Trump says US position on Falkland Islands is under review amid UK defence spending pressure
US President Donald Trump stated that the US position on the Falkland Islands is 'one of many' under review, signalling potential leverag...
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Trump nominates acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for permanent role
President Donald Trump announced he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent position. Cao has served in the acting...
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Coast Guard plane carrying DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing at Reagan National Airport after engine failure.
A US Coast Guard C-37A jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin lost its right engine and made an emergency landing at R...
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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte arrested and posts bail on grave threats charges against President Marcos
A Quezon City Regional Trial Court issued an arrest warrant for Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday over three counts of gra...
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US Ambassador Huckabee visits West Bank and condemns settler violence against Palestinians
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited Palestinian communities in the West Bank following settler violence, meeting with affected ...
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US judge rejects DOJ bid to force Google to sell its ad exchange business
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema declined to order Google to sell AdX, its advertising exchange, opting instead for behavioral remedies....
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JD Vance defends his friendship with Tucker Carlson while facing pressure to disavow Carlson's antisemitism ahead of 2028 presidential run
Vice President JD Vance stated at a White House press briefing on September 4, 2026 that he would not distance himself from Tucker Carlso...
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Canadian PM Carney tells Trump administration to get serious to resume trade talks
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on September 1, 2026 that US-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington changed its approach,...
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Malta jury acquits Yorgen Fenech in 2017 car bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
A Malta jury voted 8-1 on September 2, 2026 to acquit businessman Yorgen Fenech of complicity and criminal conspiracy charges related to ...
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Senator Thom Tillis calls on Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over military mismanagement
Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina publicly called on President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him ...
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JD Vance calls Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed 'evil' and tells him to keep his wife's name out of his mouth at Michigan rally
At a MAGA Inc. rally in suburban Detroit on August 31, 2026, Vice President JD Vance attacked Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El...
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New Jersey petitions Supreme Court to resolve prediction market regulation dispute
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport filed a petition with the Supreme Court on September 2, 2026, asking the justices to deter...
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CFTC settles insider-trading case against White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez for betting on Trump speeches via Kalshi
Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, settled with the CFTC after being found to have used nonpublic information from Presi...
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Trump calls on Congress to pass federal tax incentives for film and TV production
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on August 31, 2026, urging Congress to pass a federal production tax incentive for film and...
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Trump administration announces most-favored-nation drug pricing deals with nine additional pharmaceutical companies
On August 31, 2026, President Trump announced that nine additional pharmaceutical companies, Alcon, Astellas Pharma, BeOne Medicines, Bri...
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Explosive devices target German power substations in Brandenburg and near Cologne
On September 1, 2026, improvised explosive devices were used to damage power lines at a substation near the Jänschwalde coal-fired power ...
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Federal judge rules Trump administration's speech-based deportations of noncitizen students violate the Constitution
On August 28, 2026, U.S. District Judge Noel Wise in San Jose, California ruled that laws the Trump administration used to revoke visas a...
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Mutiny in Niger's capital Niamey is contained with Russian Africa Corps assistance
On August 29, 2026, renegade soldiers staged a mutiny at Base 101 military facility at Niamey's international airport and fired shots nea...
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Trump says he is happy Prince Harry and Meghan left the United States for Britain.
President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on September 2, 2026 that he was "happy" Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had left...
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized for comments about a March synagogue attack.
Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus on August 29, 2026, for his March response t...
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Two House Democrats voted with Republicans on a procedural rule, prompting leadership to promise a serious response.
Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) voted with Republicans to pass a House procedural rule on September 1, 2026,...
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Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces scrutiny over deleted 9/11 tweets and association with Hasan Piker
CBS News reported on deleted social media posts by Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed referencing the September 11 attacks...
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American journalist Thomas Pauken II sentenced to two years in prison for acting as an illegal agent for China
Thomas Weir Pauken II, an American journalist who worked for Chinese state media including Xinhua, was sentenced on September 2, 2026, to...
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Modi urged Putin to end the Ukraine war at the SCO summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit...
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Pentagon issues and then temporarily rescinds mandatory testosterone screening guidelines for service members
The Pentagon released clinical guidelines on September 2, 2026, mandating testosterone deficiency screening for male active-duty and rese...
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Israel and Greece sign $3.5 billion multi-layered air defense agreement known as Achilles Shield
Israel and Greece signed a $3.5 billion (approximately €3 billion) defense agreement on August 31, 2026, for Israel to supply Greece with...
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DOJ OLC opinion requires states to report undocumented immigrants to DHS or lose federal welfare funding
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel issued a legal opinion rescinding a 1998 Clinton-era interpretation and ruling that all ...
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Israel releases first of five Lebanese civilian detainees as part of US-brokered exchange linked to search for Jewish remains
Israel released Lebanese detainee Malek Ghazi on September 3, 2026, handing him over to the Lebanese army via the Red Cross at the Naqour...
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Former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation from Parliament
Keir Starmer announced on September 1, 2026 that he will stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a by-election. The decis...
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Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir unveils plan to remove 1.86 million Palestinians from Gaza within seven years
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on September 3, 2026 unveiled 'Disengagement 710,' a plan he termed 'voluntary emigration' aim...
