Month: September 2026

AfD just won 44% in a German state. Now Germany’s firewall faces its biggest test.  Axios Mass deportations and separate schools for refugees: The far-right AfD’s vision for Germany  CNN The AfD Is Rising. Germany’s Political Center Is Failing.  Time Magazine Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested as Never Before  nytimes.com After Far-Right Triumph, Merz Faces…

Live Updates: Iran says it will expand control in Strait of Hormuz as oil and gas prices continue to climb  cbsnews.com Iran describes new Strait of Hormuz route during Operation Epic Fury  Fox News Iran warns US energy assets in Gulf are vulnerable after latest clashes  Reuters Iran live updates: Tehran plans new ‘restricted zone’ outside Strait of…

New Mexico Democrats push back over Trump posts about renaming the state ‘New America’  NBC News Trump fuels feuds with post showing American flag map over all of North America  The Independent Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico as ‘New America,’ Prompting Pushback  nytimes.com New Mexico governor rips Trump’s ‘New America’ post, says name ‘isn’t up for debate’  The Hill…

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia  The Guardian Thousands turn out in Serbia for funeral of ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladić  BBC War criminal Ratko Mladić to receive full military honors in funeral as crowds gather  CNN Funeral of convicted war criminal Mladic draws thousands, opens old wounds  Reuters Top Serbian officials attend funeral…

Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as Trump Threatens to Escalate  nytimes.com His shop straddles the US-Canada border. A historic friendship is crumbling on both sides.  CNN Canada is fated to try to do deals with Donald Trump  Financial Times Breaking down the U.S.-Canada trade war in 4 charts  NBC News As hours tick down to Canada’s counter-tariffs…

Cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami International Airport  bbc.com Live Updates: Video appears to show crashed Amazon plane while landing at MIA  NBC 6 South Florida Amazon-Branded Plane Crashes At Miami Airport: Here’s What We Know  Forbes Boeing 767 cargo aircraft overruns runway in Miami, FAA says  CNN Video shows plane overruns runway at Miami International Airport  WSVN

Live Updates: Germany’s Far Right Has Big Lead in Key Election, Exit Polls Show  The New York Times Germany’s far-right AfD projected to win eastern state but unclear if it will be able to govern  CNN German exit polls suggest far-right party has big lead in regional election  NPR Saxony-Anhalt: Far-right AfD secures huge lead in key vote  DW.com…

Trump appeals to Supreme Court as time runs out on push to restrict mail voting  The Washington Post Trump’s War on Mail-In Ballots Has Voters Baffled. That May Be the Point.  The New York Times Trump admin renews Supreme Court ask to let mail ballot rule to take effect ahead of midterms  CNN DOJ makes new appeal for…

Witkoff and Kushner, in a first, visit Ukraine for peace talks  Axios US envoys hold talks with Zelensky in Kyiv after meeting Putin  bbc.com Zelenskyy says war is likely to drag on into winter after US talks  Euronews.com Witkoff confident of “good resolution” after Kyiv meeting, as US pushes for trilateral talks with Russia  CNN Trump envoys Witkoff and…

Trump bets on himself as midterm savior. Will ‘Trumpapalooza’ backfire?  USA Today Scoop: Republican midterms convention speakers revealed  Axios Trump’s convention comes to Dallas. What will Eric Johnson make of it?  Dallas News Republicans aren’t exactly flocking to Trump’s midterm convention  politico.com Trump, Vance to speak at RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas  CBS News