Israel has ordered the closure of the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem after the UK imposed sweeping sanctions on goods from illegal settlements and intensified its condemnation of settlement activity. Foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar also announced entry bans on several British MPs and an end to Britain’s role in training Palestinian security forces in the West Bank.

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Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro read aloud a note presented to him during remarks at the Seoul Defense Dialogue that rejected the South China Sea arbitration. He condemned the move as disrespectful to the forum and international law, calling it “coercion, bullying and aggression.”

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Canada’s retaliatory tariffs have taken effect, with Carney promoting a shift away from the United States. Canada is among the few countries to respond to US tariffs despite relying on US buyers for roughly 70% of its exports.

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Canada’s dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on the United States are now in force, covering $20 billion worth of American goods. The measures could affect everyday products, according to NBC News’ report.

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Across Canada, businesses are losing orders, considering job cuts and absorbing higher costs as they reel from the shock of US tariffs.

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Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars in US goods took effect Tuesday, intensifying the trade war between the two North American neighbors. A day earlier, Trump threatened to block Bombardier Aviation from selling in the US unless the Quebec-based aircraft maker moves manufacturing there.

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Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on roughly 700 U.S. products are taking effect as the trade war intensifies. With less than two months before the November midterms, the war with Iran, tariffs and surging gas prices are weighing on American voters.

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Retaliatory Canadian duties reaching 50% on billions of dollars in US goods began on Tuesday, deepening the 18-month commercial confrontation between the neighbouring North American countries.

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US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Washington renewed efforts to secure a peace deal in Ukraine. Putin’s adviser said the leaders discussed the war, Russia’s battlefield aims and a proposal to end the conflict. Separate meetings between US envoys, Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy produced no breakthrough, and strikes resumed.

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European and US officials are resigned to Russia’s war in Ukraine continuing into next year, saying the latest American peace initiative failed to make progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Florida Republican congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna said open dialogue between the United States and Russia is essential to achieving peace in Ukraine. She made the comments after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke by phone, adding that she would continue to pray for peace and diplomacy.

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Sources cited by Le Figaro and Deutsche Welle say U.S. negotiators believe Russia is newly willing to resume peace talks after the State Duma elections. Zelensky says Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are preparing to restart trilateral negotiations, possibly in Turkey, Switzerland, or the UAE, while expecting Moscow’s rhetoric to change after the September 18–20 vote. Russian strikes on Kyiv resumed, killing two and injuring 10.

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Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a “constructive and candid” one-hour call covering Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trips to Moscow and Kyiv. He said Trump wants a breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine during his term, while Putin insisted Russia has “no aggressive plans toward Europe whatsoever.”

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The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin assured Donald Trump that Russia has no aggressive plans toward Europe. The two also discussed recent visits to Moscow and Kyiv by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

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Meta has introduced Muse, a personal AI agent seeking access to users’ email, calendars, payments, health services and more. The launch is the company’s biggest consumer AI bet yet and a major test of whether people still trust Meta with their data.

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive after the territory was handed from British to Chinese rule, has died at 89. In his inaugural speech on July 1, 1997, he said Hong Kong’s people would, for the first time, control their own destiny.

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Tung Chee-hwa, former vice-chairman of China’s national political advisory body and Hong Kong’s first chief executive after the handover, has died peacefully at Hong Kong’s Adventist Hospital at 89. The article traces his path from a shipping family to office and examines the financial crisis, SARS outbreak and controversy over Article 23 legislation during his tenure.

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Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced his retirement on Tuesday after months of accusations from President Donald Trump’s administration that the national museums under his leadership presented a skewed and divisive version of the United States.

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Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is stepping down after a difficult year. President Donald Trump has been pushing to reshape how U.S. history is presented, affecting institutions including the Smithsonian.

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Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III said he will step down as head of the sprawling institution by the end of the year, amid disputes with Trump.

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The head of the Smithsonian Institution says he is retiring as the Trump administration pursues efforts to reshape the museum organization.

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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch is stepping down after seven years leading the institution, amid attacks from the White House.

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Thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in southern France before dawn and took four paintings. They abandoned two while fleeing after alarms prompted a rapid police response; the two missing works are valued at about $10.5m.

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Four paintings were stolen from the Renoir Museum in southern France, and two were later recovered. The theft is the latest heist to strike the art world.

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Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France and stole four paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Two were abandoned in the garden and recovered, while two remain missing. The mayor said the suspects appeared well-equipped and well-informed, renewing scrutiny of museum security in Europe.

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Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early Tuesday and took four paintings. Police pursued them, and two works were abandoned in the garden while two others remained missing. Nice-Matin estimated the stolen art’s value at about $10.5 million.

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Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer near Nice before 6am and took four paintings, abandoning one as they fled. The stolen works were estimated at €9m ($10.5m), and France’s organised-crime unit is leading the investigation.

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French police say valuable paintings by Renoir were stolen from a small museum on the French Riviera. Investigators are searching for the suspected thieves.

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Thousands of Germans protested against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland after its strongest-ever state election result in Saxony-Anhalt. Rallies in Berlin and other cities warned that the party could gain further ground in elections this month in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; police counted 5,000 protesters in Berlin, while organisers said more than 14,000 attended.

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Pressure is growing on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a Haaretz report said the UAE had warned about Hamas’ 7 October attack. Leaders of the opposition Change Camp called on Tuesday for an immediate and thorough investigation.

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A book by Haaretz reporters claims that UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Benjamin Netanyahu about Hamas’s planned large-scale offensive roughly a week before 7 October 2023. Netanyahu called the allegation an “absolute lie” and denied speaking with the Emirati leader then, while opposition figures accused him of being unfit for office and demanded answers about the warnings.

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An Israeli newspaper reports that the president of the United Arab Emirates directly warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that Hamas was planning a major offensive. The militant group led the attack several days later.

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Golan alleged that Netanyahu deliberately withheld the information from Israel’s military and the Shin Bet domestic security agency, joining criticism of the prime minister over the concealment of a warning about the October 7 attack.

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A report by Haaretz says UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before October 7 that Hamas was planning a major operation. It alleges Netanyahu did not alert security chiefs, prompting strong criticism from opposition leaders.

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Canada, Britain and France say they will prohibit trade in goods with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The U.K. is also imposing new sanctions and says it will take further action against companies and individuals that support settlement expansion.

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The UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including a ban on settlement goods and measures against businesses and individuals supporting expansion. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused settler terrorists of carrying out the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians. Israel called the claim an “outrageous lie”, closed the UK consulate in East Jerusalem and barred 11 British MPs from entering the country.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington will “obviously not” follow the UK in sanctioning illegal Israeli settlements. France and Canada are also taking action, while the UK says Palestinians face ethnic cleansing by Israeli settlers in parts of the occupied West Bank.

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The United Kingdom has announced a ban on imports of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera reports reactions from Ramallah.

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The UK has announced sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they aim to deter expansion and prevent development at E1. Israel has opened tenders for about 1,200 homes there. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the UK government hostile and said Israel would close the British consulate in Jerusalem.

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The UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements and said Palestinians in parts of the occupied West Bank face “ethnic cleansing”. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese described the move as a “seismic shift” after years of UK “complicity”, but said it was only the beginning.

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