Wed 23 September 2026: The UK on Tuesday vowed to “stand firm” against challenges to its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, drawing an immediate response from Argentina at the UN General Assembly, where Buenos Aires reiterated its claim to the archipelago and denounced what it called an “illegal occupation.” “This is about upholding the UN […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: A majority of Germans want Chancellor Friedrich Merz to resign, according to a new survey released Wednesday, as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party faced a series of dismal regional election results. The poll, done for private broadcasters RTL and n-tv, found that 55% of respondents want Merz to step […]
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Wed 23 September 2026: The United States will have broader military access in Greenland and permission to create new defense sites under a pact signed Tuesday by Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk. The deal, concluded on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, updates and adds to the 1951 Defense Agreement on Greenland […]
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Tue 22 September 2026: Roughly 175,000 German auto workers joined nationwide protests on Monday against planned job cuts and factory shutdowns, according to the IG Metall union. Employees from every major carmaker plus many large and small suppliers turned out at about 280 sites, including key industry hubs such as Wolfsburg, Zwickau, and Stuttgart, the […]
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Tue 22 September 2026: The Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov has been credited with 99.85% of the vote in his re-election as head of the Russian republic in the North Caucasus. The figure quoted by the election commission on Monday was even higher than the 99.73% recorded in the previous election in 2021, the state news agency TASS reported. Kadyrov has ruled […]
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Tue 22 September 2026: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that US President Donald Trump has the right to govern the United States but not other countries, arguing that Washington should respect the sovereignty of other nations. “President Trump was elected to be the US president. He has the right to govern. […]
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Tue 22 September 2026: Donald Trump’s approval has sunk to a new low of 32%, a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds, as rising Republican discontent over living costs weakens his standing within his own party. Republican support fell to 73% from 82% the week before. In the prior Reuters/Ipsos survey, his overall approval was 35%. The slide […]
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Tue 22 September 2026: Meta has launched a new legal challenge against the UK’s media regulator Ofcom over the implementation of the Online Safety Act. According to a report by The Guardian on Sunday, lawyers for the company have appealed against the decision to place WhatsApp and Instagram in a category subject to additional duties, […]
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Mon 21 September 2026: The high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly is set to open Tuesday in New York under the theme “restoring trust.” Heads of state and government will convene for the 81st edition of the meeting to address key international security, geopolitical, and economic challenges. “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United […]
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Mon 21 September 2026: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who leads a far-right government, announced plans to prohibit burqas and niqabs in schools and to cap the number of foreign pupils per classroom. Immigration is expected to be a major issue in the general election due next year. Meloni outlined the proposed changes on Sunday […]
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