Could Australia Join the European Union?

Sep 17, 2026 | When Donald Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs in April last year, one question seemed to dominate: which country would suffer the most economic pain?

But since then, one country after the next seems to have awoken to a starkly hopeful realisation: the United States accounts for only 15 per cent of total global imports and trade. So, could these countries join a newly powerful trading bloc?

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on recent moves by Canada to possibly join the European Union, and if Australia could follow suit.

Canadians React to E.U.’s ‘Associate Member’ Offer

THE NEW YORK TIMES: While some Canadians welcomed the European Union’s offer to make their country an “associate member” of the bloc, others were skeptical about its practical significance. | By Julie Yoon | Thursday, September 17, 2026

Click here to listen to the reactions.

Sweden’s Centre-Left Wins Election

THE TELEGRAPH: Magdalena Andersson set to return as prime minister after her bloc secures razor-thin lead

Screenshot taken from this Telegraph article. | Magdalena Andersson’s Swedish Social Democratic Party leads by about 26,000 ballots Credit: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Sweden’s centre-Left opposition bloc defeated the ruling Right-wing coalition in a razor-thin general election, Sweden’s SVT public broadcaster announced on Wednesday.

With 99 per cent of the votes counted, Magdalena Andersson, the former prime minister, was on track to win 175 seats in the Riksdag, the 349-seat parliament, putting it on course to form the next government. » | Lilia Sebouai Global Health Security Reporter | Wednesday, September 2026

Kanada und die EU | 🌍 tagesschau24 Top-Thema, 16.9.2026

Sep 16, 2026 | EU-Kommissionspräsidentin von der Leyen hat sich dafür ausgesprochen, Kanada eng an die Europäischen Union zu binden. Das Land könnte das erste assoziierte Mitglied der EU werden, sagte sie in einer Rede im Europaparlament in Straßburg. Von der Leyen kündigte an, auf dem bestehenden Freihandelsabkommen Ceta aufzubauen und eine umfassendere Allianz für die Zukunft zu schaffen. Diese Kooperation solle einen gemeinsamen Raum für Wohlstand und wirtschaftliche Sicherheit bilden, erklärte die Kommissionspräsidentin. Von der Leyen richtete den Vorschlag während ihrer Ansprache zur Lage der Europäischen Union direkt an Kanadas Ministerpräsidenten Carney, der als Gast zugegen war.

Von der Leyen Pitches 'Associate Member' Status for Canada: What Does It Mean for EU-US Ties?

Sep 16, 2026 | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door for Canada to become the European Union's first "associate member".Earlier this week, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney — who was in Strasbourg to listen to von der Leyen's annual State of the Union address — said Canada was seeking a "unique alliance" with the EU, but not membership. We discuss this with our guest, Gerardo Fortuna, author of Brussels Playbook.

Carney's Canada Draws Closer to European Union • FRANCE 24 English

Sep 16, 2026 | With a US president who talks of making Canada the 51st state…Its leader in Europe where it’s not quite the EU's 28th state on offer but something the president of the European Commission is calling ‘associate membership’. We’ll ask what that means, how it differs from the close status afforded to the likes of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK which Carney’s also visiting ahead of his own Strasbourg speech Thursday before the European Parliament.

What are Canada’s options? What are Europe’s options as both the US and Russia covet the Arctic? How closer can they really get when already ten EU nations - including France and Italy - have yet to ratify the CETA free trade agreement that’s provisionally in effect with Ottawa?

The French - who have their own challenges with the far-right favourite to win next May’s presidential elections - will conclude this Canadian cycle when Emmanuel Macron hosts Carney in the tiny North Atlantic overseas territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Ahead of UN week in New York, a simple question: do Europeans take on the United States head on like Canada or massage relations with the world's biggest superpower

Canada Associate EU Membership Offer ’Not A Surprise’ | Peter Conradi

Sep 16, 2026 | “My feeling is it’s fundamentally a symbolic thing.”

The associated membership to the EU offered to Canada had been “trailed in advance” but it’s “not entirely clear what it would mean”, says Europe editor for The Times Peter Conradi.

Ex-DUP Leader Mocks Wales, NI & Scotland Independence Pact!

Sep 16, 2026 | Arlene Foster just called the break-up of the UK “nonsense” and “performance art.” The former DUP leader dismissed Welsh independence, Scottish independence, and a united Ireland in one clip — and the contempt is the story.

Was it a distraction… or did Brexit already crack the union she claims to defend?

This week the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland met in Cardiff to talk self-determination, just as Donald Trump backed a united Ireland.

Foster went on The Jeremy Kyle Breakfast Show and said none of them have a majority, the pact is a “destruction charter,” and it “isn’t going to happen.”

LGBTQ 'a Threat to Erdogan's Ideal of a Strong, Masculine State', Expert Says • FRANCE 24 English

Sep 16, 2026 | Turkish courts have jailed more LGBTQ activists and supporters, raising to 62 the number remanded in custody following a weekend crackdown, a legal rights group said on Wednesday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Koen Slootmaeckers, Reader in International Politics at City St George's, University of London, says that Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan wants to claim "the idea of a strong, masculine state and LGBTQ people are a threat to this ideal".

Trump Suffers 'Significant' Blow over Mail-in Voting | Anne Applebaum

Sep 15, 2026 | “There’s early voting in many states, and it was set to cause real havoc.”

It is a “great relief” that the Supreme Court has blocked Donald Trump’s move to make postal voting much more difficult, says staff writer at the Atlantic Anne Applebaum.

The UK Is a ‘Biblical Embarrassment’, Claims Pete Hegseth’s Pastor

Sep 16, 2026 | “I’ve got a number of friends there in the UK and I’m supportive of them, but it’s a steep uphill climb.”

The UK has digested from their “biblical moorings”, says senior pastor of Christ Church and defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s pastor Doug Wilson.


I fear that the USA under Trump and his chumps has passed the point of no return. Trump's regime is a dystopia. And a dangerous one at that! — © Mark Alexander

« Porter notre relation au plus haut niveau possible » : l’Union européenne propose au Canada un statut de « membre associé »

Cette image provient de cet article du Figaro. | Ursula von der Leyen, présidente de la Commission européenne, et Mark Carney, premier ministre canadien, au Parlement de Strasbourg, mercredi 16 septembre 2026. Yves Herman / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le pays pourrait également faire partie d’un futur « conseil de sécurité européen », avec le Royaume-Uni, la Norvège et l’Ukraine, selon des annonces d’Ursula von der Leyen.

Quand Donald Trump a parlé de faire du Canada le 51e État des États-Unis, l’idée a germé que le pays pourrait devenir, plutôt, le 28e membre de l’Union européenne. Contre toute attente, elle a fait son chemin. « Nous partageons les mêmes valeurs, nous avons les mêmes priorités et nos atouts se complètent parfaitement », argumentait ce week-end son premier ministre, Mark Carney, avant une visite en Europe. Cette possibilité est même soutenue par 58 % des Canadiens, selon un sondage réalisé en mars. A priori saugrenue, la piste a été sérieusement étudiée par des juristes bruxellois, avant de conclure qu’en raison de critères géographiques immuables, le Canada ne saurait faire partie de l’Union européenne. » | Par Florentin Collomp, envoyé spécial à Strasbourg | mercredi 16 septembre 2026

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Charles Told Earl Spencer 'Rest Assured, We'll Forget Diana Soon Enough' in Incendiary Phone Call Days after Her Death, Claims Devastating Memoir

DAILY MAIL: A furious Prince Charles told Earl Spencer days after Princess Diana’s death, ‘rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough’, according to a devastating memoir.

In allegations that will send shockwaves through the Royal Family, Charles Spencer’s bombshell book – to be exclusively serialised in the Daily Mail from tomorrow – lifts the lid on an incendiary row with the now King over funeral arrangements.

The argument followed the decision, opposed by Diana's brother the Earl, that Prince William and Prince Harry, then aged 15 and 12, would walk in their mother’s funeral procession.

The Earl says he insisted to the then Prince of Wales that Diana would not have wanted her young sons to endure such a public ordeal. It is claimed Charles then questioned the Spencer family’s sense of duty before saying his ex-wife, whose death sparked a global outpouring of grief, would soon be forgotten.

Earl Spencer says the comments ‘unleashed’ by the King almost 30 years ago reflected ‘his pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death’.

The astonishing account of the King’s alleged outburst is included in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which Earl Spencer, 62, says he has written to correct ‘untruths’ told about his older sister. » | Mark Hookham | Assistant Editor (Investigations) | Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Ina Garten's MUST-TRY Fall Recipes 🍂 Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

Sep 8, 2026 | Cozy up with Ina Garten’s best fall recipes! From savory Coq au Vin and Turkey Meatloaf to Pumpkin Mousse and Apple Spice Cake, these comforting dishes are perfect for the season.

Osborne Claims Britain Has ‘Fallen Off a Cliff’ Since Leaving Europe

THE TELEGRAPH: Former Tory chancellor urges Andy Burnham to re-enter EU customs union after Brexit’s ‘devastating impact’ on trade

George Osborne has said Britain should rejoin the EU customs union, claiming that the country has “gone off a cliff” since Brexit.

The former Tory chancellor, who resigned hours after Lord Cameron following the referendum, said rejoining the trading bloc would be a “straightforward decision” for Andy Burnham.

He told The Independent: “Britain has basically gone off a cliff. It has had a huge impact on the British economy. It is clearly poorer than it would otherwise be.”

His suggested solution was to rejoin the customs union. “It’s a quite simple thing to do. That was never part of the Brexit debate.

“No one knew we were leaving it and it has had a devastating impact on trade,” he said.

He added that Brexiteers had backed leaving the customs union because of “these great trade deals we were going to strike with America”, which he said “looks pretty fanciful now”.\

The former chancellor said: “If I was Andy Burnham, I don’t see why you wouldn’t rejoin the customs union. » | Genevieve Holl-Allen Political Correspondent | Wednesday, September 13, 2026

I see that the ‘great and the good’ are all coming around to my way of thinking now! The UK’s place is, and always has been, inside the European Union. We Britons are Europeans, and the European Union is our home. It is a wonderful, supranational union which has evolved and grown since World War II in order to ensure that there will not be another horrendous war in Europe and to bring about peace, harmony, good relations, and security within Europe, and to foster human rights for ALL. And, very importantly, to bring about prosperity to all in Europe. We Europeans are a family with similar values, similar hopes, and similar dreams and aspirations. — © Mark Alexander

Will the Houthis Tank the Global Economy? | BBC News

Sep 16, 2026 | Over the last week, the Houthis - an Iran-backed militant group in Yemen - have captured two strategic islands along the Red Sea coast, consolidating its control of a key international shipping route known as the Bab al-Mandab strait.

Saudi Arabia has relied on access to the strait for exporting its oil to customers in Asia. With the Strait of Hormuz already closed due to the Iran war, the Houthis’ control of this vital waterway threatens to deepen the global oil supply crisis.

Tristan Redman is joined by the BBC’s Security Correspondent Frank Gardner to unpack who the Houthis are, what they want, and how they have come to hold so much influence on the world’s economy.

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Turkey's LGBTQ+ Crackdown – "Everything Can Go Darker and Darker" | DW News

Turkish authorities have launched sweeping raids last weekend targeting LGBTQ+ organizations, venues and activists in Istanbul and other cities. The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it is protecting children and traditional family values, while rights groups say queer people are facing growing pressure simply for who they are.
Erdogan is living in the past. He is completely out of touch with young people in Turkey — their needs, desires, and aspirations. For as long as he treats poor, downtrodden gay people in this despicable manner, he can forget ever joining the European Union. The European Union is a fair-minded, liberal, supranational union which guarantees people’s human rights; and that INCLUDES people’s right to love whomsoever they please, same-sex or not. This is the atrocious treatment Erdogan meets out to the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey. By the way, the declining birth rate is indeed a problem across the world; but gays are not to blame for that. How many babies does Erdogan realistically believe suppressed gays would ever sire? Taking away gays’ rights is not going to magically increase the birth rate in Turkey!

Ursula von der Leyen Invites Canada to Be EU's First 'Associate Member' | DW News

Sep 16, 2026 | European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has invited Canada to become "the first associate member of the European Union." She made the announcement during her State of the Union address, which was attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The EU chief used her speech in Strasbourg to talk about other global threats, from climate change to AI, as well as growing geopolitical uncertainty.

EU Chief Says Canada Should Become First "Associate Member’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that she wants to open the door for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member. The overture comes as Trump’s tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st state have pushed Ottawa to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe
Listen to Ursula von der Leyen speak.
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The Billionaire Who Manufactured JD Vance

Sep 14, 2026 | Gil Duran exposes the billionaire who financed JD Vance’s political rise—and the radical anti-democracy ideology behind their alliance. He also reveals how Peter Thiel’s vision overlaps with the authoritarian propaganda coming from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

The OAP Triple Lock Isn’t a Problem. The Cost of Pension Tax Relief Is

Sep 16, 2026 | The old age pension triple lock is under attack again. The Financial Times wants it scrapped. The Resolution Foundation wants it ended. The Tony Blair Institute says it is unaffordable. But they are all looking at the wrong pension subsidy to criticise.

The UK spends around £154 billion a year on state pensions. The accumulated additional cost attributed to the triple lock is estimated at around £16 billion. That money has helped protect pensioners' incomes, including those of the many people who depend almost entirely on the state pension.

There is, however, another pension subsidy that receives far less attention: tax relief on private pensions. The total cost of private pension tax reliefs is around £83.9 billion a year, with 71% of that tax relief going to higher and additional-rate taxpayers. Most strikingly, the cost of higher-rate pension tax relief, over and above the basic rate everyone can enjoy, is around £15 billion a year, which is remarkably close to the £16 billion cost attributed to the pension triple lock. So why is the political debate focused on restraining the incomes of pensioners rather than on reducing tax subsidies for people already able to accumulate substantial private wealth?

This isn’t fundamentally an affordability question. It is about inequality, political priorities and whose interests government chooses to protect.

I think the triple lock should stay, and higher-rate pension tax relief should go. You may, of course, disagree.

No Right to Clean Drinking Water? How Trump's EPA Rollbacks Are Poisoning American Towns & Cities

Sep 16, 2026 | Is access to clean drinking water a fundamental human right? In a landmark decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to lead-free water or truthful public health information.

In this video, we break down the ongoing Jackson, Mississippi water crisis, the Trump administration’s sweeping rollbacks to the Clean Water Act, and how federal deregulation leaves lower-income communities to bear the physical and financial toll of toxic exposure.


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Canada Could Become the E.U.’s First ‘Associate Member’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the bloc’s executive arm, has invited Ottawa closer as both sides look to navigate complicated geopolitical challenges.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday. Credit: Yves Herman/Reuters
The European Union has invited Canada to work toward becoming the bloc’s first “associate member,” a title meant to underscore Canada’s growing closeness to the 27-nation union in a world of rising geopolitical risk.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, announced the plan on Wednesday during a speech in Strasbourg, France. Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, was at the event and seated directly to Ms. von der Leyen’s left as she made her address.

During the speech, Ms. von der Leyen said, “We must urgently reimagine our partnerships.” Directing her next line to Mr. Carney himself, she added, “I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the European Union.”

The declaration was met with a standing ovation from lawmakers, and Mr. Carney and Ms. von der Leyen shook hands warmly as she made the announcement.

Ms. von der Leyen said the proposal was “not a partnership against anyone else, but for our common strength.” » | Jeanna Smialek and Matina Stevis-Gridneff | Reporting from Strasbourg, France | Wednesday, September 16, 2026

This is wonderful news! Canada is a wonderful country, and the European Union is a wonderful supranational union. This is the best political and economic news I have heard in a very long time. The only pity—and shame—is that my own country, the UK, stupidly voted to leave the European Union. It is to be hoped that this folly will be reversed as soon as possible.

Footnote: This development shows just how stupid and ridiculous all of Trump’s policies have been. That goes for his ‘war’ on the friendly and honourable Canadians and his ridiculous tariff obsession. Trump is a failure, and the longer it goes on, the more his failures will become evident! That goes for his disruption of international trade with tariffs, his ‘war’ on, and alienation of his closest neighbour, Canada, and his unwinnable, illegal war on Iran.

Americans would do themselves a great favour to be more careful when choosing their leaders. — © Mark Alexander

À LIRE AUSSI : Ursula von der Leyen propose de faire du Canada le « premier membre associé » de l’UE : La présidente de la Commission européenne a proposé, dans son discours au Parlement européen ce mercredi, de renforcer les liens entre l’Union européenne et le Canada en lui accordant un statut inédit. »

LESEN SIE AUCH:

Von der Leyen präsentiert EU-Pläne: Kanada soll „assoziiertes Mitglied“ werden – Nato-ähnlicher Verteidigungsmechanismus für Europa: Die EU-Kommissionspräsidentin betont außerdem, dass das EU-Handelsdefizit mit China wieder ins Gleichgewicht gebracht werden müsse, und schlägt ein Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder unter 13 Jahren vor. »

Mehdi Calls Out JD Vance's Racist Hypocrisy

This is what Mehdi has to say on JD Vance.

Donald Trump and His Family Are Looting America | Steve Schmidt

Sep 15, 2026 | Don Jr.'s wedding was paid for by a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin.

With 49 days until the midterms, Steve Schmidt explains the epic corruption of Donald Trump's regime and why a Democratic Congress must hold it accountable.


Trump and his chumps are full of hot air and sh**! — © Mark Alexnader

Reform’s Leader in Wales Resigns after Arrest for Assault

THE TELEGRAPH: Dan Thomas said he was standing down for ‘personal reasons’

Reform UK’s leader in Wales has stepped down after being arrested by police on suspicion of assault at the weekend.

Dan Thomas was named Welsh leader in February and led Reform to become the second-largest party in the Senedd at an election in May.

In a statement, he said: “It has been the honour of my life to have been the leader of Reform Wales and see this party go from zero to 34 elected members and become the largest opposition group in Welsh history.

“With deep regret, I am now standing down from this position due to personal reasons. Over the weekend, I was reported to the police and was released without charge. » | Telegraph Reporters | Tuesday, September 16, 2026

Turkey’s LGBTQ+ Crackdown

Sep 15, 2026 | Turkish authorities have detained at least 150 people at a protest after police targeted gay bars and the homes of the LGBTQ+ community.

Demonstrators were confronted by police as they gathered outside a court in Istanbul. Dozens were arrested over the weekend in the police crackdown.

The government says it is part of a push to protect traditional family values.


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Holocaust-Überlebende Charlotte Knobloch erlebt ein Déja-vu

Sep 15, 2026 | Wie reagiert eine Holocaust-Überlebende auf den Wahlsieg der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt? Charlotte Knobloch, Präsidentin der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde München und Oberbayern, im DW-Exklusiv-Interview.

Ed Davey Backs ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

This is what Ed Davey has to say on the matter.

Can Nigel Farage Make Britain Christian Again?

Sep 15, 2026 | “Do not ask me to love everyone as I love those I’m close to – my actual neighbours.”

Reform UK has a vision for Britain built on family, community, and country, seeking to restore Britain to its Christian values. But what are those values? And can Christian nationalism work in the UK?

This is an original documentary for Times Radio produced by Hannah Drayton, Seth Maile, and Ben Wormald.


God Almighty! This agenda is redolent of Hitler’s agenda! Fascism is truly alive and kicking!

These people are dangerous. Keep them well away from the levers of power! Family, community, and country indeed! They’ll be coming with Ein Volk, ein Reich, und ein Führer next! Then people will know for sure that the country is in deep doo-doo!

If the shortage of babies is what they are concerned about—and they should be concerned about that—there is only one way to solve that problem and it is for women to have more babies. Reform UK won’t solve that problem with their policies.

And women will only be able to have more babies if they stay out of the workplace and procreate. This dearth of babies has been caused by feminism. The shortage started when women decided that motherhood was beneath them, so they chose equality with men instead. Fat lot of good that has done society!

When women are out working, they have little time to give birth, and still less time to raise babies. So, if society needs more babies—and it certainly does—it must be made possible for women to be able to afford to return to the home, return to traditional motherhood. Only then will western countries be able to facilitate enough babies being born.

It must be remembered, too, that children don’t bring themselves up. Good mothers do. The old model of the father being the breadwinner and the mother caring for the home and raising the children, with manners and good behaviour, was a model which we would do well to emulate today. All we need do is look around us and see what has happened to standards of behaviour by abandoning that model.

I know full well that my message will not be well received by many. The truth often hurts. Nevertheless, it needs to be stated.

Many think we can have it all: careers, children, solid family lives, etc. Unfortunately, we often cannot; so we must choose and prioritise. — © Mark Alexander

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Christoph Blocher über die Schweizer Neutralität – das Interview zur Initiative

Sep 15, 2026 | Am 27. September stimmt die Schweiz über die Neutralitätsinitiative ab. Christoph Blocher, Alt-Bundesrat und Initiant, will die Neutralität in der Verfassung festschreiben: dauernd, bewaffnet und integral. Das würde auch Wirtschaftssanktionen ausschliessen – wie jene, die der Bundesrat 2022 gegen Russland übernahm. Im Gespräch mit Christina Neuhaus, Leiterin des NZZ-Inlandressorts, erklärt Christoph Blocher, warum er überzeugt ist, dass Russland eine neutrale Schweiz nicht angreifen würde., weshalb er der Nato im Ernstfall nicht traut und warum für ihn der Bundesratsbeschluss von 1938 bis heute massgeblich ist.

Am Sonntag, dem 27. September 2026, hält die Schweiz ein Referendum über die Neutralität ab – eine Initiative, die von der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP) und Persönlichkeiten wie dem Milliardär Christoph Blocher (der in diesem Video zur Sprache kommt) vorangetrieben wird. Ziel ist es, die Schweizer Regierung davon abzuhalten, schrittweise in westliche Bündnisse einzutreten. Sollte die Initiative angenommen werden, würde die Verfassungsänderung Folgendes bewirken: ein Verbot von Wirtschaftssanktionen, den Ausschluss einer Zusammenarbeit mit der NATO sowie die Verankerung einer „immerwährenden und bewaffneten“ Neutralität.

Übersetzt/Translated:

Switzerland is holding a referendum on Sunday, September 27, 2026 on neutrality, an initiative spearheaded by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and people like the billionaire, Christoph Blocher who is in discussion in this video, who wants to stop the Swiss government from easing into Western alliances. If it passes, the constitutional amendment would do the following: ban economic sanctions; block NATO cooperation; enshrine “perpetual and armed” neutrality. — Mark Alexander

WTF’ Trump Family’s Russian Money Scandal ‘Stinks’ — and iI Will Only Get Uglier | Sir Bill Browder

Sep 15, 2026 | Sir Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale for an in-depth analysis of Donald Trump Jr.’s Putin-linked wedding scandal, what it could reveal about Trump family corruption, Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries, and how his trade war with Canada could leave America increasingly isolated.

9/11 Victim’s Son Exposes US ‘Cover-Up’ of Saudi Arabia

Sep 14, 2026 | A quarter of a century after the tragic attacks on September 11, the families of some victims are continuing a pursuit of justice on behalf of their loved ones through a civil lawsuit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In a ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ interview, 9/11 Justice president Brett Eagleson, whose father Bruce was tragically killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers 25 years ago, breaks down the latest on the lawsuit and why he believes all the evidence that’s been uncovered during litigation “points a big fat finger at Saudi Arabia.” (The Kingdom, of course, denies any role in the 2001 attacks.)

Eagleson also discusses Trump’s cozy relationship with MBS and his failure “to try to get Saudi Arabia to admit culpability” for the attacks on September 11, as well as what he calls the “shameful” and “pathetic attempt” to ban New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending a commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero.

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Guerre en Iran : face à Trump, Téhéran ferme la porte à toutes négociations avec Washington

LE FIGARO : Alors que Donald Trump s’est dit « ouvert » à la discussion avec Téhéran, l’Iran exclut toute négociation tant que ses exigences ne seront pas satisfaites.

Le chef de la plus haute instance sécuritaire de l'Iran a rejeté mardi tout dialogue en l'état avec les États-Unis pour mettre fin à la guerre, après que Donald Trump s'est dit «ouvert» à la discussion. « Ne vous laissez pas distraire par les signaux contradictoires du président américain, qui alterne entre pas de négociations et nous sommes prêts à discuter » avec l'Iran, a écrit sur X le secrétaire du Conseil suprême de sécurité nationale, Mohsen Rezaï.

« Aucune discussion tant que les conditions de l'Iran ne seront pas remplies. Point final ! », a ajouté Mohsen Rezaï dans un message en anglais qui apparaît comme une réponse directe aux propos de Donald Trump lundi. Le président américain avait une nouvelle fois affirmé être « ouvert » à la discussion avec Téhéran. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 15 septembre 2026

Dozens Arrested in Major Anti-LGBTQ Raids in Turkey • FRANCE 24 English

Sep 14, 2026 | Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said.

Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashing it as a "deviant movement" of "perverts" responsible for the falling birth rate.

FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with Yildiz Tar, Editor-in-Chief of KaosGL.org.

Why Reform’s Latest £72 Million Mega-donation Could Be Made Illegal

September 14, 2026

Keep BIG MONEY OUT of British politics; otherwise, we’ll end up with a SHITSHOW like they have in the States — a VERY CORRUPT political system which bears no resemblance to a true democracy. It is simply a political system which serves the needs of BIG BUSINESS. — © Mark Alexander

The Truth behind Lindsey Graham’s Double Life

Listen to what Steve Schmidt and Jennifer Welch have to say about this.

Why the United Kingdom Is Facing New Calls for Independence | DW News

Sep 14, 2026 | Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are challenging London's authority, saying its days of control running out. We explore what is at stake for the UK's various nations – and how serious the challenge to the union really is.

The UK Is a Voluntary Union, So There Must Be a Mechanism to Leave | Stephen Gethins

Sep 14, 2026 | “Let’s figure out what the mechanism [to leave the UK] is so we can get on with the debate about the substance.”

The last Scottish independence vote was “a long time ago” and the current union doesn’t properly serve the people of Scotland, says minister for Europe, external affairs and energy for the SNP Stephen Gethins.

Shadow Hearing Exposes Trump’s Billions & Foreign Deals as First Family Loots the US Treasury

Sep 15, 2026 | Are personal profits and executive power colliding in Washington? In a high-stakes Capitol Hill shadow hearing led by Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Richard Blumenthal, anti-corruption experts and Democratic lawmakers laid out serious allegations against Donald Trump, his family, and senior administration officials. From $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency profits and high-stakes Middle Eastern diplomacy to government loans and presidential pardons, this breakdown explores the major findings and what they mean for the future of American governance

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An excellent synopsis of Dementia Don's corruption. — © Mark Alexander

From the Rhine to the Reich: German Jewish Life before 1871 | The German History Podcast: 24

Premiered Aug 25, 2026 | In this episode, Katja and Chris trace the long and sometimes misunderstood history of Jews in German-speaking Europe, from Roman Cologne to the founding of the German Empire in 1871.

They explore how Jewish communities settled along the Rhine under Frankish and medieval rulers, survived cycles of expulsion and violence including the Crusades and the Black Death pogroms, and gradually built livelihoods as traders, doctors, and financiers who were excluded from land ownership and the guild system.

Along the way they examine the Reformation's impact on Jewish-Christian relations, the Enlightenment-era friendship between Moses Mendelssohn and Gotthold Lessing, and how the French Revolution and Napoleon's armies spread the idea of Jewish civic equality across the German lands.

The episode also looks at the 19th-century process of emancipation, the amicable social relations between Jews and Christians recalled by memoirists of this period, and how the deep, centuries-old entanglement of Jewish and Christian life made the antisemitism of the later Nazi era so emotionally devastating for German Jews.

Canada Should Become an EU State in All But Name. Here’s How to Make That a Reality

THE GUARDIAN: From the UK to Japan, so many countries need to quickly be brought inside the European tent without the rigours of full membership

Screenshot taken from this Guardian op-ed. | European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and European Council president Antonio Costa in Brussels in June 2025. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
The worst conclusion to draw from Iceland’s EU referendum result last month would be that the country, apparently now on Donald Trump’s imperial map along with Canada and Greenland, wanted to distance itself from Europe. Rather, the decision to refuse the reopening of EU accession talks shows that asking voters to choose between membership of the 27-nation bloc and staying outside the club is too binary. Some countries want to be inside the European tent without necessarily becoming members. The EU needs a new status for them.

There are existing models of close cooperation. Iceland and Norway, for example, participate in much of the single market through the European Economic Area (EEA). A range of other partial, gradual or associated membership options for candidate countries is being debated.

What I am proposing is different from any of them. It is not about setting up a stepping stone to accession, nor is it primarily about access to the single market. Instead, it is about letting like-minded countries combine with the EU when geopolitical and geo-economic necessities demand it, without them having to sign up to a predetermined constitutional outcome.

The main criterion for the novel status I call “integrated partnership” would be geopolitical rather than geographical. A country would not have to aspire to EU membership to qualify. It would not even have to be situated in Europe. Iceland, the UK and Norway are obvious potential candidates, but so are Canada, Japan and South Korea. » | Fabian Zuleeg | Monday, September 14, 2026

ROGAN: Trump is the MOST CORRUPT President Ever!

Joe Rogan gives us the low down.

Peter Oborne: Reform Is a Threat to British Democracy

Sep 14, 2026 | Journalist and author Peter Oborne sat down with Ava to break down the latest scandal threatening Nigel Farage, and how the Labour party have finally begun to listen to the electorate by placing sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The Billionaires Who Bankrolled Epstein | BBC News

Sep 14, 2026 | It’s a sex abuse scandal that has gripped the world. But despite all the headlines and stories, important questions remain unanswered about Jeffrey Epstein.

How did he become so powerful? How did he befriend so many important people? And where did the money come from that allowed him to abuse hundreds of girls and young women?

Panorama follows the crooked money trail to show how Epstein conned and ingratiated his way into the lives of the super-rich and then used their money to fund his global sex trafficking operation.