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Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch steps down amid Trump administration pressure

The Smithsonian announced Tuesday that Secretary Lonnie Bunch will leave his post at the end of the year, as the institu...

US destroys five Iranian tankers, Iran retaliates with attacks on Jordan

US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.

Suspected smugglers on trial over deadliest migrant tragedy in France

Paris trial begins over deadly Channel tragedy, with 14 facing charges for manslaughter.

Trump bans some Canada goods, puts 50% tariffs on others

The US is banning dairy products, most alcoholic drinks and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said on Tuesday, as...

No foreign soldiers: Japan shuts down proposal to fix military shortfall

By 2045, Japan’s Self-Defence Forces (SDF) could shrink to 130,000 personnel – nearly half today’s strength. But Tokyo h...

What the U.S. Got Wrong in the War on Terrorism

We Discuss: Mentioned on the Episode: Walter Russell Mead, Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Change...

Latest news bulletin | September 9th, 2026 – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 9th, 2026 - latest news, breaking ...

Report says Netanyahu had pre-attack warning

Saxony-Anhalt election delivers a blow to Merz

Belt and Road a military path too

Taiwan central bank governor gets ’A-’ grade from Global Finance

Lai highlights expanded support for Taiwan athletes at Asian Games

Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps

The resolution, submitted by a group of African states, corrects 450 years of cartographic injustice by recognizing the ...

Stoke Space raises $1 billion for fully reusable rockets, targets 'early 2027' for 1st-ever launch

Stoke Space announced a $1 billion round of funding to support development of its fully reusable Nova rockets, including...

Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine in ‘extremely frank’ call

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed the Ukraine conflict in an “extrem...

Lavrov says West's decision to militarize Arctic raises concern

The United States, the Norwegians and someone else over there have conducted exercises using a script overtly simulating...

Braw in Foreign Policy on Germany’s increasing recognition of Russian sabotage

On September 8, Elisabeth Braw was published in Foreign Policy discussing how Germany, and other European countries, are...

Novartis’s failed trial for cholesterol drug leads to broad biopharma stock selloff

Along with several other drugmakers, Novartis has bet that lowering Lp(a) will cut the risk of sometimes fatal cardiovas...

Heathrow and Gatwick flights disrupted by air traffic control failure

National Air Traffic Services says that its engineers are investigating

1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day

More than 1,000 visitors explored NASA sea level science firsthand during World Ocean Day at the University of Georgia A...

Volatility Limits Post-Labor Day US Bond Rush to Six-Year Low

The US investment-grade debt market is having its quietest post-Labor Day rush in six years, as fresh market volatility ...

Dubai launches Agentic AI training drive for 14,000 businesses

Dubai is training over 14,000 businesses in ‘agentic’ AI so systems can act autonomously, boosting productivity and keep...

Canada's Carney Takes Calculated Risk in US Trade War

Canada imposed tariffs of up to 50% on hundreds or products from the US as Prime Minister Mark Carney bets that standing...

Asbestos 'nearly everywhere' after 9/11 - new documents reveal air-quality concerns

Officials at the time assured the public the air was safe after the attacks, but the documents suggest there were concer...

Where the backlash against Flock Safety is having the biggest impact

Two populous states and two large cities are among the U.S. jurisdictions where leaders have taken direct action to addr...

Banks Offer €2.8 Billion Debt Sale for Nestle Water Buyout

Lenders including Bank of America Corp. and Deutsche Bank AG have launched a €2.8 billion ($3.3 billion) debt sale to he...

12 countries including France, UK say to sanction trade from Israeli settlements

Twelve countries, including the UK, Canada and France, on Tuesday said they would slap sanctions on trade with Israeli s...

South Korea sends fact-finding team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

South Korea said on Tuesday it had sent a fact-finding team to assess the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing n...

Police were told night before Dover unrest that far-right agitators had converged on village

Details passed to Kent police after far-right activists heard in pub boasting about going to to Dover to ‘attack Muslims...

U.A.E. warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack: Israeli newspaper

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planni...

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past

For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of th...

China’s HQ-17AE Shorad system to boost Pakistani drone defence as India tensions simmer

Pakistan has unveiled a newly acquired Chinese-made short-range air defence system that analysts say could boost its abi...

DIPLOMEX: Rehearsing diplomacy before the next South China Sea stand-off

A new diplomatic exercise could give coast guard crews the words to defuse a crisis before it escalates.

Minerals diplomacy is Australia’s opening in Africa

Mining expertise is a chance for Australia to capitalise on Africa’s desire for fairer mineral deals.

The nuclear pledge that costs nothing – but would mean everything in law

Nuclear states have every reason to make a negative security assurance legally binding, yet none will act.

A small Thai satellite tests China’s next big space export

A Chinese cubesat launch for Thailand offers a case study in the contest over Southeast Asia’s potential US$100 billion ...

$100 Brent Looms as China’s Oil Buying Rebounds

One of the reasons why the price of oil failed to soar during the "actively kinetic" phase of the Iran war, when shipmen...

SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026

The Roman Space Telescope launched beyond Earth on Aug. 30. And one of the most amazing parts of the liftoff was the Fal...

GTIG AI Threat Tracker: From Prompting to Autonomy – The Evolution of Adversarial AI

Executive Summary Since the release of our May 2026 report detailing adversarial misuse of artificial intelligence (AI),...

India’s Strong Growth Gives Confidence to World, Modi Says

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s strong growth is giving confidence to the world and the government will contin...