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Canada offers air defense support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T20:35:06+00:00

Canadian PM Mark Carney hosts president in Calgary, where he grew up alongside large Ukrainian communityCanada offered support on Thursday to boost Ukraine’s air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Mark Carney hosted the president of Ukraine in Calgary in the western province of Alberta, where the Canadian prime minister grew up among a large community of people with Ukrainian heritage. Continue reading...

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US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to restrict mail-in voting before midterms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T20:31:12+00:00

Court declined to ⁠put on hold ⁠injunction preventing the USPS from tightening rules around postal votingA US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting before November’s high-stakes midterm elections, dealing a fresh blow to the president’s attempted crackdown.The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined on Thursday to ⁠put on hold an ⁠injunction issued by a ​lower court judge last week, preventing the US Postal Service (USPS) from tightening rules around postal voting. Continue reading...

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Esther Rantzen now ‘too physically fragile’ to end her life in Switzerland

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T20:04:02+00:00

Broadcaster, 86, had intended to end her life in Swiss clinic after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 Esther Rantzen has said she is no longer able to travel to Switzerland to end her life because she has become “too physically fragile”.Rantzen, who presented the TV current affairs programme That’s Life! for 21 years and founded the youth support charity Childline, had intended to end her life in a Dignitas assisted dying clinic in Switzerland after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023. Continue reading...

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A Londres, l’engouement pour la tapisserie de Bayeux, récit d’un événement « ancré dans les esprits »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-10T19:54:46+00:00

Les premiers visiteurs ont pu admirer, jeudi, au British Museum, l’œuvre prêtée au Royaume-Uni par la France jusqu’en juillet 2027. L’importance de l’arrivée de Guillaume le Conquérant sur le trône d’Angleterre dans le récit national et la curiosité pour une tapisserie millénaire expliquent l’intérêt du public.

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Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with UAE: What we know

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-10T19:51:59+00:00

Algiers ends relations with Gulf state over 'provocative and hostile' actions, after years of tensions.

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Missouri election officials order restoration of old congressional maps after supreme court ruling – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T19:30:39+00:00

Missouri secretary of state writes to authorities after court blocks redrawn maps favoring RepublicansUS supreme court again rejects Missouri congressional maps redrawn to benefit Republicans in midtermsSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would’ve restored Republican-drawn congressional districts in Missouri.The decision, issued by justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to sound a death knell for efforts by the Missouri GOP to extract an additional Republican-leaning congressional seat for their party ahead of the midterm elections. Cont

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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-10T19:16:24+00:00

Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.

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Choking Global Trade

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-10T19:15:48+00:00

Low rainfall and shrinking rivers are causing shipping bottlenecks, and higher prices, around the world.

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James Talarico accuses Ken Paxton of ‘ignoring’ Epstein survivors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T18:49:43+00:00

Democrats are targeting Trump’s relationship with Epstein as part of strategy ahead of midterm electionsJames Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, accused his rival Ken Paxton of “ignoring” survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, as Democrats seek to increase pressure on Republicans ahead of November’s midterm elections.Speaking in Dallas, where Republicans are holding a midterm convention this week, Talarico appeared alongside one of Epstein’s victims at an exhibit that featured about 3.5m pages of Department of Justice’s files related to Epstein. Continue reading...

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Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-10T18:39:47+00:00

The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid an escalating trade war.

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Victim families say it has ‘taken way too long’ to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for alleged support on 9/11

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T18:37:47+00:00

Terry Strada, whose husband was killed in the attacks, says she remains hopeful for justice as a lawsuit alleging Saudi support for the hijackers moves toward trialThe leader of one group of 9/11 victims’ families says it has “taken way too long” to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its alleged support of the terrorists who carried out the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, whose 25th anniversary was observed across the US on Friday.As that grim milestone approached, Terry Strada – the national chair of 9/11 Families United – said she felt as if it had “been several lifetimes” for there to

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25 ans du 11-Septembre : « Le piège d’Al-Qaida, ce sont les guerres longues qui ont contribué à faire élire Trump sur la promesse d’y mettre fin »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-10T18:36:30+00:00

Dans un entretien au « Monde », Yves Trotignon, ancien cadre de la DGSE, montre comment l’attentat de 2001 aux Etats-Unis a fait basculer l’Occident dans une ère de menace terroriste permanente. Il explique que les conflits de longue durée ont conduit à renoncer à « certaines formes de l’Etat de droit ».

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Jyotiraditya Scindia says India must focus on outcomes, not outlays

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-10T18:33:17+00:00

Speaking to college students, Scindia highlighted education reforms and campus expansion while acknowledging deficiencies and urging Indians to keep moving forward

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky annonce une rencontre avec Donald Trump à la fin du mois de septembre, à New York

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-10T18:29:35+00:00

Alors que le président ukrainien est en déplacement au Canada, Kiev a également affirmé que des accords conclus avec Ottawa dépassaient 2 milliards de dollars. Les deux pays ont scellé un partenariat en matière de sécurité et économique pour une durée de « cent ans ».

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US home sales slowest in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices climb

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T18:27:10+00:00

Housing market has been stymied by borrowing costs, as Iran war pushed mortgage rates higherSales of previously occupied US homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices.Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98m units, the National Association of Realtors said on Thursday. This is the third straight monthly decline. Continue reading...

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