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· Tyler Durden
Why does Canada want to join the Europe-led JEF military partnership?
Canada has applied to join the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a European military coalition, as it seeks to diversify its diplomatic and security ties following a sharp downturn in relations with the United States.
· Shola Lawal
Comelec: BSKE to push through unless postponement is enacted to law
MANILA, Philippines — The 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will push through on Nov. 2 unless a new law postponing them is enacted, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia said on Friday.
· Chelsy Claire Perez
Half of Germans expect Merz to be out by year-end – poll
Nearly half of Germans believe Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be out of office by the end of the year, a new survey has indicated, as his approval hits record lows and speculation over his future mounts ahead of crucial state elections.
· RT
Half of Germans expect Merz to be out by year-end – poll
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces record-low approval and mounting speculation over his future as crucial state elections approach
· RT
Romania's Siegfried Muresan aims to form government
Romanian Prime Minister designate and European Parliament member Siegfried Muresan looks on during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
· Stephen Mcgrath
The view from Russia: ‘No party can be antiwar’ in parliamentary election
Russia parliamentary elections: 10 parties compete amid war in Ukraine
· Niko Vorobyov
Yemen conflict displaces 112,000 people in two weeks, UN says
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said that at least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen over the past two weeks, as renewed fighting between Houthi forces and forces aligned with the internationally recognised government has intensified along the country's western coast.
· Middleeasteye
GOP candidates seem uneager to promote Trump's $5,000 'dividend' pledge
President Donald Trump listens as North Carolina Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley speaks during a rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
· Mike Catalini
CUHK department triggers backlash over WeChat attendance registration policy
Screenshotted email has information engineering department telling students: ‘Please install the WeChat app and enable location services’
· William Yiu
CUHK department triggers backlash over WeChat attendance registration policy
Screenshotted email has information engineering department telling students: ‘Please install the WeChat app and enable location services’
· William Yiu
Students In UK Ordered To Undertake White Privilege Training
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
· Tyler Durden
Russians vote in election that Putin sees as barometer of public support for his war in Ukraine
Russians began voting on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election which President Vladimir Putin has said will show that millions of people back his army fighting in Ukraine, even though most anti-war candidates were not allowed to run.
· REUTERS
British Airways returns to Tanzania after 13-year pause
The United Kingdom’s flag carrier said Thursday that it will launch flights from London to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania's premier tourist destination.
· AfricaNews
Exxon Eyes Venezuela Return Nearly Two Decades After Nationalization Exit
ExxonMobil is negotiating a return to Venezuela's Orinoco Belt, eyeing the Petromonagas heavy-oil project and neighboring Carabobo assets, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. No deal has been finalized, and Exxon and state oil company PDVSA did not immediately respond to Reuters.
· Tyler Durden
Singapore minister Chan Chun Sing’s Mandarin diplomacy strikes China chord
Chan quoted ancient philosopher Mencius in his speech at Xiangshan Forum, winning praise on social media for his knowledge of Chinese thought
· Kolette Lim
Singapore minister Chan Chun Sing’s Mandarin diplomacy strikes China chord
Chan quoted ancient philosopher Mencius in his speech at Xiangshan Forum, winning praise on social media for his knowledge of Chinese thought
· Kolette Lim
Former Palestinian minister claims he warned Israel ahead of 7 October attack
Former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida was the intermediary who passed along a warning from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to Israeli intelligence officials weeks before the 7 October attack, according to The Times of Israel.
· Middleeasteye
Truancy Is Now A Mental Health Condition In Britain
Authored by Mary Gilleece via The Daily Sceptic,
· Tyler Durden
Venezuela nears deal to move $4 billion gold reserve to New York, FT says
The Venezuelan government and the opposition are close to an agreement to transfer the central bank's gold reserves, worth about $4 billion, from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
· REUTERS
'Go die in your own country': Thai PM comes down on foreigners wanting private cemeteries
Thai Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul issued unusually harsh remarks on Thursday against foreigners seeking to establish private cemeteries in the country, saying, "If you're going to die, go die in your own country. There's no need to come die here," during an Interior Ministry policy meetin…
· YOAV ETIEL
Hunter Biden says Gaza situation 'resembles genocide,' accuses Netanyahu of endangering Jews
Hunter Biden, the son of former US president Joe Biden, sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government on Wednesday, telling Britain's LBC that what was happening in Gaza "resembles genocide."
· IDAN KWELLER
Hong Kong’s metal storage hits 30,000 tonnes in push to become global commodity hub
Financial services minister Christopher Hui also says city will pay for Dongjiang water using yuan as part of internationalising renminbi
· Matthew Cheng
Hong Kong’s metal storage hits 30,000 tonnes in push to become global commodity hub
Financial services minister Christopher Hui also says city will pay for Dongjiang water using yuan as part of internationalising renminbi
· Matthew Cheng
Early voting begins in midterms as campaign shifts focus to cost of living and Iran war – US politics live
Campaigning or control of Congress is expected to ramp up as some states open early voting
· Taz Ali, Alexandra Villarreal
Gates used vaccine funding to pressure governments – Merkel
Bill Gates turned the vast financial resources of his foundation into political leverage, using its wealth to pressure governments to spend more on vaccination, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
· RT
Smotrich calls for expanding West Bank settlement policies to Israel’s north and south
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has promised to expand what he calls Israel’s “settlement revolution” in the occupied West Bank to the Galilee in northern Israel and the Negev in the south.
· Middleeasteye
Syrian government cuts diesel prices after widespread protests over fuel costs | The National
Syria has announced it will offer lower-cost diesel for heating, agriculture and industry, days after demonstrations erupted across the country over a fuel price rise.
· Nada Maucourant Atallah
British MPs to tackle UK crisis — why it does so badly in Eurovision
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom, the country that gifted the world The Beatles and S Club 7, will seek answers on how to make the nation’s pop music more competitive on Europe’s biggest stage.
· Jules Darmanin
Parties intensify campaign as Morocco approaches legislative elections
Faouzi Lekjaa, Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, and other Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) candidates visited Rabat during their electoral campaign on 14 September for a face to face interaction with local residents.
· AfricaNews
The Great Diesel Crisis - How Policy Choices Made The West Vulnerable
Authored by Daniel Lacalle,
· Tyler Durden
Ukraine fires drone barrage as Russia launches elections
Ukraine has launched a barrage of drones on Moscow and other regions as Russia opened polls for its first parliamentary elections since the start of the war.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied Anthropic
A US government website employed an AI model from a Chinese company for users to search proposed federal regulations, despite the FBI accusing the model's developer, Alibaba, of "malicious" copying of US rival Anthropic's technology.
· REUTERS
Mamdani says he will not join demonstrations against Netanyahu during New York visit
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he had no plans to join demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his upcoming visit to the city.
· IDAN KWELLER
Netanyahu considering visit to Texas during upcoming US trip for UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering adding a stop in Texas to his brief visit to the US for next week's UN General Assembly, with an advance team currently in the state examining the possibility, a diplomatic source confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
· IDAN KWELLER
Seoul freezes fuel price caps amid Mideast tensions
The South Korean government on Friday kept its price ceilings for fuel products unchanged for the third consecutive period amid elevated oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East, the industry ministry said.
· Yonhap
UK warns British settlers in occupied West Bank of possible sanctions
The UK government has warned British citizens living in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that they could face sanctions under a new regime targeting settlement activity, The New Arab reported.
· Middleeasteye
WA nurses threaten strike action as government delays patient ratio rollout
WA’s peak nursing union has warned of impending strike action after the organisation was told that nurse and midwife-to-patient ratios, due to be implemented by the state government this month, have been postponed.
· Sophie Fenna, Michael Philipps
Far-right Zemmour lets slip French presidential bid
PARIS — Anti-immigration firebrand Eric Zemmour let slip Thursday that he plans to run in next year’s presidential election, seemingly ending speculation that he might step aside to make way for his partner, MEP Sarah Knafo.
· Clea Caulcutt
Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation
Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates
· Alexandra Villarreal
“A Clear Watering Down”: Drug Transparency Bill Stripped of Critical Provisions Ahead of Senate Vote
Landmark legislation designed to alert consumers to where their drugs were made is headed for a full Senate vote, but safety experts say the transparency bill has been stripped of two of its most critical provisions.
· Naisha Roy
Without sound policy, the One Nation ‘vibe’ will grow
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Slovakia’s Fico casts doubt over NATO mutual defense clause
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he does not want to see his country dragged into war over NATO's Article 5 mutual defense clause, raising fresh questions about the populist leader’s commitment to the alliance.
· Victor Jack
Legarda welcomes historic Bangsamoro polls, condemns violence
MANILA, Philippines — The Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Sept. 14 were a “historic first step” to self-governance in the region, Sen. Loren Legarda said in a statement.
· Jan Escosio
‘This is a war’: South Africa battles femicide as women’s bodies pile up
A ninth woman has been found dead in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni municipality in about two months, intensifying concerns over violence against women and prompting renewed scrutiny of the government’s response to the country’s femicide crisis.
· Mikail Malik
Russia holds nationwide Duma elections as war in Ukraine reshapes vote
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election to fill all 450 seats in the State Duma, with about 111 million people eligible to vote. Polling stations opened first in Kamchatka, Chukotka, Magadan and other eastern regions, where local officials urged residents to turn out. The Kremlin is closely watching part…
· AfricaNews
US will see sense on EU-Canada deal, Irish finance minister says
DUBLIN — Closer ties between the EU and Canada won't mean a worse relationship between the bloc and the U.S., according to Irish Finance Minister Simon Harris.
· Kathryn Carlson
Why the ICC is cracking down on ‘fake news’ as Duterte trial looms
Presiding Judge Joanna Korner warns parties to ‘avoid speculation’ and urges prosecutors to trim their witness list and evidence
· Raissa Robles
Why the ICC is cracking down on ‘fake news’ as Duterte trial looms
Presiding Judge Joanna Korner warns parties to ‘avoid speculation’ and urges prosecutors to trim their witness list and evidence
· Raissa Robles