-appointment-of/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Waldie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The British Prime Minister insists he was not told that Peter Mandelson had failed a security review]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:09:05 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/6ONKYCNBQ5BVPASJACKSL3MPV4.JPG?auth=17b3473f6e1e01f1d607e9b75f03d988827746b6b4df0771a46324b76851f2ca&smart=true&width=4793&height=3195" alt="British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, on Monday." height="3195" width="4793"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/6ONKYCNBQ5BVPASJACKSL3MPV4.JPG?auth=17b3473f6e1e01f1d607e9b75f03d988827746b6b4df0771a46324b76851f2ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4793&amp;height=3195" type="image/jpeg" height="3195" width="4793"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, April 20, 2026 to face a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alastair Grant</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hungarian campaign posters going for hundreds of dollars online]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-hungary-campaign-election-posters-magyar-orban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-hungary-campaign-election-posters-magyar-orban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Waldie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even those of fringe parties are up for sale, and posters of the outgoing Fidesz party can be had for a few bucks ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:10:58 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/YF2CHWYEXBGALIBI24T3LXMDRA.jpg?auth=defeb62cf4ca25827af089f4f5148ec61a9033d02b24327afe1c9fd51c90ddc0&smart=true&width=3712&height=5568" alt="A woman holding an election campaign poster for the Tisza party walks past a vandalized poster showing outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Monday." height="5568" width="3712"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/6HTH5FJNJZD6VG4TGP4KFEAQNQ.jpg?auth=32784e25ef6e08f9aed95760d43f667479226888904d6d597a18c6022225f33a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3712&amp;height=2475" type="image/jpeg" height="2475" width="3712"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A couple holding an election campaign poster of the Tisza party walk past a vandalised poster on an advertising column showing outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary on April 13, 2026, one day after general elections. Hungarian prime minister-elect Peter Magyar pledged on April 13 to usher in a "new era" after defeating nationalist leader Viktor Orban in elections seen as a blow to hard-right populism. 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