Farage Lands Record £36m Donation

THE TELEGRAPH: Cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo says he wants to ensure Reform has a ‘level playing field’ at the polls

Screenshot taken from this Telegraph article. | Ben Delo, 42, the co-founder of cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX, is said to have made his first billion in 2014 Credit: Paul Grover for The Telegraph
Reform UK has received a record £36m donation in a major boost to Nigel Farage’s hopes of winning the next general election.

Ben Delo, a cryptocurrency billionaire, said he had given the money to ensure “a fair fight” at the polls. It also signals his vote of confidence in Mr Farage after a difficult summer for the Reform leader.

The game-changing gift from Mr Delo, who was already the party’s second-largest donor, means Reform has raised five times as much as the Conservatives this year and more than six times as much as Labour.

Both parties have raised considerably more than Reform in the eight years since it was founded.

Writing for The Telegraph, Mr Delo says that only a massive injection of cash can enable Reform to compete with the “entrenched advantages” enjoyed by its rivals. » | Gordon Rayner | Associate editor | Friday, September 11, 2026

9/11 Has Turned Toxic for Two of New York’s Most Famous Mayors. This Is Why

September 11, 2026

Iran-backed Houthis Claim Major Advance in Yemen | BBC News

Sep 11, 2026 | Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a major advance on the western Red Sea coast, consolidating their grip on the key international shipping route.

The Houthis earlier said they posed no threat to international shipping but reiterated their threat to target vessels from Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, leaders from 11 Brics nations - including host India, China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, the UAE and Iran, with Saudi Arabia attending as an invited member - will hold talks this weekend in Delhi on a wide range of issues.



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These Are the 10 Richest People in Switzerland

BLUE NEWS: The "Bilanz" shows in its new richest list: Switzerland's super-rich have once again increased their wealth - to a total of 851.5 billion Swiss francs, more than ever before. Only those who own at least around 15 billion francs make it into the top ten.

Switzerland will continue to be a magnet for great fortunes in 2025. The new "Bilanz" rich list shows: The total wealth of the 300 richest people has never been as high as it is today. If you want to make it to the top, you need sums that command respect even among billionaires.

The entry threshold for the top ten is around CHF 15 billion. And at the top are entrepreneurial dynasties that dominate very different sectors of the economy - from luxury cosmetics to container shipping. » | Blue News | Undated

Houthis Gain 'Absolute Control’ of Crucial Shipping Route | Iona Craig

Sep 11, 2026 | “It’s in the interests of both the Houthis and Iran for this to be happening.”

The Houthis have made their most significant territorial gains in Yemen since 2021, and now have effective control over a crucial shipping route, says The Times’s former Yemen correspondent Iona Craig.

Norway's Princess Astrid Dies Two Days after Attending Brother King Harald's Funeral

BBC: Princess Astrid of Norway, the sister of the late King Harald V, has died at the age of 94, two days after attending his funeral, the country's royal palace has announced.

The new king, Haakon VIII, said that "throughout her long life, Princess Astrid represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner".

Harald died last month, aged 89, after more than 35 years as king. His funeral was Astrid's last public engagement.

The princess will be buried at state expense and flags will be flown at half-mast across Norway, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.

Astrid was the last surviving child of King Olav V, who reigned from 1957 to 1991. She became Norway's first lady at the age of 22 in 1954, after the death of her mother Crown Princess Märtha. Olav did not remarry and Astrid retained the title until her brother's marriage in 1968. » | Henri Astier | Friday, September 11, 2026

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We Are at a Hinge of History | Steve Schmidt

Sep 11, 2026 | On September 11th, 2001 and January 6th, 2021, America was forever changed by two terrorist attacks. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Steve Schmidt breaks down the impact of both tragedies on American freedom, and why Donald Trump's assault on democracy must be stopped.

AfD’s New State MPs Include Ex-Stasi Officer, Former Porn Actor, Neopagans and Neo-Nazis

THE GUARDIAN: Far-right German party’s newly elected representatives face fresh scrutiny as it tries to form government in Saxony-Anhalt

The Alternative für Deutschland is facing scrutiny over the suitability of some of its prospective new MPs – including a former Stasi officer and a former pornography actor – just days after its historic win in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Presented by the AfD’s lead candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, for a photocall in the state capital of Magdeburg on Thursday, some of the members-elect were revealed to have a range of questionable backgrounds, including criminal records, Stasi pasts and connections to far-right networks.

German media has revealed that among the 39 parliamentarians who will represent constituencies across Saxony-Anhalt in the state parliament, is a man alleged to have participated in pornography films and falsified academic qualifications; a former officer for the East German secret police, the Stasi; and several members under criminal investigation for their involvement in neo-Nazi organisations. » | Kate Connolly in Berlin | Friday, September 11, 2026

MPs Reject Assisted Dying Bill

THE TELEGRAPH: Legislation defeated by majority of 16 after support drained away since last year’s Commons vote

Assisted dying will not become legal in England and Wales after MPs voted to reject the legislation.

The House of Commons voted down the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by a majority of 16 when it returned to Parliament on Friday.

The Private Member’s Bill, tabled by Lauren Edwards, a Labour backbencher, would have allowed adults with less than six months to live to seek medical assistance to end their lives. » | Genevieve Holl-Allen Political Correspondent. Dominic Penna Senior Political Correspondent | Friday, September 11, 2026

Insiders Reveal What Really Happened at Trump's Convention

Sep 11, 2026 | Katy Balls reports from the Republican midterm convention in Dallas where President Trump made a pledge that every adult will get a $5,000 dividend if the Republicans win the House and the Senate. That adds up to about $1.2 trillion.

Golden balloons were dropped, and the crowd joined the president in repeating a vow to vote for "the greatest president in the history of the United States that loves us so much he can't even breathe".

JD Vance's speech was received well, and the audience chanted "48", suggesting they'd like the vice-president to become the 48th president of the United States. Is he pulling ahead of Marco Rubio as the bookies' favourite to be the Republican candidate for 2028?

Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times
Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal
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Executive producer: Molly Guinness
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Is the Tide Turning on Billionaires? | DW News

Sep 11, 2026 | From the Epstein saga to mass layoffs to Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package, hardly a day goes by without a new corporate scandal. Yet, believe it or not, two political scientists argue in Billionaire Backlash that these scandals could be what saves democracy. How? We asked co-author Pepper Culpepper.

Michael Llambert: We Took Back Control Whilst Giving It All Away

Sep 11, 2026 | We were promised we'd take back control. So why does someone else own almost everything?I

Start with my own visit to Battersea Power Station — a British icon, redeveloped with Malaysian money, full of Apple, luxury flats and tourists — and ask a bigger question about the UK economy.

From Thames Water to Heathrow, Royal Mail to our supermarkets and 58.8% of our shares, so much of Britain is now foreign-owned.

Is this investment, or have we just given it all away after Brexit?


Very well said. Succinct and absolutely true. To use the vernacular, we're up a creek without a paddle! — © Mark Alexander

It's All a Scam: US Politicians Are Robbing Their Own Supporters

Sep 11, 2026 | More and more US politicians are promoting crypto rug pull scams targeting their own supporters. Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, created a meme coin called the Laptop token, the price of which crashed by 99% an hour after launching. Donald Trump and his wife Melania also launched meme coins that immediately imploded, with fans losing their money while insiders cashed out. Ben Norton explains the extreme corruption in the United States, which is spreading to other countries like Argentina.

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Mais que faisait vraiment Donald Trump au moment des attentats du 11 Septembre ?

Cette image provient de cet article du Figaro. | Donald Trump à la convention républicaine au Texas. Evan Vucci / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Le président américain a déclaré avoir été secouru par des pompiers près du lieu de l’effondrement des deux tours. Une nouvelle anecdote qui s’ajoute aux précédentes, parfois teintées de polémiques.

Vingt-cinq ans après, le souvenir des attentats du 11 Septembre est encore brûlant aux États-Unis. Selon le Pew Research Center, près de 93 % des Américains se souviennent précisément d’où ils étaient et de ce qu’ils faisaient quand ils ont appris que deux avions s’étaient écrasés sur les tours jumelles à New York. Donald Trump, pour sa part, se souvient-il précisément de sa journée ? Le président américain a rapporté depuis 25 ans plusieurs récits de son 11 Septembre à lui. Il a encore raconté cette semaine une nouvelle anecdote. Il aurait été sauvé par des pompiers, près de « Ground Zero », sans que l’on sache si c’était le jour même des attentats ou plus tard.

« J’étais en train de construire un grand bâtiment à New York et j’ai emmené toute l’équipe sur place juste après que cela arrive », a expliqué l’ancien promoteur immobilier. Trump a dit s’être rendu à proximité d’un gratte-ciel qui menaçait de s’effondrer. « Il craquait et nous pensions qu’il allait nous tomber dessus », a-t-il dit avant de poursuivre : « Deux pompiers, des mecs grands et costauds – et je ne suis pas petit moi-même –, m’ont littéralement empoigné par le bras et m’ont dit : “Il faut partir d’ici”. Ils m’ont soulevé et ils ont commencé à courir », a-t-il assuré. » | Par Mayeul Aldebert, correspondant à Washington | vendredi 11 septembre 2026

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Emma Bonino, Radical Italian Politician Who Stood Up to Vatican, Dies Aged 78

THE GUARDIAN: Militant feminist led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce and went on to become foreign minister

Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Bonino also served as a European commissioner. After a cancer diagnosis in 2015, she appeared in public wearing colourful headscarves. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters
Emma Bonino, the radical Italian politician who led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce against the objections of the Vatican, has died aged 78.

“Today we lose not only our leader but also one of the most clear-sighted, courageous and free figures in the political history of our country,” the small party she founded, More Europe, said on Facebook on Friday.

Bonino served as a European commissioner and as foreign minister in Italy but was best known as a militant feminist dedicated to political and humanitarian causes. “Her life was a long struggle against everything that denies freedom: against clandestine abortion, world hunger, the stranglehold of party politics, female genital mutilation, punitive justice, genocide, and every form of authoritarianism,” her party said. » | Guardian staff and agencies in Rome | Friday, September 11, 2026

Emma Bonino: Italy's pro-Europe, pro-immigrant conscience: The former foreign minister, activist and politician has radical ideas for today’s Italy »

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L’Italienne Emma Bonino, militante radicale féministe de longue date, est morte à l’âge de 78 ans : Présente dans de nombreux combats, du droit au divorce et à l’avortement, Emma Bonino était une ancienne membre du Parti radical italien et une figure respectée par toute la classe politique de la péninsule. »

Why Are Albanians Calling for Revolution? | On the Ground

Sep 10, 2026 | Thousands of protesters are flooding the streets of Tirana in the biggest unrest Albania has seen since the collapse of communism.

It began as the “flamingo revolution”, sparked by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s plans for a luxury mega-resort on a public nature reserve island. But the protests have since grown into a wider challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government, which is accused of selling off Albania’s coastline to the elites.

Matthew Cassel travels to Albania to see how an environmental fight over one island has escalated into a political battle over the country’s future.

Trump Promises Illegal $5000 "Dividend" If Republicans Win Midterms in Unhinged RNC Speech.

Sep 11, 2026 | At an unprecedented Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Trump unveiled a stunning proposal: a $5,000 cash payout to every adult citizen—dubbed the "Trump dividend"—if voters keep Republicans in power in both the U.S. House and Senate. "If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000," Trump announced to the crowd.

Critics point out that conditioning a massive federal payout on a specific electoral outcome raises significant legal questions under 18 U.S.C. § 597, which makes it a federal crime to offer expenditures to influence votes. Paired with ongoing national debate over aggressive redistricting and voting regulations, this proposed payout represents a bold and highly controversial bid to shape the outcome of the midterms.


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Bernie Sanders: 'You’ve Got to Be a Moron Not to Say Slow AI Down''

Sep 11, 2026 | Influential US law maker Senator Bernie Sanders tells Newsnight that artificial intelligence means all of humanity’s existence is at stake. He has a plan to stop that from happening. Can it work? Interview by Faisal Islam.

How can any American politician—and many do—assert that the USA is the wealthiest nation on earth when the country's national debt stands at more than FORTY TRILLION DOLLARS? That sounds to me like a country on its arse! — © Mark Alexander

25 Jahre nach 9/11: Wir blicken zurück

Sep 11, 2026 | Die Anschläge vom 11. September 2001 haben die Weltpolitik stark geprägt. Unsere Auslandredaktion blickt zurück. Welche Bilder bleiben`? Und wie veränderte dieser Tag die Welt?

All the insane Things Trump Has Said about 9/11

In the lead up to the 25th anniversary of 9/11, centrist Democrats, Republicans, and the mainstream media have partaken in a smear campaign against Muslim politicians in this country, trying to attach them to the events of that day.

Zohran Mamdani has never falsely claimed to have cleaned up the rubble on 9/11. Abdul El-Sayed hasn't lied about losing hundreds of friends in the tragedy. They simply exist in politics and still, the media relentlessly tries to make THEM the enemy - all while Trump's lies go unpunished.

Listen to the insane things Trump said.

Entzaubert sich die AfD an der Macht? Michel Friedman im Spitzengespräch | DER SPIEGEL

Sep 8, 2026 | Hier sagt Michel Friedman, warum Friedrich Merz für ihn der falsche Kanzler ist und warum er kein Verständnis für AfD-Wähler hat.

Unser Gast im Talk: Michel Friedman | Publizist und Philosoph

British Government Prepares Public for Potential War

A new edition of the national war book is being created.

Donald Trump and MAGA Are Going Out in Disgrace | Steve Schmidt

Sep 10, 2026 | For the first time in history Republicans are holding a midterm convention. Steve Schmidt explains the GOP's desperation and why this parade of nonsense is MAGA's swan song.

Can This Royal Family Survive the Death of King Harald? | Eden's Royals

Sep 1, 2026 | King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89. A cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles, Harald was on the throne for 35 years and was known for ruling with compassion and kindness. However, in later years, his reign was blighted by three major scandals involving his own family.

With Harald gone, Richard Eden, the Daily Mail's Diary Editor, questions how the Norwegian Royal Family will cope. Will newly crowned King Haakon be able to overcome his wife Mette-Marit's links to Jeffrey Epstein, his stepson Marius Borg Høiby's crimes, and his sister Martha-Louise and brother-in-law Durek Verrett's accusations of racism?

All this and more on Eden's Royals - a new sister show of Palace Confidential.

Nach AfD-Wahl: Ist Merz angezählt?

Die AfD wird bei der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt mit 43,8 Prozent stärkste Kraft. Die CDU stürzt auf 17,2 Prozent ab. Für Friedrich Merz ist das eine bittere Bilanz – schließlich hatte er einst versprochen, die AfD zu halbieren. ‚@ Mr Wissen 2 go‘ Mirko Drotschmann schaut in diesem Video, wie gefährlich das Ergebnis für den Kanzler Friedrich Merz wirklich werden könnte.

Wie hart trifft das Ergebnis die Bundes-CDU?
Das Ergebnis ist für die CDU verheerend und es trifft die Bundespartei ausgerechnet zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem ihre Beliebtheitswerte ohnehin im Keller sind. Merz erntete zuletzt viel Kritik für seine angekündigten Reformen. Auch aus den eigenen Reihen wird der Ton schärfer: CDA-Vorsitzender Dennis Radtke etwa fordert einen Kurswechsel hin zu mehr Arbeitnehmerinteressen.

Warum ist ein Rücktritt von Friedrich Merz trotzdem unwahrscheinlich?
Dafür gibt es mehrere Gründe. Es fehlt der CDU einer echten Alternative, eine Ablösung bräuchte Mehrheiten im Bundestag, und ein Nachfolger würde die Grundprobleme der Union kaum automatisch lösen. Denkbar wäre höchstens ein Modell wie einst bei Angela Merkel: Parteivorsitz abgeben, Kanzleramt behalten.

Was passiert als Nächstes?
Bis zu den Wahlen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Berlin am 20. September dürfte die CDU laut Politikwissenschaftlerin Andrea Römmele eher zusammenhalten – die eigentliche Personaldebatte könnte danach erst richtig beginnen.

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9/11 After 25 Years: Did America Lose the ‘War on Terror’? | Andrew Neil

Sep 10, 2026 | “The terrorists didn't just hijack airliners, they hijacked US foreign policy.”

25 years, 6 trillion dollars, and thousands of lives later, Times Radio presenter Andrew Neil delivers his verdict on the “war on terror”, saying that America remains trapped in the same forever wars it set out to end.

L’AfD, rejeton des dénis et impuissances de l’Occident

Cette image provient de cet article du Figaro. | Beatrix von Storch (AfD) agite un drapeau allemand alors qu'elle prend la parole lors d'un rassemblement de campagne avant l'élection régionale dans le quartier de Marzahn-Hellersdorf à Berlin, le 9 septembre dernier. Christian Mang / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : ANALYSE - Les élites occidentales ont récolté la tempête du populisme et de l’extrémisme. En Allemagne, elles ont déserté la question cruciale de l’identité nationale allemande et de son rôle à venir dans une Europe attaquée sur son flanc, laissant l’AfD seule en charge sur ce sol miné, avec ses gros sabots et son pacifisme pro-Poutine.

D’onde de choc en onde de choc, la vague nationale populiste progresse à travers l’Occident. La percée spectaculaire du parti d’extrême droite Alternative Für Deuschland (AfD) en Saxe-Anhalt s’inscrit clairement dans une dynamique bien plus large. Celle des ébranlements majeurs qui ont scandé l’histoire politique occidentale de la dernière décennie, du tremblement du Brexit aux deux victoires de Donald Trump, en passant par la progression implacable du Rassemblement national en France, la victoire de Giorgia Meloni à Rome, et les succès répétés des formations populistes ou d’extrême droite, de la Scandinavie aux Pays-Bas, en passant par l’Europe de l’Est ou l’Espagne. » | Par Laure Mandeville | jeudi 10 septembre 2026

Hoping to Salvage Midterms, Trump Makes Dubious Pledge to Give Every US Adult $5,000 • FRANCE 24

Sap 10, 2026 | President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.

The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation.

FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.

Inside the Far-right Blueprint for Germany’s Eurasian Future | DW Analysis

Sep 6, 2026 | Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is surging, with breakthroughs in regional and EU-wide elections. Party leader Alice Weidel says her goal is national power, eyeing the 2029 federal elections.

Despite its growing support, the AfD’s vision of foreign policy remains little known around the world. So in this new special report, DW takes a forensic microscope to the party’s blueprint for Germany’s future.

What this reveals is the party’s profound skepticism about the key Western alliances — NATO and the EU — and an outspoken openness to a Eurasian outlook, fostering deeper relations with Russia and China and the international institutions they lead, from the Belt and Road Initiative to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union: prime sources of prestige for Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Xi Jinping in Beijing.

In exclusive interviews with Alice Weidel, foreign policy spokesman Matthias Moosdorf and powerful ideologue Björn Höcke, DW’s Richard Walker and Rosalia Romaniec scrutinize the AfD’s views on Germany’s alliances and NATO Article 5 commitments to the Baltic states and Poland, its skepticism of the United States, possible future architectures for European defense, who should have nuclear weapons, future ties with Russia and China, and how Germany should act in a Taiwan conflict scenario.

Includes analysis from leading international experts on Russia, China, the US and Europe: Alexander Gabuev (Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center), Amanda Hsiao (International Crisis Group), Katarzyna Pisarska (Warsaw Security Forum), Peter Rough (Hudson Institute), and Judy Dempsey (Carnegie Europe).

The Far Right’s Terrifying Breakthrough in Germany | Thomas Zimmer & Susan J. Demas

Sep 9, 2026 | Germany’s far-right AfD has “broken containment”—and historian Thomas Zimmer says the normalization of extremism should alarm democracies on both sides of the Atlantic. Zimmer joins Susan J. Demas to explain the connection between MAGA and Germany’s far right, Elon Musk’s manufactured “vibe shift,” Trump’s struggle to consolidate authoritarian power and why Democrats should stop accommodating extremists and start showing some fight.

Steve Rosenberg: "Hole in Russia's State Budget" Bigger Than Expected

Sep 10, 2026 | In today’s Russian papers: “hole in the state budget” bigger than expected; “growing demand in Russia for insurance cover for drone attacks”. And a senior official claims: “Russia can survive only as a great power. We’re either a great power, or nothing.”

Trump’s Dubious Midterm Pitch: Keep Us in Power and Everyone Gets Cash

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In his convention speech, the president floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like many others, may not come to pass.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | President Trump has repeatedly dangled sizable payments to Americans that have not materialized. Credit: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
President Trump took the stage at his convention on Wednesday and spoke for nearly two hours about the need for midterm voters to imagine that it was him, not other Republicans, up for election this fall.

“Pretend I’m on the ballot,” he urged. “I’m on the ballot. Just one more time.”

Facing dwindling weeks until the midterms, deepening unpopularity and darkening political prospects for his party, Mr. Trump interrupted his usual fare by tossing out a new idea: a $5,000 check for every American adult if Republicans keep control of Congress in November.

“If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them,” Mr. Trump said, “I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000.”

It is not unheard-of for politicians to tie the possibility of an economic stimulus to an election’s outcome. In 2020, Democrats in Georgia pointed to $2,000 coronavirus relief checks if their party took control of the Senate. » | Katie Rogers | Katie Rogers is a White House correspondent and reported from the Republican convention in Dallas. | Thursday, September 10, 2026

Jesse Dollemore: Trump Celebrates Germany's Far-Right Party Win by Invoking Hitler

Sep 9, 2026 | Jesse Dollemore discusses the far-right victory in Germany for the AfD party, which American Nazis love and support, including Elon Musk and now Donald Trump, who celebrated the German win by posting a familiar phrase: Make Germany Great Again!

Trump verbietet Alkoholimporte aus Kanada – Ottawa sucht die Nähe zur EU

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Die USA stoppen fast alle alkoholischen Getränke sowie bestimmte Milchprodukte und Motorräder aus Kanada. Ministerpräsident Mark Carney will die Abhängigkeit vom mächtigen Nachbarn verringern.

Der Handelskrieg zwischen den USA und Kanada erreicht eine neue Stufe. Die Regierung von US-Präsident Donald Trump verbietet die Einfuhr zahlreicher kanadischer Produkte, darunter fast alle alkoholischen Getränke, bestimmte Milchprodukte und einige Motorräder. Die Importverbote sollen am 29. September in Kraft treten.

Washington reagiert damit auf kanadische Gegenzölle, die seit Dienstag für Hunderte Waren aus den USA gelten. Zudem sollen kanadische Unternehmen von langfristigen Aufträgen der amerikanischen Bundesregierung ausgeschlossen werden.

Kanadas Ministerpräsident Mark Carney kündigte an, sein Land werde sich nicht unter Druck setzen lassen. „Es geht darum, sicherzustellen, dass uns kein Land als Geisel nehmen kann. Und dass wir so leben können, wie wir leben wollen“, sagte er. » | Alexander Schmalz | Mittwoch 9. September 2026

Tens of Thousands Line the Streets as Norway Bids Farewell to King Harald V

THE GUARDIAN: Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a close

Norway has observed a minute’s silence as it takes leave of King Harald V in a series of ceremonies, bringing to a close 13 days of national mourning that followed the popular monarch’s death last month at the age of 89.

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Oslo and foreign heads of state and government converged on the Norwegian capital for the funeral of the late king, a light-touch and unassuming reformer who ruled for more than three decades.

With the king’s casket carried on an artillery carriage, draped in Norway’s red royal banner and topped with white flowers, the funeral cortege made its way on foot along Oslo’s main avenue from royal palace to the cathedral, as a 21-gun salute rang out from the Akershus fortress.

King Haakon VIII, who succeeded his father on Harald’s death, and other royal family members walked in the cortege, with Harald’s widow, Queen Sonja, 89, and Haakon’s wife, Queen Mette-Marit, who is recovering from a lung transplant in June, following in a car. » | Jon Henley | Europe correspondent | Wednesday, September 9, 2026

En Iran, le régime tenté par l’escalade militaire

LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Les dernières attaques iraniennes visant des cibles américaines dans la région signalent une volonté d’escalade. Un calcul stratégique de Téhéran, pour détourner l’attention de la crise économique et embarrasser Donald Trump à l’approche des élections de mi-mandat.

Après les paroles, les actes. Les gardiens de la révolution, armée idéologique du régime iranien, ont annoncé ce mercredi 9 septembre avoir attaqué une base militaire des États-Unis en Jordanie ainsi qu’une vingtaine de bateaux américains, en réponse à des frappes contre les pétroliers iraniens. « L’ère des réponses proportionnées est révolue », avait prévenu, dimanche 6 septembre, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, le chef du Parlement iranien et l’une des figures clés de l’équipe chargée des négociations avec l’Iran. « Désormais, toute attaque contre la sécurité ou les intérêts de l’Iran fera l’objet d’une réponse plus rapide, plus lourde et douloureuse », avait-il insisté, après l’attaque de trois pétroliers iraniens la veille, en représailles à des tirs contre des navires américains.

Après un mois d’accalmie relative dans la longue guerre qui oppose, depuis le 28 février, l’Iran et les États-Unis, les hostilités ont repris le 30 août lorsque des bombardements américains ont visé des infrastructures iraniennes dans le détroit d’Ormuz et dans le sud de l’Iran, endeuillant au passage un mariage. Elles suivaient de quelques jours l’annonce de nouvelles sanctions économiques contre Téhéran. La riposte iranienne avait déjà été ferme : très vite, Bahreïn, les Émirats arabes unis, le Koweït, l’Irak mais aussi la Jordanie s’étaient retrouvés la cible de frappes tous azimuts. » | Par Delphine Minoui | mercredi 9 septembre 2026

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Hitler's Downfall Told by His Friends | Dictator: The Hitler Interviews | Channel 4

For the first time on TV, the testimonies of people who knew Adolf Hitler are brought together to reveal the truth about the man behind some of the worst crimes in history: Hitler as never seen before.

The people who were at Hitler’s side during World War II remember how he led Germany to defeat and disaster.

Episode 3, first shown 1st August 2026.

Donald Trump's Lies Have Never Been More Disgraceful | Steve Schmidt

Sep 9, 2026 | Donald Trump lied about where he was on 9/11, disgracing those who sacrificed their lives in the wake of the attacks. Two days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Steve Schmidt breaks down Trump's complete and utter lack of shame.

Alice Weidel: Germany’s Gay, Far-right Leader Shaping AfD’s Rise | All You Need to Know

Feb 27, 2025 | Who is AfD co-leader Alice Weidel? The far-right Alternative for Germany party achieved its best result in Sunday's election. It is now set to be the main opposition party, meaning a more prominent role for its co-leader Alice Weidel.

DW's Matthew Moore takes a closer look at the woman who has become the public face of Germany's far right.


Alice Weidel: An anti-immigrant lesbian, active in German politics, but living in Switzerland, who is anti-LGBTQ+ rights! Go figure! — © Mark Alexander

Merz Accuses AfD of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Policy and Cancels Call with Trump

THE GUARDIAN: German chancellor attacks Alternative für Deutschland after far-right party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt election

Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election.

In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock outcome in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz said at a raucous parliamentary debate that the far-right party would take an axe to one of the pillars of the German economy with a racist campaign of mass deportations.

“The term ‘remigration’ is nothing but a synonym for ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin colour,” he said on Wednesday to applause from the other parties in the Bundestag lower house.

In a fiery speech addressed to the AfD parliamentary group, which repeatedly interrupted him with loud taunts and heckling, Merz said millions of working immigrants were crucial to German society.

“If those working in Germany have to leave the country again because you are championing ‘remigration’,” Merz said, “then the skilled trades in Germany will no longer be able to function: not a single care home will remain open, not a single hospital in Germany will remain operational, and not a single restaurant in Germany will be able to stay in business.”

He said the AfD’s rhetoric, which propelled it to the strongest showing for a far-right party in a German state since the Nazi period, “is precisely what is dividing our society so deeply”.

The AfD has repeatedly called for large-scale expulsions of irregular migrants, a policy that would face stiff challenges under German law. » | Deborah Cole in Berlin | Wednesday, September 9, 2026

EL PASTIFICIO DE NICOLA: Sorrentinos | Argentina’s Giant Stuffed Pasta

Sep 9, 2026 | In this video, we’re making sorrentinos, Argentina’s giant stuffed pasta: large, generous pasta parcels filled with ricotta, spinach and cheese, and served with a homemade Bolognese sauce.

Sorrentinos are a beloved Argentine pasta, especially associated with the coastal city of Mar del Plata, where they became one of the city’s best-known specialties.

They are similar in appearance to ravioli, but traditionally much larger and more generously filled.

In this recipe, we make everything from scratch: the pasta dough, the ricotta and spinach filling, and a flavorful homemade Bolognese sauce.


Click here to view the full recipe. Then, click on ‘more’.

Historiker Marco Jorio hinterfragt die Neutralitätsinitiative

Sep 9, 2026 | Die Neutralitätsinitiative verspricht Klarheit – doch Historiker Marco Jorio befürchtet, dass dadurch eher neue Verwirrung entsteht.

Was ist Neutralität wirklich? Schützt sie die Schweiz vor Krieg? Und was würde die Initiative konkret ändern?

Im NZZ-Interview analysiert der Historiker für Schweizer Geschichte die Fakten hinter dem Mythos – und erklärt, warum die geostrategische Lage die Schweiz im Zweiten Weltkrieg schützte und nicht die Neutralität allein.

‘What I Saw with Putin Is Happening with Trump’ | Martin Sixsmith

Sep 9, 2026 | “I saw it happen in Russia and I can see it happening in America”

The direction of Trump’s presidency “needs to be a wake-up call” for an American society that “doesn’t realise the danger it’s in” of falling to Putin’s authoritarian playbook, warns Martin Sixsmith.

Peter Oborne: Britain Has FINALLY Stood Up to Israel

Sep 9, 2026 | Peter Oborne, journalist with Middle East Eye, joined Ava earlier in the week to discuss Ed Miliband's plans to sanction illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. He tells us that Ed Miliband finally has Labour on the right side of public opinion.

Peter Oborne's book Complicit: Britain's Role in the Destruction of Gaza is out with OR Books now.