TRUMP ORDERS CANADIAN PRODUCTS OFF US FEDERAL PURCHASING LISTS AS TRADE ROW ESCALATES

Wed 09 September 2026: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the country’s federal purchasing agency to stop buying Canadian-made products amid a growing trade dispute with Ottawa. Trump directed the General Services Administration (GSA) to work with the US Trade Representative’s office to remove Canadian products from its approved vendor lists, known as the […]

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BOSNIAN SERBS STRENGTHEN TIES WITH ISRAEL AMID TENSIONS

Wed 09 September 2026: Opening of Israeli commerce office in Banja Luka deepens ties between Republika Srpska and Israel, raising concerns about Bosnia’s wider political implications. The Israeli Chamber of Commerce last week opened an office in Banja Luka, the seat of government of the Bosnia and Herzegovina entity of Republika Srpska, in a move […]

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ICELAND SUMMONS US ENVOY AFTER TRUMP SHARES MAP SHOWING ICELAND UNDER US FLAG

Tue 08 September 2026: Iceland’s foreign minister summoned the US ambassador after President Donald Trump shared a map depicting Iceland and several other territories under the American flag, local media reported Tuesday. Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir summoned US Ambassador Billy Long to a meeting over the image posted by Trump on his Truth Social […]

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MOSQUE VANDALIZED WITH SWASTIKAS, HATE MESSAGES IN BELGIUM

Mon 07 September 2026: A mosque in northern Belgium was vandalized with swastikas, hate messages and dog feces, local media reported Sunday. The vandalism targeting the Tawfieq mosque in Schelle, in Belgium’s Antwerp province, was discovered by mosque board members on Friday morning, according to Belgian public broadcaster VRT. Hate messages and swastikas had been […]

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FIVE EU COUNTRIES AGREE ON NEXT STEPS FOR MIGRANT RETURN HUBS OUTSIDE THE BLOC

Sun 06 September 2026: Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Greece will begin talks with potential partner countries Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Greece agreed Friday on the next steps toward creating migrant return hubs outside the European Union, paving the way for discussions with potential partner countries, Denmark’s Ministry of Immigration and Integration […]

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WITKOFF AND KUSHNER ARRIVE IN MOSCOW IN PUSH TO END RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Sat 05 September 2026: US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday for talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian state news agency Tass reported. According to the agency, a special jet carrying the two US envoys landed at Vnukovo Airport. Russian presidential envoy Kirill […]

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UN ASSEMBLY BACKS MORE ACCURATE WORLD MAPS IN ‘CORRECT THE MAP’ VOTE

Sat 05 September 2026: Resolution promotes equal-area projections to address distortions in how Africa and other regions are represented The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution calling for greater use of world maps that more accurately reflect the relative sizes of countries and continents. The measure, known as the “Correct the Map” […]

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REFORM UK OFFICIALS RESIGN AMID FRESH FUNDING SCANDAL

Fri 04 September 2026: Channel 4 investigation alleges electoral law breaches as Nigel Farage defends party’s record Two officials from Britain’s Reform UK have resigned amid the latest allegations surrounding the far-right party’s political funding. James Orr and Dan Jukes announced their departures on Friday, following the broadcast of an investigative documentary by Channel 4 […]

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CHINA SET TO TAKE MAJORITY OF RUSSIA’S GAS EXPORTS BY 2030

Fri 04 September 2026: Moscow expects growing pipeline supplies to China to push its share above 60% of Russia’s total gas exports China is expected to account for more than 60% of Russia’s total natural gas exports by 2030, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, according to the state-run Tass news agency. […]

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VOLKSWAGEN APPROVES FURTHER 50,000 JOB CUTS IN GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING

Fri 04 September 2026: Planned reductions could bring total workforce cuts to 100,000 by 2030 as the automaker responds to competition and changing demand Volkswagen’s supervisory board has unanimously approved plans to eliminate a further 50,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring programme through 2030. The additional reductions come on top of an […]

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