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UN Refugee Agency Warns Funding Crisis Could Leave 8.3 Million People Without Aid
World

UN Refugee Agency Warns Funding Crisis Could Leave 8.3 Million People Without Aid

With a $5.789 billion funding gap and only 32 percent of its 2026 budget received, UNHCR warns that protection systems in some countries are being pushed toward collapse.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Ryanair's Record 435-Route UK Winter Schedule Collides With a Tax Fight
Travel

Ryanair's Record 435-Route UK Winter Schedule Collides With a Tax Fight

The airline is adding 22 UK routes for winter 2026 while demanding the abolition of Air Passenger Duty and warning that England's planned visitor levy amounts to double taxation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Norse Atlantic Quits New York for Winter as Cheap Transatlantic Fares Keep Vanishing
Travel

Norse Atlantic Quits New York for Winter as Cheap Transatlantic Fares Keep Vanishing

The budget carrier has pulled Londonโ€“New York and Romeโ€“New York from its winter schedule, leaving Orlando as its sole US route โ€” and all but abandoning the market it was founded to serve.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
UK Savers Face a Tax Squeeze: What the Budget Debate Means for Your Cash in 2026
Personal Finance

UK Savers Face a Tax Squeeze: What the Budget Debate Means for Your Cash in 2026

Frozen thresholds, rising savings taxes from 2027, and an October 28 Budget: what British savers should do before the Chancellor speaks.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
'Obsession': The Sub-$1 Million Horror Film That Made $519 Million and Almost Went Straight to Streaming
Entertainment

'Obsession': The Sub-$1 Million Horror Film That Made $519 Million and Almost Went Straight to Streaming

Curry Barker's twisty horror film is now the highest-grossing movie ever made for under $1 million โ€” and its director has revealed it nearly skipped cinemas entirely after Netflix came calling.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Personal Finance

The 50/30/20 Budget, Explained: A Simple System That Actually Works

Fifty percent for needs, thirty for wants, twenty for savings. The 50/30/20 budget has survived for two decades because it is simple enough to actually follow.

Sarah Mitchell26 Sept 20265 min read