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President Ramaphosa extends Madlanga Commission deadline - EWN

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry's deadline to allow for critical expert testimony.

Serious allegations

The Ombudsman’s P10.44-billion plunder and graft investigation against Sen. Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, involving underdelivered solar energy projects is underway.

Carney speaks to the European Parliament; what Canada might have to give up in EU alliance; and more - National Post

Prime Minister Mark Carney attends the annual keynote address by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on September 16, 2026. Photo by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty ImagesArticle con...

After 20 years with no police force, safety tops voter concerns in this Quebec community

Provincial election signs are up in Chief Steeve Mathias’s community of Long Point First Nation, but he says there’s been silence when it comes to the issue he wants heard for his community of 600 people in Quebec’s Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.

Greenland Deal: Greenland: A Trump Win or Danish Masterclass?

Is there a resolution on Greenland? President Trump’s pressure campaign began in December 2024, right after he won re-election, when he began talking about the need for U.S. ownership and control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

French outpost off Canada in the spotlight as Macron hosts Carney on symbolic visit

President Emmanuel Macron embarked Saturday on a symbolic visit to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory off Canada's Newfoundland, where he hosts Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The first-ever visit by a Canadian prime minister to the French archipelago in the North...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz faces mounting criticism ahead of September 20 regional elections - Le Monde.fr

German chancellor Friedrich Merz faces mounting criticism ahead of September 20 regional elections  Le Monde.fr

Iran says conditions to re-engage in talks, end war sent to US via Qatar

Iran has conveyed a formal set of conditions to Washington through Qatari mediators for ending the war with the United States, the country’s security chief tells Al Jazeera.

With seafront towers and tax breaks, Athens may be the new Dubai - The Times

On a giant building site on the southern outskirts of Athens, the 50-floor Riviera Tower rises 200 metres from what was, for six decades until 2001, the city’s airport.

Supreme Court faces fallout from Master scandal - Valor International

Public trust in Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court declined after the disclosure of the Banco Master scandal, with nearly half of respondents (49%) saying they do not trust the court, according to a Genial/Quaest survey released Thursday (12). Among those interviewed, 72% believe the...

Bypolls are being conducted in T.N. because democracy has died, says Stalin

Accusing the ruling TVK of running a “reels government”, the DMK president says the party has denigrated the dignity of the Assembly

TMC(M) authorises Vasan to take a call on byelections

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J&K Congress stages protest against picture linking Rahul, Akhilesh with terrorism

Washington plans up to $49m makeover of historic public golf course

Congress created Washington’s East Potomac Park for public recreation in 1897, and its golf course opened in 1919. Now, the Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to renovate the historic public course into a major golf venue. A $389,355 contract has been awarded for env...

Reporters denied White House access as Trump enforces ban on 3 outlets - USA Today

WASHINGTON – Reporters from MS NOW, CNN and Politico were denied entry into the White House on Saturday, Sept. 19, as President Donald Trump enforced a White House ban on the three media outlets that has raised questions about the constitutionality of the action. 

Iran says it conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US - Middle East Eye

Iran has conveyed its conditions to mediators for re-engaging in negotiations aimed at ending the war with the US, Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei said on Saturday in an interview with Al Jazeera.

Israel seeks US weapons 'compensation' after Saudi F-35 deal - Middle East Eye

Israel plans to seek additional US weapons and defence capabilities as "compensation" after Washington approved the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, Israeli media has reported.

Biden's personnel chief leaves powerful WH post

© Getty Images / lucky-photographer President Joe Biden adviser and head of personnel at the White House, Cathy Russell, is leaving her post within the administration after being named the new executive director of UNICEF.