Can Dubai’s Luxe Image Survive the War with Iran? | BBC News

Sep 8, 2026 | As the summer holiday season draws to a close, foreigners travelling to and from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are facing delays, cancellations and severe travel warnings.

The disruption comes as a result of the UAE’s position in the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran. Throughout the conflict, Iran has attacked the UAE more times than any other country, including Israel.

Until the war with Iran began, Dubai was a major tourist destination, famous for its modern skyscrapers, luxurious beaches and low crime rate.

For decades, the Gulf city has promised residents and tourists alike safety, security and stability – so has that promise fallen apart? And what could that mean for the city’s future?

The Global Story’s Asma Khalid speaks to Sameer Hashmi, an independent journalist based in Dubai, about how Brand Dubai is weathering a major regional war.

Thomas Mann: The Secret Gay Diaries Behind Death in Venice

Sep 8, 2026 | A Nobel laureate and the supreme moral authority of Europe. Yet, locked inside his private diaries lay an illicit secret that could have destroyed his entire legacy. Discover the shocking hidden truth behind Thomas Mann and the real story of Death in Venice

Is the Middle East as We Know It Coming to an End?

Aug 28, 2026 | For more than a century, the Middle East has been made and remade by collapsing empires, colonial borders, revolutions, wars and powerful rulers. Now, Iran is weakening, Gulf states are becoming more influential and old alliances are shifting again.

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore joins Tom and Patrick to discuss how the modern Middle East was forged and why the forces that shaped it are still at work today. Who is gaining power, who is losing it, and are we watching the birth of a new regional order?

The Democrats Are Going to Bury MAGA in November | Steve Schmidt

Sep 8, 2026 | There are 56 days before the midterms, and Donald Trump spent Labor Day posting AI slop on social media. Steve Schmidt explains the blue tsunami heading to wash away MAGA's filth from coast to coast.

Rid America of this bloody corruption, this bloody filth asap! — © Mark Alexander

Pope Leo on Same-sex Blessings in the Catholic Church Following German Cardinal Controversy

When asked about the blessing of same-sex couples after a decision by German Cardinal Reinhard Marx in Munich and Freising, Pope Leo XIV said Church unity should not be reduced to sexual ethics.

“First of all, I think it’s very important to understand that the unity or division of the Church should not revolve around sexual matters,” he said. “We tend to think that when the Church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual, and in reality, I believe there are much greater and more important issues, such as justice, the equality, freedom of men and women, freedom of religion, that would all take priority before that particular issue.”

Leo said the Holy See had already made clear to the German bishops that it does not agree with the “formalized blessing of couples,” including homosexual couples or couples in irregular situations, beyond what Pope Francis had permitted.

Invoking Francis’ well-known statement of “Tutti, tutti, tutti,” Leo said: “All are welcome, all are invited. All are invited to follow Jesus, and all are invited to look for conversion in their lives.”

“To go beyond that today, I think that the topic can cause more disunity than unity,” he added, “and that we should look for ways to build our unity upon Jesus Christ and what Jesus Christ teaches.”

Pope Leo speaks on this matter.
In other words, do as Catholic priests are expected to do, live without an openly loving relationship! (It works well in the Catholic Church, doesn’t it? Even among the most elevated of clergy in the Vatican!) – © Mark Alexander

UK Bans Trade with West Bank Settlements as Israel Hits Back

Sep 8, 2026 | The UK has announced measures targeting trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a major shift in foreign policy.

Andy Burnham has issued a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Mark Carney, stressing an “unwavering commitment to Israel’s security” alongside a “safe and secure” Palestine.

But the Chief Rabbi has called it a “dark day for Britain’s Jews”, warning that the measures could embolden those who use hatred as a weapon against the Jewish community.

IHIP News:🚨 Trump Unveils Insane New Hair! MAGA Envoy to Russia Bends over for Putin!

Sep 8, 2026 | Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were playing patty-cake with dictators while Trump was introducing the world to his new botched dye job.

Ein Kaiser für Österreich? | ARTE Re:

Sep 8, 2026 | Ein Kaiser als Staatsoberhaupt? In Österreich und Tschechien setzen sich Monarchisten für die Rückkehr der Krone ein, mit sehnsüchtigem Blick auf den früheren Glanz der Habsburger Dynastie und der österreichisch-ungarischen Doppelmonarchie. Was steckt hinter diesem Wunsch, in Zeiten von Krieg und multiplen Krisen?

Peter Stolberg-Stolberg ist der Ururenkel der österreichischen Kaiserin Elisabeth, besser bekannt als Sisi. Er wünscht sich, genau wie seine nichtadeligen Mitstreiterinnen und Mitstreiter vom Verein Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz, die Rückkehr eines Kaisers als Staatsoberhaupt in Österreich. Dieser soll das Amt des Bundespräsidenten ersetzen und dessen Befugnisse auf Lebenszeit erhalten.

In elf europäischen Staaten gibt es Könige, Fürsten und Großherzöge – meist mit hohen Zustimmungswerten in der Bevölkerung. Sie haben in der Regel nur die Aufgabe zu repräsentieren. Die politische Macht liegt beim Volk, bei gewählten Parlamenten und Regierungen. Doch für manche Menschen hat die Idee einer starken Führung an der Spitze durchaus etwas Verlockendes. Für Peter Stolberg-Stolberg hat die österreichische Republik ausgedient. Der Adel, glaubt er, besitze das Führungspotenzial, das Österreich brauche, um wieder zu alter Stärke zu finden. Woran der Verein Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz in Österreich noch arbeitet, existiert in der Tschechischen Republik bereits - eine Partei, die sich für die Rückkehr der Monarchie starkmacht. Ludmila Džuganová ist Spitzenkandidatin der Kleinstpartei Koruna Česká in Südböhmen. Tschechien ist zwar wirtschaftlich stabil – gesellschaftlich jedoch gespalten. Ludmila Džuganová ist überzeugt, dass ein Monarch mehr Stabilität bieten könnte als vom Volk gewählte Abgeordnete.

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Merkel warnt nach Sachsen-Anhalt vor dem Siegeszug des Bauchgefühls | ntv

Sep 8, 2026 | Von den Ergebnissen der Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt zeigt sich Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel zutiefst betroffen. Der Triumph der AfD sei ein "wirklicher Einschnitt" der bundesdeutschen Geschichte. Merkel erläutert, wie nun ihrer Ansicht nach gesellschaftlich von hier an gehandelt werden sollte.

Auch wenn einige Ansichten verständlich sind, erinnert einen diese Rede an dunklere Zeiten

Klicken Sie hier, um zu hören, was Alice Weidel zu sagen hat.

« Remigration » des Ukrainiens, apprentissage du russe, levée des sanctions... Le programme pro-Kremlin de l’AfD en Saxe-Anhalt

Cette photo provient de cet article du Figaro. | Ulrich Siegmund (ici photographié le 7 septembre 2026 à Berlin) et la direction de l’AfD de Saxe-Anhalt ont rédigé un programme résolument aligné sur Moscou pour gouverner le Land. Liesa Johannssen / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Largement en tête de l’élection régionale dans le Land, Alternative für Deutschland prône la normalisation des échanges commerciaux avec Moscou et réserve un traitement particulièrement dur aux Ukrainiens réfugiés en Allemagne.

Sur la Russie, l’AfD ne parle pas tout à fait d’une même voix. La ligne à tenir face à Moscou divise la formation allemande d’extrême droite, jusque dans ses plus hautes sphères. À la fin de l’année 2025, la participation de plusieurs élus à une conférence à Sotchi avait ainsi provoqué de fortes tensions internes. Ses deux dirigeants incarnent ces nuances : Tino Chrupalla cultive une proximité assumée avec le Kremlin, quand Alice Weidel, tout en défendant une normalisation des échanges avec la Russie, mise davantage sur un rapprochement avec Donald Trump. L’AfD de Saxe-Anhalt et son dirigeant Ulrich Siegmund appartiennent au premier de ces deux groupes, sans aucun doute.

Dans ce Land de 2,1 millions d’habitants de l’ex-RDA, le parti a enregistré dimanche 6 septembre la plus large victoire de l’extrême droite en Allemagne depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sur la base d’un projet ouvertement prorusse. Le vaste et dense « programme de gouvernement » publié en début d’année plaide ainsi pour une « normalisation des relations commerciales germano-russes ». Celle-ci passe, d’abord, par la levée des sanctions contre la Russie, jugées « néfastes », en ce qu’elles ont « durement affecté l’économie locale ». « Avant le conflit ukrainien, la Russie était l’un des principaux partenaires commerciaux de la Saxe-Anhalt. Suite aux sanctions imposées par l’UE à la Russie en 2022, les échanges commerciaux entre les entreprises saxonnes-anhaltaines et russes sont quasiment à l’arrêt », est-il expliqué. » | Par Adrien Bez | mardi 8 septembre 2026

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Wieso China so gefährlich, aber zerbrechlich ist | Marcus Keupp

Sep 8, 2026 | China will die führende Weltmacht werden - mit wirtschaftlicher und militärischer Stärke. Wie das Land der Mitte das schaffen möchte und was das für die USA und uns in Europa bedeutet, darüber sprechen wir mit Militärökonom Marcus Keupp von der ETH Zürich. Und wir reden darüber, wieso ein Konflikt mit Russland droht und woran Chinas globale Dominanz scheitern könnte.

L’Islande convoque l’ambassadeur des États-Unis suite à une publication de Donald Trump qui montre l’île comme appartenant au territoire américain

LE FIGARO : Donald Trump a publié sur son réseau Truth Social une «carte» montrant les États-Unis, l’Amérique centrale, le Canada, le Groenland et l’Islande recouverts de la bannière étoilée.

L'Islande a convoqué l'ambassadeur des États-Unis à la suite d'une publication du président américain Donald Trump sur les réseaux sociaux d'une carte montrant l'île comme faisant partie du territoire américain, a annoncé mardi le ministère islandais des Affaires étrangères. « La ministre des Affaires étrangères, Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, a convoqué hier l'ambassadeur américain pour lui signifier clairement que cette image était totalement inappropriée », a écrit dans un message à l'AFP un porte-parole du ministère. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 8 septembre 2026

Steve Rosenberg: What Are Today's Russian Papers Saying about Russia's Economic Problems?

September 8, 2026

Global Ripples from a Small German Election | DW News

Sep 8, 2026 | The far-right AfD's success in recent regional elections in Germany has drawn praise from the United States. American tech billionaire Elon Musk congratulated the AfD after its strong result in Saxony-Anhalt with a brief German message: "Gut gemacht!", or "Well Done!" in English. The AfD state leader Ulrich Siegmund responded by thanking Musk and suggesting future economic cooperation. President Donald Trump also drew attention by posting a screenshot of German election projections on Truth Social. Together with Eric Langenbacher from the American-German Institute, DW's Ben Fajzullin discusses what the reaction says about transatlantic ties between right and far-right political movements.

Donald Tusk Slams Poles Who Celebrate German Far-right Election Win | DW News

Sep 8, 2026 | Some of Germany's neighbours have also been reacting to the AfD's shock victory in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted on X: "In Poland, only idiots or traitors can rejoice at the triumph of the AfD in Germany."

We get the view of DW correspondent Michal Gostkiewicz. And one of Germany's leading pollsters, Roland Abold, breaks down the election results.

Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico as ‘New America,’ Prompting Pushback

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. Over the weekend, he shared a map of New Mexico on social media with the word “Mexico” crossed out with a red X and replaced with “America.”Credit: Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times
President Trump appeared to suggest on Sunday that New Mexico should be renamed “New America,” prompting swift backlash from the state’s Democratic leaders over his latest effort to put an American stamp on geographic names.

On social media, Mr. Trump shared an image of a map of New Mexico with the word “Mexico” crossed out with a red X and replaced with “America.” The White House re-shared the image shortly after on its official X account.

The president posted again several hours later, with what appeared to be an A.I. video of him placing a label with the word “America” over “Mexico” on a “Welcome to New Mexico” road sign.

Mr. Trump has no legal authority to rename any state, which in New Mexico’s case is written into its Constitution. Any proposed change would have to originate within the state, a prospect that New Mexico’s Democratic leaders rejected forcefully on Sunday. » | Dan Watson | Monday, September 7, 2026

Iran Warns of 'Heavier Response' after Trading Strikes with US in Strait of Hormuz | BBC News

Sep 7, 2026 | Iran's top negotiator warns of "a faster, heavier, and more painful response" to US attacks, after the sides traded strikes in the Strait of Hormuz.

It comes as Iran's security chief says Tehran will announce a prohibited zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, saying any ship entering the area will be added to a sanctions list.

German Far-right's Breakthrough Shakes Europe to Its Core • FRANCE 24 English

Sep 7, 2026 | Not enough to win outright but enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alternative für Deutschland trouncing the ruling conservatives in the impoverished former East German region of Saxony-Anhalt. We’ll ask about the consequences of voting for an anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party that wants schools to teach less about the ills of Hitler and more the glory of Bismarck.

Will Sunday’s result further fuel the momentum of the far-right in places like Sweden which votes next Sunday or here in France where the far-right’s the odds-on favourite in next spring’s presidential election? Here you see the president of Marine Le Pen’s party Jordan Bardella who, after dropping in on Nigel Farage Reform UK party, was invited to speak to Italian business leaders at a weekend forum. A further normalization of a party that once seemed fringe?

As for the mainstream, be it France or Germany, what’s it got to offer to win back voters from MAGA and Putin-backed formations? You might ask who is on shakier ground: Germany’s Friedrich Merz or France’s Emmanuel Macron?

German Fascists Are Back - Will They Take Power?

September 7, 2026