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It seems pretty clear to me that the Venezuelans have been shafted by Trump and his regime with this oil deal! — © Mark Alexander
The 10 P.M. Dinner Is a Spanish Tradition. Are People Giving It Up?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: There are signs that Spaniards are eating earlier in the evening. Experts say it could make for a healthier country, but not everyone is ready to part with the custom.
This screenshot has been taken from this NYT article. | Eating late is woven into Spain’s national identity, but there are signs that is changing. Credit: Emilio Parra Doiztua for The New York Times
For generations, dinnertime for the Terrazas family, as in many households in Spain, was late. It usually began after 10 p.m. and often stretched past midnight.
But now, Antonio Terrazas, a tax adviser in Madrid, says his family sits down to eat around 9 p.m. When they dine out, they’re also eating earlier, and have noticed their friends are, too.
“At first it was strange. We’d look at each other like, ‘Madre mía, who would believe that we’d be seated at a restaurant and eating at 9 o’clock?” Mr. Terrazas said. “But not anymore.”
In Spain, known for its night-owl energy, a quiet revolution appears to be unfolding in one of its best known cultural institutions: the late-night dinner.
Spaniards have long eaten later than people elsewhere in Europe, a tradition that many see as part of the national identity. By custom, families gather around their dinner tables late at night and restaurants remain filled long past the time when much of the industrialized world has turned in. » | Jonathan Wolfe | Reporting from Madrid and Barcelona | Sunday, August 30, 2026
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For generations, dinnertime for the Terrazas family, as in many households in Spain, was late. It usually began after 10 p.m. and often stretched past midnight.
But now, Antonio Terrazas, a tax adviser in Madrid, says his family sits down to eat around 9 p.m. When they dine out, they’re also eating earlier, and have noticed their friends are, too.
“At first it was strange. We’d look at each other like, ‘Madre mía, who would believe that we’d be seated at a restaurant and eating at 9 o’clock?” Mr. Terrazas said. “But not anymore.”
In Spain, known for its night-owl energy, a quiet revolution appears to be unfolding in one of its best known cultural institutions: the late-night dinner.
Spaniards have long eaten later than people elsewhere in Europe, a tradition that many see as part of the national identity. By custom, families gather around their dinner tables late at night and restaurants remain filled long past the time when much of the industrialized world has turned in. » | Jonathan Wolfe | Reporting from Madrid and Barcelona | Sunday, August 30, 2026
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Corée du Nord : les exercices militaires des États-Unis et leurs alliés sont une « menace », déclare Pyongyang
LE FIGARO : Ces manœuvres « constituent une menace pour la RPDC et les pays de la région », a déclaré le ministère des Affaires étrangères nord-coréen dans un communiqué.
Les exercices militaires en mer que les États-Unis ont annoncé mener conjointement du 7 au 11 septembre avec le Japon et la Corée du Sud sont une « menace » pour la Corée du Nord, a estimé Pyongyang lundi, cité par le média d’État KCNA.
Ces manœuvres « constituent une menace pour la RPDC et les pays de la région », a déclaré le ministère des Affaires étrangères nord-coréen dans un communiqué publié par l’agence de presse officielle KCNA, en utilisant l’acronyme désignant la Corée du Nord (République populaire démocratique de Corée). Les exercices et l’opposition de la Corée du Nord à ceux-ci interviennent au moment où le président américain Donald Trump a réclamé une nouvelle rencontre avec Kim Jong-un. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 31 août 2026
Les exercices militaires en mer que les États-Unis ont annoncé mener conjointement du 7 au 11 septembre avec le Japon et la Corée du Sud sont une « menace » pour la Corée du Nord, a estimé Pyongyang lundi, cité par le média d’État KCNA.
Ces manœuvres « constituent une menace pour la RPDC et les pays de la région », a déclaré le ministère des Affaires étrangères nord-coréen dans un communiqué publié par l’agence de presse officielle KCNA, en utilisant l’acronyme désignant la Corée du Nord (République populaire démocratique de Corée). Les exercices et l’opposition de la Corée du Nord à ceux-ci interviennent au moment où le président américain Donald Trump a réclamé une nouvelle rencontre avec Kim Jong-un. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 31 août 2026
Nepal: Search for Survivors in Betrawati
An “incredibly delicate” search operation is ongoing in the town of Betrawati, which was wiped out in Wednesday’s devastating flash flood in Nepal.
Paraic O’Brien reports from where a local grocery store was ripped from the ground, as more bodies are recovered from the shop’s ruins.
The clock on a local bank is stuck at 9.30, roughly the time in the morning that disaster struck.
The death toll in the Nepal flash flood has now exceeded 900, with more than 1,400 people still missing.
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Paraic O’Brien reports from where a local grocery store was ripped from the ground, as more bodies are recovered from the shop’s ruins.
The clock on a local bank is stuck at 9.30, roughly the time in the morning that disaster struck.
The death toll in the Nepal flash flood has now exceeded 900, with more than 1,400 people still missing.
‘Trump Pushes Canada Out of NATO?’: Mark Carney Drops Stunning Europe Bomb Amid Tariff War
Google Must Be Investigated When Dems Control House for Changing Lake Ontario to Lake America!
Steve Rosenberg: “The Destruction of the World Order Can No Longer Be Stopped,” Warns Russian Paper
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Ontario Premier Unveils Lake Ontario Sign in Response to Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Order
Aug 30, 2026 | The Canadian province's premier, Doug Ford, installed a billboard-sized sign on the lake's shoreline after the US president signed an executive order on Thursday directing US federal agencies to change the lake's name on US maps, documents and databases to 'Lake America'.
Ford told reporters the lake's name, which is more than 400 years old, would remain unchanged.
Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed last week, with each side blaming the other for derailing three days of intensive negotiations Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Ford told reporters the lake's name, which is more than 400 years old, would remain unchanged.
Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed last week, with each side blaming the other for derailing three days of intensive negotiations Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Norvège : les funérailles du roi Harald auront lieu le 9 septembre à la cathédrale d’Oslo
LE FIGARO : En attendant ces obsèques, le nouveau souverain de Norvège Haakon VIII a rendu hommage dimanche à son père, mort deux jours plus tôt, lors d’un office religieux, avec des cérémonies organisées à travers le pays en sa mémoire.
Les funérailles du roi Harald de Norvège, décédé vendredi à l'âge de 89 ans, auront lieu le 9 septembre, a annoncé dimanche le Palais royal. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 30 août 2026
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Statins Can Reduce Dementia Risk by Up To 15%, Long-term Study Suggests
THE GUARDIAN: The cholesterol-busting drugs are more effective the earlier in life they are taken, 15-year research project indicates
Statins can lower the risk of dementia by 15%, and the earlier in life they are taken the higher the chances of avoiding the disease, a 15-year study suggests.
The number of people living with dementia globally is forecast to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050. But experts believe almost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed.
Now research presented in Munich at the world’s largest heart conference suggests that the cholesterol-busting drugs could dramatically reduce the risk of people developing dementia.
In the largest study of its kind, more than 132,000 people in Denmark were tracked by researchers between 2006 and 2021. » | Andrew Gregory | Health editor in Munich | Sunday, August 30, 2026
If you believe this BULLSHIT, you’ll believe ANYTHING! First question: Who paid for this study? ALWAYS follow the money!
The brain needs MASSIVE amounts of cholesterol. It makes absolutely NO SENSE to conclude that a tablet which is used to lower cholesterol in the body could possibly be conducive to brain health! This must surely be unadulterated BS! — © Mark Alexander
This is what AI has to say on the brain’s needs for cholesterol: [Source: Google AI]
Statins can lower the risk of dementia by 15%, and the earlier in life they are taken the higher the chances of avoiding the disease, a 15-year study suggests.
The number of people living with dementia globally is forecast to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050. But experts believe almost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed.
Now research presented in Munich at the world’s largest heart conference suggests that the cholesterol-busting drugs could dramatically reduce the risk of people developing dementia.
In the largest study of its kind, more than 132,000 people in Denmark were tracked by researchers between 2006 and 2021. » | Andrew Gregory | Health editor in Munich | Sunday, August 30, 2026
If you believe this BULLSHIT, you’ll believe ANYTHING! First question: Who paid for this study? ALWAYS follow the money!
The brain needs MASSIVE amounts of cholesterol. It makes absolutely NO SENSE to conclude that a tablet which is used to lower cholesterol in the body could possibly be conducive to brain health! This must surely be unadulterated BS! — © Mark Alexander
This is what AI has to say on the brain’s needs for cholesterol: [Source: Google AI]
‘GB News Wouldn’t Touch Him’: Milo Yiannopoulos Will Struggle to Fit In with UK Right Wing
THE GUARDIAN: ‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform
As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country.
The “alt-right” agitator, 41, made his name in the US by promoting Donald Trump and associating with his allies before the 2016 election.
But now the Trump administration has unceremoniously dumped the former Breitbart News editor back in the UK after he allegedly overstayed his visa. He has also made plenty of disparaging comments about the president, including that he is “firmly off the Trump train”.
Those in the rightwing ecosystem in the UK say Yiannopoulos is now too extreme to find a prominent berth back home. » | Helena Horton | Sunday, August 30, 2026
This country needs no more far-right loons! We already have enough of them. This dude wants to turn the country he lives in into a theocracy and, despite being as queer as they come at one time, now advocates conversion therapy for queers, advocating these and other cruel “therapies” for gays. Conversion therapy is nothing but cruelty which is destined to fail. The very group of people to whom he once belonged, he now renounces. Go figure! — © Mark Alexander
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As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country.
The “alt-right” agitator, 41, made his name in the US by promoting Donald Trump and associating with his allies before the 2016 election.
But now the Trump administration has unceremoniously dumped the former Breitbart News editor back in the UK after he allegedly overstayed his visa. He has also made plenty of disparaging comments about the president, including that he is “firmly off the Trump train”.
Those in the rightwing ecosystem in the UK say Yiannopoulos is now too extreme to find a prominent berth back home. » | Helena Horton | Sunday, August 30, 2026
This country needs no more far-right loons! We already have enough of them. This dude wants to turn the country he lives in into a theocracy and, despite being as queer as they come at one time, now advocates conversion therapy for queers, advocating these and other cruel “therapies” for gays. Conversion therapy is nothing but cruelty which is destined to fail. The very group of people to whom he once belonged, he now renounces. Go figure! — © Mark Alexander
Related article here »
At 78, Ina Garten Doesn’t Want Haters Along for the Ride | The Interview
Aug 29, 2026 | Ina Garten’s laid-back style in the kitchen, warm personality and staying power have made the cookbook author and host both a household name and a cult figure. But you don’t get to be an icon with a multimillion-dollar brand on cocktails and niceness alone. Garten grew up in a home filled with negativity and pressure, where nothing she did was ever good enough for parents. She evolved from an unsupported young woman to a powerhouse who found success later in life, writing her first cookbook in her early 50s.
Now 78, Garten is starting a new chapter: She's launching a podcast called “Happy Hour With Ina Garten." And she's releasing a new cookbook (her 14th), called “Simply Ina.”
In a wide-ranging conversation with Lulu Garcia-Navarro on “The Interview,” Garten spoke about taking on challenges in later life and learning to surround herself with people who are on the Ina train. She also discussed her dynamic with Martha Stewart; the best advice she ever received (which happened to be from Jeffrey, her husband); the three ingredients she always has at hand; and more.
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The Interview: Ina Garten Says You Can Either Get on Her Train or Get Out of the Way »
Now 78, Garten is starting a new chapter: She's launching a podcast called “Happy Hour With Ina Garten." And she's releasing a new cookbook (her 14th), called “Simply Ina.”
In a wide-ranging conversation with Lulu Garcia-Navarro on “The Interview,” Garten spoke about taking on challenges in later life and learning to surround herself with people who are on the Ina train. She also discussed her dynamic with Martha Stewart; the best advice she ever received (which happened to be from Jeffrey, her husband); the three ingredients she always has at hand; and more.
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The Interview: Ina Garten Says You Can Either Get on Her Train or Get Out of the Way »
LE GOURMET FRENCH CHEF: Chicken Chasseur | Classic French Hunter’s Chicken Recipe
Aug 26, 2026 | Also known as ‘Hunter’s Chicken’, this rustic dish is all about turning simple ingredients into something deeply comforting and full of flavor. Tender chicken is beautifully browned before being slowly cooked with mushrooms, tomatoes, wine, shallots, herbs, and a rich, savory sauce. The result? Juicy chicken, earthy mushrooms, and a sauce so delicious you’ll want plenty of crusty bread to soak up every last drop. 🍷🍄
In this recipe, Chef Eric takes you through the traditional French technique behind chicken chasseur — from properly browning the chicken to building layers of flavor in the sauce. This is the kind of French cooking we love: simple ingredients, proper technique, and incredible flavor. If you’ve never made chicken chasseur before, this is the perfect recipe to add to your French cooking repertoire. 🇫🇷
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In this recipe, Chef Eric takes you through the traditional French technique behind chicken chasseur — from properly browning the chicken to building layers of flavor in the sauce. This is the kind of French cooking we love: simple ingredients, proper technique, and incredible flavor. If you’ve never made chicken chasseur before, this is the perfect recipe to add to your French cooking repertoire. 🇫🇷
Click here for the full recipe.
En Islande, les eurosceptiques l’emportent lors du référendum sur l’UE après une nuit sous tension
LE FIGARO : Les Islandais ont rejeté ce dimanche la reprise des négociations avec l’Union européenne. Le « non » s’est imposé au terme d’un scrutin très serré, marqué par une forte mobilisation.
La bataille électorale s’annonçait serrée. Elle l’a été jusqu’au petit matin. Au bout d’une course haletante, le «non» a fini par l’emporter avec 52,8% des voix, contre 47,2% au « oui ». Appelés samedi aux urnes pour se prononcer sur la reprise des négociations avec l’Union européenne, les Islandais se sont déplacés massivement.
Vers 22 heures, pourtant, rien ne laissait encore présager le naufrage du « Jár ». Au Musée d’Art de Reykjavik, où plusieurs centaines de partisans de l’adhésion à l’UE s’étaient retrouvés pour suivre les résultats. Bières, DJ set, parties d’Uno entre sympathisants… L’ambiance est légère. En attendant les premiers chiffres, la soirée vire au rendez-vous politique. » | Par Louis Dubar et Victor Di Bartolo, envoyés spéciaux à Reykjavik | dimanche 30 août 2026
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‘If It’s Made in the US, I Don’t Buy It’: Canadians on Boycotting Trump’s America
THE GUARDIAN: Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | A sign in a liquor shop in Vancouver, British Columbia promotes native Canadian alcohol. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters
For William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Canadian is always the first choice,” even if it means his weekly bills are higher.
“As soon as Trump started putting those tariffs on in February [last year], I started boycotting US goods,” he said. “Avoiding American products has driven my costs up, and I’m still happy to do it.
“I used to drink US beer, but now I drink Canadian beer, and that costs me an extra C$1,000 (£531/US$720) a year. Likewise, groceries cost about C$50 more a week, but you work that extra hour to pay for it.”
McDonald likened Donald Trump’s behaviour towards Canada as “a lot like the schoolyard bully yelling and stomping their feet when they don’t get the cowering reaction they expect”. » | Jane Clinton | Saturday, August 29, 2026
For William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Canadian is always the first choice,” even if it means his weekly bills are higher.
“As soon as Trump started putting those tariffs on in February [last year], I started boycotting US goods,” he said. “Avoiding American products has driven my costs up, and I’m still happy to do it.
“I used to drink US beer, but now I drink Canadian beer, and that costs me an extra C$1,000 (£531/US$720) a year. Likewise, groceries cost about C$50 more a week, but you work that extra hour to pay for it.”
McDonald likened Donald Trump’s behaviour towards Canada as “a lot like the schoolyard bully yelling and stomping their feet when they don’t get the cowering reaction they expect”. » | Jane Clinton | Saturday, August 29, 2026
Iran Planning to Assassinate Netanyahu – w/ Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi
Aug 29, 2026 | Mario Nawfal is the host of the largest show on X, with regular guests including Elon Musk, Hunter Biden, Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Bolsonaro, President Milei, President Lukashenko, …
This Is What Happens When a Toddler Runs a Country
b>August 29, 2026 | Donald Trump has officially directed the U.S. government to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” as his trade war with Canada escalates.
Canada refused to simply accept Trump’s tariff demands, and now we’re watching a dispute between two of the world’s closest trading partners descend into presidential name-calling and symbolic stunts.
This isn’t strength. In my view, it’s childish politics with real economic consequences. Trump imposed massive new tariffs on Canadian goods, Canada retaliated, and one of America’s closest relationships is deteriorating while the president focuses on renaming a lake shared with another sovereign country.
At what point do Americans admit that this is embarrassing us on the world stage?
Has America ever been led by such an imbecile before? — © Mark Alexander
Canada refused to simply accept Trump’s tariff demands, and now we’re watching a dispute between two of the world’s closest trading partners descend into presidential name-calling and symbolic stunts.
This isn’t strength. In my view, it’s childish politics with real economic consequences. Trump imposed massive new tariffs on Canadian goods, Canada retaliated, and one of America’s closest relationships is deteriorating while the president focuses on renaming a lake shared with another sovereign country.
At what point do Americans admit that this is embarrassing us on the world stage?
Has America ever been led by such an imbecile before? — © Mark Alexander
Sans titre royal et mariée à un chaman : Märtha Louise, la princesse rebelle qui aurait dû devenir reine de Norvège
MADAME FIGARO : Fille aînée du roi Harald V et de la reine Sonja de Norvège, Märtha Louise ne montera néanmoins jamais sur le trône, réservé à son frère cadet Haakon. Reléguée au second plan, la princesse n’a jamais cherché à rentrer dans le moule de la couronne, comme le prince Harry en Angleterre.
« Je ne suis pas du tout comme le reste de ma famille », glissait Märtha Louise de Norvège dans le documentaire Rebel Royals diffusé sur Netflix en octobre 2025. Une petite phrase loin d’être anodine : la princesse a compris très tôt qu’elle ne serait pas appelée à jouer un rôle central au sein de la monarchie même après la disparition de son père, Harald V de Norvège. Le souverain s’est éteint ce vendredi 27 août à l’âge de 89 ans. Hospitalisé depuis dix jours à Oslo en raison d’une anémie hémolytique, une maladie détruisant les globules rouges du sang, il souffrait des effets secondaires de son traitement à la cortisone et avait récemment contracté une infection bactérienne. C’est son fils, Haakon de Norvège, qui s’apprête à lui succéder et non pas Märtha Louise, bien qu’elle soit l’aînée des deux enfants de Sonja et Harald de Norvège. » | Par Solene Delinger | samedi 29 août 2026
Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal ‘Almost Unheard Of’ | Alistair Dawber
Aug 29, 2026 | “This is the US essentially leveraging their its position after the capture of Nicolas Maduro.”
Opposition to the Venezuelan government perceive the US as an “imperial overlord” after it secured a deal to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
Opposition to the Venezuelan government perceive the US as an “imperial overlord” after it secured a deal to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
Milo Yiannopoulos, a Far-right Political Commentator, Detained by ICE
THE GUARDIAN: A former editor of Breitbart News, Yiannopoulos has also served as an intern for Marjorie Taylor Greene
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Milo Yiannopoulos at a rally in Baltimore in November 2021. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP
Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British political commentator, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
In a statement on Friday, a DHS spokesperson said that Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans international airport (MSY). The spokesperson said Yiannopoulos “legally entered the country” in May 2019, but that “he chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws”.
The spokesperson said Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge on 22 July, “after failing to show up for his immigration hearing”.
“He will remain in ICE custody pending removal,” the spokesperson added. “This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport.” » | Guardian staff | Friday, August 28, 2026
WIKIPEDIA: Milo Yiannopoulos »
Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British political commentator, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
In a statement on Friday, a DHS spokesperson said that Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans international airport (MSY). The spokesperson said Yiannopoulos “legally entered the country” in May 2019, but that “he chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws”.
The spokesperson said Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge on 22 July, “after failing to show up for his immigration hearing”.
“He will remain in ICE custody pending removal,” the spokesperson added. “This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport.” » | Guardian staff | Friday, August 28, 2026
WIKIPEDIA: Milo Yiannopoulos »
Iran unter wachsendem Druck: Handel bricht ein, Hormus-Streit dauert an
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Teheran gibt die wachsende wirtschaftliche Not im Land zu – weicht im Konflikt mit den USA aber keinen Schritt zurück.
Dieses Foto stammt aus diesem Artikel. | Junge Männer fahren mit Motorrädern am Ufer entlang, während ein Traktor Geräte aus dem Wasser zieht und Handelsschiffe in der Straße von Hormuz vor Anker liegen. | © Razieh Poudat/ISNA/AP/dpa
Sechs Monate nach Beginn des Krieges mit den USA und Israel gerät Irans Wirtschaft zunehmend unter Druck. Präsident Masoud Pezeshkian zufolge ist der Außenhandel infolge amerikanischer Sanktionen und der Blockade iranischer Häfen um fast 35 Prozent eingebrochen. Die jährliche Inflationsrate erreichte zuletzt 66 Prozent, berichtet Reuters. Dennoch signalisiert die Führung in Teheran weder militärisch noch politisch einen Rückzug.
Die Regierung bezeichnete die Bewältigung der wirtschaftlichen Belastungen durch Krieg und Sanktionen in einer über Staatsmedien verbreiteten Erklärung als zentrale Aufgabe. Genannt wurden der Kampf gegen die Inflation, die Stabilisierung der Märkte, die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen und Investitionen in die heimische Produktion. Zudem soll Iran schrittweise unabhängiger vom US-Dollar werden.
Auch der neue oberste Führer Ajatollah Mojtaba Khamenei forderte die Regierung schriftlich auf, sich ernsthaft mit Inflation, Arbeitslosigkeit und steigenden Lebenshaltungskosten zu befassen.
Öffentlich gesehen wurde er seit dem amerikanisch-israelischen Angriff vom 28. Februar nicht mehr. Dabei war sein Vater und Amtsvorgänger Ali Khamenei getötet worden. Mojtaba Khamenei soll bei dem Angriff verletzt worden sein. » | Sophie Barkey | Samstag, 29. August 2026
Sechs Monate nach Beginn des Krieges mit den USA und Israel gerät Irans Wirtschaft zunehmend unter Druck. Präsident Masoud Pezeshkian zufolge ist der Außenhandel infolge amerikanischer Sanktionen und der Blockade iranischer Häfen um fast 35 Prozent eingebrochen. Die jährliche Inflationsrate erreichte zuletzt 66 Prozent, berichtet Reuters. Dennoch signalisiert die Führung in Teheran weder militärisch noch politisch einen Rückzug.
Die Regierung bezeichnete die Bewältigung der wirtschaftlichen Belastungen durch Krieg und Sanktionen in einer über Staatsmedien verbreiteten Erklärung als zentrale Aufgabe. Genannt wurden der Kampf gegen die Inflation, die Stabilisierung der Märkte, die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen und Investitionen in die heimische Produktion. Zudem soll Iran schrittweise unabhängiger vom US-Dollar werden.
Auch der neue oberste Führer Ajatollah Mojtaba Khamenei forderte die Regierung schriftlich auf, sich ernsthaft mit Inflation, Arbeitslosigkeit und steigenden Lebenshaltungskosten zu befassen.
Öffentlich gesehen wurde er seit dem amerikanisch-israelischen Angriff vom 28. Februar nicht mehr. Dabei war sein Vater und Amtsvorgänger Ali Khamenei getötet worden. Mojtaba Khamenei soll bei dem Angriff verletzt worden sein. » | Sophie Barkey | Samstag, 29. August 2026
How The Welfare State and the NHS Has Changed Since 1945 | Andrew Seaton
Aug 28, 2026 | "To begin with, everything was free, including prescriptions, dentistry services and so on. But in 1949, they brought this act in that would allow them to put a shilling charge on prescriptions."
As the expensive welfare state holds court in parliament proceedings on most days, historian Andrew Seaton takes us back to the advent of the universal welfare state between 1945 and 1948.
As the expensive welfare state holds court in parliament proceedings on most days, historian Andrew Seaton takes us back to the advent of the universal welfare state between 1945 and 1948.
Rob Groves: We've Already Had Our Final Tory PM. Here's Why
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Canadians Laugh Off a Lake Name Change - But What about an Ocean? | DW News
Trump Threatens to Abandon UK Support over Falklands | Kevin Schofield
Aug 29, 2026 | “That really would put a bomb under the special relationship.”
Washington could withdraw its support for British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands to pressure the UK into increasing defence spending, says HuffPost UK political editor Kevin Schofield.
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US threatens Britain over Falklands: Pentagon officials warn UK to boost defence spending or risk losing support for sovereignty over the islands »
Washington could withdraw its support for British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands to pressure the UK into increasing defence spending, says HuffPost UK political editor Kevin Schofield.
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Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba Dies at 34 after Ruling Since the Age of Three
A Ugandan King who was named as the world's youngest reigning monarch has died at the age of 34.
King Oyo became ruler of the Kingdom of Tooro in western Uganda at the age of just three after his father's death - although he wasn't officially crowned until he turned 18.
He had been receiving treatment abroad for an unknown illness.
Uganda is ruled by an elected head of state, but has several traditional monarchs ruling pre-colonial era kingdoms.
Trump Allies Won’t Defend ‘Lake America’ Stunt | Harriet Alexander
Aug 29, 2026 | “A lot of Americans are quite embarrassed by this.”
Even Trump supporters reportedly think renaming Lake Ontario is “a bit ridiculous”, but the move is designed simply to “kick the hornet’s nest and get everybody talking”, says Harriet Alexander.
Even Trump supporters reportedly think renaming Lake Ontario is “a bit ridiculous”, but the move is designed simply to “kick the hornet’s nest and get everybody talking”, says Harriet Alexander.
Trump Announces New US Oil Agreement with Venezuela
THE GUARDIAN: US president says US will have ‘majority’ control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | A Venezuelan flag in front of an oil tanker in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on 27 July. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Donald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves.
The terms of the agreement remain to be seen, but the US president said on his social-media platform that it had been brokered “through a partnership with private business” by his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.
The administration, Trump wrote, has “secured majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer”.
Trump said the agreement would more than double American oil reserves.
“This deal is a huge win for both the American and Venezuelan people,” Rubio wrote on social media. » | Guardian staff and agencies | Saturday, August 29, 2026
Donald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves.
The terms of the agreement remain to be seen, but the US president said on his social-media platform that it had been brokered “through a partnership with private business” by his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.
The administration, Trump wrote, has “secured majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer”.
Trump said the agreement would more than double American oil reserves.
“This deal is a huge win for both the American and Venezuelan people,” Rubio wrote on social media. » | Guardian staff and agencies | Saturday, August 29, 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026
Trump Goes Off the Rails with Lake America
Donald Trump has taken leave of his senses. Kick the man out of office! — © Mark Alexander
‘Iran War Is Effectively Done’: Trump Adviser Reflects On 6 Months Of Iran Conflict
Aug 28, 2026 | “The Strait of Hormuz is not going to be used by Iran to blackmail the world again.”
National security adviser to Trump KT McFarland says the US-Iran conflict is “effectively done” as Iranian nuclear weapons are buried underneath mountains and oil is increasingly being moved through Middle Eastern pipelines.
KT McFarland is a far-right loon! Nothing she says should be taken seriously. She utters nonsense. — © Mark Alexander
National security adviser to Trump KT McFarland says the US-Iran conflict is “effectively done” as Iranian nuclear weapons are buried underneath mountains and oil is increasingly being moved through Middle Eastern pipelines.
KT McFarland is a far-right loon! Nothing she says should be taken seriously. She utters nonsense. — © Mark Alexander
Donald Trump Has No Idea What He's Doing | Steve Schmidt
Donald Trump is the stupidest SOB that has ever inhabited the White House! For me, Lake Ontario will forever be Lake Ontario whatever this silly man thinks it should be called. The Iranians are going to teach this silly man a lesson which he will never forget. Inshallah!. — © Mark Alexander
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