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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Canada was moving quickly beyond its long reliance on the United States, after a week in which he pushed for closer ties with Europe and embraced the idea of Canada becoming the European Union's first associate member.
Updated: September 18, 2026 at 2:23p.m. EDT
Europe’s oil refiners are paying high premiums for cargoes as the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline forces the region’s buyers to scramble for alternatives with fuel prices soaring. We take a deep dive with Rob Barnett, Senior Energy Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligenc...
Elections will affect energy, defense financial services industries
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he's banning reporters from CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, accusing each outlet of repeatedly "reporting FAKE NEWS" but not identifying the reports that prompted the extraordinary move.
The US has lifted sanctions on the Eritrean military and key entities on Friday, as the African country comes under renewed focus because of its strategic location on the Red Sea across from Yemen.
BOSTON, Sept 18 - A US federal appeals court rejected on Friday a Trump administration policy that allows authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to raise safety concerns.
Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after 3-month health-related absence aa.com.tr
Belarusian President Lukashenko meets Trump envoy in Minsk aa.com.tr
Donald Trump frequently clashes with journalists over critical questions and stories. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk looks on during a joint press conference with the Austrian Chancellor in Warsaw on September 17, 2026. Photo by ROLAND SCHLAGER /APA/AFP via Getty ImagesArticle contentPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia plans to launch “hybrid-style” d...
Swedish Social Democrat Andersson tasked with forming government lemonde.fr
Eric Zemmour, far-right rival of Le Pen, joins French presidential race lemonde.fr
Sweden's left wins slim majority in general election lemonde.fr
Sweden's right wing struggles to make most of late rebound on eve of elections lemonde.fr
Trump-linked 'pop-up' PACs blitz Ohio with ads against Brown in costly Senate race Reuters
Russia is holding its first parliamentary election since its invasion of Ukraine. The vote comes as the Kremlin wants to demonstrate public support for the ongoing military campaign. But one opposition party that has criticized the conflict has been kept off the ballot.
