International Relations

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announces retaliatory tariffs on US goods as trade war escalates

Canada’s $27.6 Billion in Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect as Carney Declares Trade War on Trump

Canada's $27.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect Monday, covering 700 product categories as PM Mark Carney suspended trade talks and declared Washington had started a war. The rupture

September 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Norway’s Harald V Laid to Rest as Zelensky and European Royals Gather in Oslo

Harald V, Norway's king for thirty-three years, was laid to rest on Tuesday at Oslo Cathedral as Volodymyr Zelensky joined the monarchs of Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands in the

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Republican senators face pressure over Trump Canada tariffs ahead of November 2026 elections

Trump’s Canada Trade Escalation Puts Republican Senate Candidates in a Political Vise

Trump's latest Canada trade escalation is forcing Republican senators in contested states to choose between White House loyalty and economic damage at home, with eight weeks until Election Day. A threatened Bombardier

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vietnam’s To Lam Signs 17 Deals with Putin in Moscow — First State Visit Since 1991

Vietnamese President To Lam signed seventeen agreements with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, the first Vietnamese state visit to Russia since 1991. The deals, covering nuclear energy, oil reserves, and visa-free

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Smoke rising from Saudi Aramco distribution centre in Abha after Houthi missile and drone strikes on four Saudi cities in September 2026

Houthis Strike Four Saudi Cities, Wound 73 Civilians, Set Aramco Sites Ablaze

Yemen's Houthis struck Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran with ballistic missiles and drones Wednesday, wounding 73 Saudi civilians and setting Aramco sites ablaze. The Saudi coalition responded with 54 airstrikes as

September 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signs the decree dissolving parliament ahead of October 25 snap elections

Vucic Dissolves Serbia’s Parliament and Quits Presidency to Run as Prime Minister, Sidestepping Term Limits

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved parliament on September 9 and announced he would resign the presidency to run for prime minister, a constitutional maneuver that escapes the two-term limit capping his current

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Canadian and Chinese military officials hold defence coordination dialogue in Ottawa September 2026

Canada and China Held First Military Talks in Eight Years, Beijing Announced It, Ottawa Did Not

Canada and China quietly resumed military-to-military dialogue on September 4 in Ottawa after an eight-year freeze — with Beijing issuing a public announcement and Ottawa declining to comment. The deliberate asymmetry reveals

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaking at joint press conference with EU Council President António Costa on EU multiannual financial framework budget cuts

Merz Leads Frugal Bloc Push to Cut EU Budget by Hundreds of Billions

Germany's Chancellor Merz called the EU's proposed 60% budget increase 'simply unaffordable' and demanded hundreds of billions in cuts, leading a six-nation frugal bloc openly challenging the Commission's €2 trillion multiannual framework

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Hungary foreign minister Anita Orbán announces expulsion of ten Russian diplomats, Budapest, September 2026

Hungary Expels Ten Russian Diplomats, Ending Eight Years of Silence Under Orbán’s Successor

Hungary declared ten Russian diplomatic staff persona non grata on September 8, 2026 — the first such expulsion since 2018 — as Foreign Minister Anita Orbán cited Vienna Convention violations. The move

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Brent crude oil price crossing $100 a barrel on markets as US-Iran conflict intensifies in September 2026

Oil Crosses $100 as US-Iran Tanker War and Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia Rattle Markets

Brent crude crossed $100 a barrel on Wednesday as US forces destroyed five Iranian tankers, Iran fired twenty missiles at a US base in Jordan, and Houthi attacks set oil installations ablaze

September 9, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

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Canada’s $27.6 Billion in Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect as Carney Declares Trade War on Trump

Norway’s Harald V Laid to Rest as Zelensky and European Royals Gather in Oslo

Trump’s Canada Trade Escalation Puts Republican Senate Candidates in a Political Vise

Vietnam’s To Lam Signs 17 Deals with Putin in Moscow — First State Visit Since 1991

Houthis Strike Four Saudi Cities, Wound 73 Civilians, Set Aramco Sites Ablaze

Vucic Dissolves Serbia’s Parliament and Quits Presidency to Run as Prime Minister, Sidestepping Term Limits

Canada and China Held First Military Talks in Eight Years, Beijing Announced It, Ottawa Did Not

Merz Leads Frugal Bloc Push to Cut EU Budget by Hundreds of Billions

Hungary Expels Ten Russian Diplomats, Ending Eight Years of Silence Under Orbán’s Successor

Oil Crosses $100 as US-Iran Tanker War and Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia Rattle Markets

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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