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Prime Minister Mark Carney Says US Is Trying to Break Canada as Alberta Votes on Separation Path

Prime Minister Mark Carney Says US Is Trying to Break Canada as Alberta Votes on Separation Path

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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that the United States is trying to break Canada so it can “own us” as he urged oil-rich Alberta not to begin a process toward separation in Monday’s referendum. The vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Alberta, which has the world’s fourth-largest proven oil reserves, will decide whether to remain a province or instruct the government to begin the legal process toward a future referendum on separation. “This referendum comes at the worst possible time,” Carney told a large pro-Canada rally in Calgary. “The world has become more dangerous and divided. Some outside our borders are working to break us so they can own us.” He did not directly mention the U.S. or its President Donald Trump in that passage, but has done so in similar past speeches. Carney’s warning came as U.S. President Donald Trump wages a trade war with Canada and after his repeated threats to make Canada the 51st U.S. state. Carney has argued that Canada needs to become …

He said looking like Trump would get him elected. He got 161 votes.

He said looking like Trump would get him elected. He got 161 votes.

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When Plínio Vicentin Júnior took to the streets to campaign for a seat in Brazil’s Congress, he made like U.S. President Donald Trump. He combed his hair like Trump’s. Glowered like Trump. Prophesied in media interviews that his gimmick would pay off — because people, he said, like the U.S. president. He even registered for the election under the surname “Trump.” Source link

Brazil votes, with Lula facing Bolsonaro’s son : NPR

Brazil votes, with Lula facing Bolsonaro’s son : NPR

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In Brazil, President Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former president, in a tight race. If neither wins more than half the votes they’ll face each other again on Oct. 25. Transcript ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I’m Elissa Nadworny. It’s election day in Brazil, where voters have been choosing between two very different visions for the country and for Brazil’s role in the world. President Lula da Silva is seeking another term against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of the former president, who was convicted of plotting a coup to overturn the results of the 2022 election. The stakes go well beyond Brazil’s borders, and the outcome could test President Trump’s efforts to expand U.S. influence across the hemisphere. Our South America correspondent Carrie Kahn is on the line from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hi, Carrie. CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: Hi, Elissa. NADWORNY: So you’ve been out all day talking to voters. What have you heard? KAHN: Well, first off, unlike yesterday when we …

Bosnia votes in general election with wartime divisions still dominating

Bosnia votes in general election with wartime divisions still dominating

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Bosnia is heading to the polls on Sunday after a general election campaign dominated by parties that identify closely with the ethnic divisions of its 1990s war. Voters will elect a vast number of officials across multiple tiers of government, in a complex system that has held the partitioned country together since the 1995 peace deal. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Belgrade Laurent Rouy has more. Keywords for this article Source link

Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

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BRASILIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort to win voters ahead of Sunday’s (Oct 4) election in Brazil, where the US suspended consular services on Friday over security concerns. The nail-biter poll is being “very closely” watched by US President Donald Trump, who has championed Latin America’s swing to the right in recent elections. Washington suspended consular services in Brasilia over “security concerns” and Australia closed its embassy for the same reason. Neither gave details. Pressure from Trump has loomed large over a campaign dominated by scandals and insults that has done little to ease Brazil’s deep political polarisation. Edinho Silva, president of Lula’s Workers’ Party (PT), told journalists that the US closing its consulates “makes absolutely no sense. It is one of the ways Trump has to vie for Brazilian public opinion”. Veteran leftist Lula, 80, is in a dead heat with the son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, and opinion polls predict the vote will go to a runoff …

Switzerland votes on country’s neutrality

Switzerland votes on country’s neutrality

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As other neutral countries such as Austria and Ireland increase defence spending and strengthen ties with NATO, Swiss voters are taking part in a referendum on whether to enshrine a stricter definition of the country’s centuries-old neutrality in the constitution. Switzerland has not fought a military conflict since neutrality was established in 1815, but some argue that measures such as sanctions can undermine that principle. The vote also raises questions about how neutrality can be maintained amid Europe’s changing security landscape, with Russia at war with Ukraine and the US putting pressure on traditional alliances such as NATO. Josh Vardey reports. Keywords for this article Source link

Senate votes down Iran war end resolution

Senate votes down Iran war end resolution

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The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted down a measure demanding an end to the U.S. war with Iran. The chamber voted 49-50 on the resolution, the latest to call for an end to the war. All but four Republicans voted against the measure despite concerns that GOP candidates will face fallout in November’s midterm elections from the war’s economic costs. Some Republicans running in tight races have recently broken with President Donald Trump and called for an end to the war to bring gas prices down, a sign of potential voter discontent over the war’s impact on the economy. The Republicans who voted for the resolution were Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Maine’s Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the lone Democrat to vote against it. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., did not vote despite having been in the Senate earlier Thursday. Alsobrooks has previously voted for similar resolutions. But if she had again voted that way on Thursday, the resolution still would have …

Ukraine launches heavy Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

Ukraine launches heavy Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

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Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 20, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Ukraine launched what Moscow’s mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine. The drone strikes killed two people in the Moscow region and two more in the Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Kherson region, including an election official, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and election authorities. A facility at Moscow’s oil refinery, which has been targeted before, was also damaged. “The biggest attack by enemy drones has been repelled,” Sobyanin said on Telegram. “This unprecedented attack was clearly planned with the aim of disrupting the elections. The enemy did not succeed.” The State Duma vote, the first since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February …

DERA LIVES! House votes to fund Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through 2029

DERA LIVES! House votes to fund Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through 2029

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This week, the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in a bipartisan vote to renew funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), passing the measure 343-79 and extending federal funding for cleaner medium- and heavy-duty vehicles through 2029. Proving once again that everyone can get behind reducing air pollution, saving money on fuel, and AM radio, the House passed 14 bills this week, including House Resolution 2140 that amends section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the authorization of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant program to 2029. Introduced by Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Nick Langworthy (R-NY), the bipartisan legislation authorized $100 million in annual for the long-running program through fiscal year 2029. “Through the diligent work of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, we are preserving the public health and safety of our communities, lowering electricity prices for hardworking families, and promoting a vibrant tourism industry that uplifts communities across the country,” said Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House …

Syria Parliament Votes to Abolish Assad-Era Terrorism Court, Nullify Rulings

Syria Parliament Votes to Abolish Assad-Era Terrorism Court, Nullify Rulings

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DAMASCUS, Sept 16 – Syria’s parliament voted on Wednesday ⁠to ⁠abolish an Assad-era terrorism ⁠court and nullify the legal effects of its rulings, state-run Al-Ikhbariya ​TV reported, in one of the first significant legislative moves by the country’s new assembly. The ‌Counter-Terrorism Court was established in ‌2012 as then-President Bashar al-Assad sought to suppress an uprising against his rule, and ⁠it was ⁠used to prosecute thousands of Syrians for terrorism-related offences. The move formalises ​the court’s abolition after Syria’s new authorities had already treated it as defunct. In June 2025, President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree dismissing 67 judges who had served in what he ​described at the time as the “abolished Counter-Terrorism Court”. Syria’s March 2025 constitutional declaration had ⁠also called ⁠for abolishing the effects ⁠of what ​it described as unjust rulings issued by the court, including returning confiscated property. The United ​Nations Human Rights Committee ⁠said in 2024 that the 2012 law establishing the court failed to adequately provide key judicial guarantees and raised concerns over arbitrary detention, torture or ill-treatment, and the …