Politics4:22President Donald Trump and Republicans are set to travel to Texas for a convention that will be held for the first time ahead of the midterm elections.
Politics4:22President Donald Trump and Republicans are set to travel to Texas for a convention that will be held for the first time ahead of the midterm elections.
PoliticsThe UK has announced a ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with France, Canada and nine other European countries set to follow. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused Israel’s government of ignoring what he called the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians by Jewish settlers, saying its inaction was undermining the prospect of a two-state solution.
WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a political storm and accusations during Israel’s election campaign that he ignored a direct UAE warning about the imminence of Hamas’ 7 October attack in 2023.
EconomyQuebec-based aerospace company Bombardier is defending itself amid the continuing tariff dispute with the United States. Donald Trump threatened to block the company’s U.S. sales unless it agreed to build its planes in the country, while Bombardier says it already does so.
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PoliticsDonald Trump shared an AI-generated map that appeared to depict the United States absorbing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba and parts of the Caribbean. The unexplained post prompted diplomatic pushback: Iceland summoned the US ambassador, Mexico reaffirmed its sovereignty and Denmark objected over Greenland. The image also drew widespread online ridicule and questions about Trump’s fitness for office.
CultureThe Venice Film Festival welcomes Casey Affleck alongside the cast of ‘Company,’ which is competing at the festival.
EconomyPrime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will accelerate efforts to reduce its economic dependence on the United States as retaliatory tariffs on roughly $20 billion in US goods take effect and Ottawa awaits President Donald Trump’s response.
WorldFox News correspondent Danamarie McNicholl reports on new developments in the investigation into the deadly Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport. The NTSB is examining operations and human performance as part of the inquiry.
SocietyNew York City released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed air-quality records from after the September 11, 2001, attacks. They show officials knew air around Ground Zero was unsafe to breathe while repeatedly assuring the public it was safe. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release Tuesday.
Politics1:51Days before the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Donald Trump honored victims and first responders at a Tuesday ceremony at the Ellipse, pledging that the nation would “never forget.” A 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center was displayed at the event.
EconomyCanada has retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs by imposing levies of up to 50 percent on American steel, dairy, appliances and furniture. The two neighbors are now taxing each other’s goods, raising questions about whether Ottawa can keep confronting the world’s biggest economy and which US states will bear the impact.
EconomyWheat prices are nearing a three-year high as Russian exports fall below half last year’s pace and Ukrainian shipping routes remain threatened. With global food prices at their highest since late 2022, further disruption in the Black Sea could raise the cost of bread, cereal and other everyday staples.
CultureTwo paintings by impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir were stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France. Two thieves took four works during the break-in, but abandoned two in the museum gardens while escaping, leaving two paintings—each valued at €9m—missing.
Economy1:33Silver surged in August as demand from solar power, semiconductors and AI data centers compounded a global supply shortage. With key technical resistance levels ahead, macroeconomic indicators may determine whether the rally has further to run.
EconomyThe diesel crack spread—the wholesale price of ultra-low sulfur diesel minus crude costs—hit a record $106 a barrel in early September, well above its usual $15–$40 range. Because diesel powers goods movement and production, the refined-product shortage could feed into broader consumer inflation.
WorldRussia has resumed strikes on Kyiv just days after high-level US talks in Moscow involving Russia and Ukraine. DW speaks with Russia expert Angela Stent about what the attacks suggest for peace prospects and the Kremlin’s calculations, including whether Moscow wants negotiations or believes time is on its side.
PoliticsSmithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch says he will leave his position leading the institution by the end of the year. NBC News highlights his accomplishments and past tensions with President Trump and his administration.
WorldUzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s first official visit to Belgrade resulted in 20 agreements covering transport, energy, digitalisation and labour mobility. The two countries are also preparing a free trade agreement and backing the Middle Corridor linking Central Asia with Europe.
PoliticsTung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s former chief executive and a former vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, died in Hong Kong on September 8 aged 89. Born into a shipping family, he became the city’s first chief executive after the 1997 handover, facing the Asian financial crisis, SARS and controversy over Article 23 legislation. After large July 1 protests in two successive years, he resigned before completing two five-year terms. He later became a CPPCC vice-chairman and backed Beijing’s decisions during the Umbrella Movement and 2019 protests, before retreating from public view during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Culture1:07Comedian and game master Brennan Lee Mulligan says acting, storytelling and tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons can foster empathy and help people work out who they are.
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Culture1:47French police were searching Tuesday for two thieves who took two Renoir paintings from a museum and abandoned two others during their escape. The burglary has renewed concerns over the protection of France’s cultural heritage and follows a series of similar robberies.