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Icelandic flag flies in foreground with a blue fishing vessel docked in Reykjavík harbour ahead of Iceland's EU referendum vote August 29 2026

Iceland Votes on EU Accession Talks as Arctic Security Reshapes Old Alliances

Iceland's 270,000 eligible voters cast ballots Saturday on whether to restart EU membership talks, the final poll splitting 50.4 to 49.6 percent in a campaign shaped less by trade arguments than by

August 29, 2026

by Europe Desk

Niger military security forces in armored vehicles patrolling Niamey after the coup

Gunfire and Blasts Hit Niger’s Capital as Attacks Target Airport, Military Base, and Presidential Palace

Gunfire and blasts struck three strategic sites in Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday, cutting off state television. Niger's defense minister called it a soldier mutiny while security sources described the perpetrators as terrorists, with no group claiming responsibility.

August 29, 2026

by News Room

Venezuelan oil infrastructure amid US-Venezuela deal announcement granting US 55 percent control over 65 billion barrels

Trump Claims US Has Entered Deal With Venezuela to Control 65 Billion Barrels of Oil

The Trump administration has struck a 100-year oil agreement with Venezuela, securing 55 percent of output

Black smoke billows over residential buildings in Kyiv western suburbs after Russian drone struck ammunition warehouse in Myla village August 28 2026

Russian Drone Strike Kills 27 Near Kyiv, Zelenskyy Orders 1,000 Daily Strikes on Russia

A Russian drone struck an ammunition warehouse in Myla village, five kilometres west of Kyiv, on

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin

Moscow Says Europe Wants Talks Only to Buy Kyiv a Pause

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin says European overtures have one purpose, to give Ukraine a respite before a longer confrontation. Russia has itself declared two short unilateral truces this year, for reasons

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Royal Navy warship at sea, part of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force

Britain’s Naval Chief Says JEF Can Move Before NATO Does. He Did Not Say Instead of It.

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins told The Times the ten-nation Joint Expeditionary Force can act without unanimity, giving it flexibility NATO's consensus rule denies. What he described is a permissions advantage, not a

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

King Harald V of Norway in ceremonial uniform wearing the sash of the Order of St Olav

Harald V of Norway Dies at 89, and Sweden’s King Mourns ‘Our Dear Friend’

King Harald V died on Friday morning at Oslo University Hospital, aged 89, ending a 35-year reign and leaving his son as King Haakon VIII. Sweden's Carl XVI Gustaf, godfather to the

August 28, 2026

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Christopher Helali, international secretary of the American Communist Party, at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum

RIA Quoted Him as a US Journalist. He Has Asked Putin for Russian Citizenship.

Christopher Helali told RIA Novosti that American media turned the public against Russia by spreading Russiagate lies. He is a US communist party official who has asked Putin for citizenship and who

August 28, 2026

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Donald Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid Canada trade war

Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ as Canada Trade War Deepens

Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the US portion of Lake Ontario 'Lake America,' escalating the Canada-US trade war as Ottawa immediately announced 50% retaliatory tariffs. The rename mirrors the Gulf

August 28, 2026

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at a press briefing warning that UK military targets could be struck

Russia-Ukraine War: Moscow Warns It Could Strike UK Military Targets Over Storm Shadow Missile Deal

Russia's Foreign Ministry explicitly named British military installations beyond Ukraine as potential strike targets on Thursday, escalating the Russia-Ukraine war as London prepares to help Kyiv build Storm Shadow cruise missiles domestically.

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Patriot missile battery deployed in Poland representing NATO Europe critical air defense interceptor shortage caused by the Iran war

Iran War Has Left NATO’s Patriot Missile Stocks in Europe ‘Beyond Critical,’ US Officials Say

An AP investigation published Thursday reveals the Iran war consumed roughly 65 percent of US Patriot interceptors — leaving NATO's European air defense "beyond critical" and several allies holding missile systems they

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Commercial tankers navigate the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and Oman agreed on a temporary seven-mile shipping corridor

Iran and Oman Open Strait of Hormuz Shipping Corridor in Deal That Leaves the US Outside

Iran and Oman have opened a narrow, temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz — entirely on Iranian terms — while Tehran signals it will now set the conditions for any

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A US Navy warship under way, as the service diverts payroll funds to cover Iran war operations

The US Navy Is Paying for the Iran War Out of Its Payroll Accounts

A Pentagon memo seen by The Guardian warns of shortfalls in Navy payroll accounts because the department has been raiding them to fund combat operations against Iran. The fiscal year ends on

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Soldiers on the deck of the tanker Boracay off Saint-Nazaire after it was stopped by French forces

Russia Calls France’s Tanker Seizures Piracy. Its Own Lawyers Have a Better Argument.

A senior Russian diplomat has again called France's boarding of tankers carrying Russian crude an act of piracy, a charge the Law of the Sea makes legally impossible. Buried inside the rhetoric

August 28, 2026

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Iceland Votes on EU Accession Talks as Arctic Security Reshapes Old Alliances

Gunfire and Blasts Hit Niger’s Capital as Attacks Target Airport, Military Base, and Presidential Palace

Trump Claims US Has Entered Deal With Venezuela to Control 65 Billion Barrels of Oil

Russian Drone Strike Kills 27 Near Kyiv, Zelenskyy Orders 1,000 Daily Strikes on Russia

Moscow Says Europe Wants Talks Only to Buy Kyiv a Pause

Britain’s Naval Chief Says JEF Can Move Before NATO Does. He Did Not Say Instead of It.

Harald V of Norway Dies at 89, and Sweden’s King Mourns ‘Our Dear Friend’

RIA Quoted Him as a US Journalist. He Has Asked Putin for Russian Citizenship.

Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ as Canada Trade War Deepens

Russia-Ukraine War: Moscow Warns It Could Strike UK Military Targets Over Storm Shadow Missile Deal

Iran War Has Left NATO’s Patriot Missile Stocks in Europe ‘Beyond Critical,’ US Officials Say

Iran and Oman Open Strait of Hormuz Shipping Corridor in Deal That Leaves the US Outside

The US Navy Is Paying for the Iran War Out of Its Payroll Accounts

Russia Calls France’s Tanker Seizures Piracy. Its Own Lawyers Have a Better Argument.

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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