Road closures on Friday and Saturday for EU presidency event with high-profile guests
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top 46%Mark Carney: Why I Believe Canada’s Future Lies with Europe | The Walrus
The Walrusby Mark Carney17 Sept 2026
What follows is the text of Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s address to the European Parliament on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
Nato head: Britain must show ‘credible path’ of annual defence budget increases
The Guardianby Dan Sabbagh17 Sept 2026
Britain needs to show “a credible path” of annual increases in its defence budgets to meet a Nato target of spending nearly £30bn more on the military by the middle of the next decade, the head of...
McMahon makes another move in cutting red tape as teachers are 'strangled by regulation'
FOX Newsby Joshua Nelson17 Sept 2026
FIRST ON FOX — U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon is pushing forward with the administration's campaign to scale back federal education red tape, backing a national movement...
DTC drivers’ strike continues despite Delhi Transport Minister’s appeal
The Hinduby Shrimansi Kaushik17 Sept 2026
Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Thursday appealed to bus drivers engaged by private operators for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) services to call off their strike and return to work...
Killer AI is already here—we’re using it in Iran
Mother Jonesby Sophie Hurwitz17 Sept 2026
More than 60 percent of Americans believe it’s at least moderately likely that artificial intelligence will kill us all, according to a Politico survey released Wednesday. It’s easy to see why.
Understanding the world, from the Cold War to the age of AI
MIT Newsby Center for International Studies17 Sept 2026
At a moment when global alliances are shifting, technological change is accelerating, and the boundaries between science and geopolitics are dissolving, understanding the world demands new ways of...
Talarico hit with ‘blatant corruption’ allegation over hefty salary from consulting firm, campaign pushes back
FOX Newsby Peter Pinedo17 Sept 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico, who has repeatedly accused his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, of corruption, is now facing Republican accusations of "blatant corruption" over...
Barbra Streisand Condemns Trump’s ‘Unchecked Ego’ Over Kennedy Center Name Battle: ‘Galling and Painful to Witness’
Varietyby Marcmalkin17 Sept 2026
Barbra Streisand is speaking out against Pres. Donald Trump’s controversial handling of the Kennedy Center .
EC bars rival TMC factions from using party name, symbol in Bengal bypolls amid battle for identity
ThePrintby PTI17 Sept 2026
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sep 17 (PTI) The EC has temporarily removed the AITC name and its “flowers and grass symbol” from the ballot during the October 6 West Bengal bypolls, barring both rival factions...
L-G calls upon youth to actively participate in governance, economic activity
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau17 Sept 2026
Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan has called upon the youth to actively participate in governance and economic activity for realising the dream of making India a developed nation by 2047.
Trump's friends are already signing deals to take Venezuela's oil
Mother Jonesby Alex Nguyen17 Sept 2026
“It’s a milestone deal in making the Western Hemisphere the center of the global energy system,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.
Judge Ties Trump’s Hands on Changes to Kennedy Center
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted17 Sept 2026
A federal judge ordered the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to give at least 30-days notice before beginning any construction on the prestigious national theater—including its...
State Finance Commission chairman calls for authority, greater fiscal autonomy for local bodies
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau17 Sept 2026
Local bodies should be given authority, greater fiscal autonomy and resources, Chairman of the Tamil Nadu government-constituted Seventh State Finance Commission (SSFC) K.
NPTEL survey proposing ‘charge’ for access to free learning modules creates discontent
The Hinduby Maitri Porecha17 Sept 2026
After a survey instituted by the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a Ministry of Education body, for a potential “charge” to be levied for its e-learning material that is...
Poll tracks Zelensky's trust rating amid corruption investigation
Kyiv Independentby Abbey Fenbert17 Sept 2026
A poll conducted immediately after recent investigations by Ukraine's independent anti-corruption agencies found that President Volodymyr Zelensky's trust rating stands at 54%, the Kyiv...
Labor pounces on migration problems, but leaves massive wedge for critics
ABC News Australiaby Michelle Grattan17 Sept 2026
Tony Burke was late to the National Press Club to announce the government's migration policy on Thursday. Six weeks late, to be precise.
Election Commission bars both factions of Trinamool from using party name, symbol for byelections
The Hinduby Sreeparna Chakrabarty17 Sept 2026
The Election Commission of India (ECI) in an interim order on Thursday (September 17, 2026) barred both factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party symbol and name in the coming...
Business and miners back Labor's migration policies, but farmers angry
ABC News Australiaby Gareth Hutchens17 Sept 2026
In short: Business groups, miners and the housing industry have welcomed the federal government's changes to the migration system.
Trump Suddenly Dumps Longtime Election Observer Organization
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted17 Sept 2026
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or OSCE, which has sent observers to monitor every U.S.