EU Moves Deeper Into Greenland as Arctic Becomes New Arena of Global Power Competition
NUUK/BRUSSELS — September 8, 2026 — The European Union is dramatically expanding its economic and strategic engagement with Greenland, committing another €200 million as the Arctic island becomes an increasingly important arena of competition over security, critical minerals, infrastructure and geopolitical influence....
Hungary Expels 10 Russian Diplomats as Budapest Breaks With Moscow-Era Policy
BUDAPEST/MOSCOW — September 8, 2026 — Hungary has ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities Budapest says were incompatible with their diplomatic status, triggering an angry response from Moscow and marking one of the clearest signs yet of Hungary's dramatic foreign-policy realignment....
AfD Landslide Shakes Germany as Pressure Mounts on Chancellor Merz
BERLIN — September 8, 2026 — Germany has entered a new period of political uncertainty after the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, scored a historic landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, dealing a severe blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his governing coalition....
Ethiopia Detains Hundreds of Saudi-Funded Somali Soldiers as Questions
MOGADISHU/JIGJIGA — September 8, 2026 — Ethiopian security authorities have detained hundreds of soldiers belonging to Somalia's federal forces after they crossed into Ethiopia's Somali Regional State shortly after completing more than a year of military training at the Xananbuure camp in central Somalia, raising sensitive questions over their recruitment, foreign financing and intended deployment....
Somali President Reportedly Ill in Switzerland as Questions Grow Over His Health
MOGADISHU/GENEVA — September 7, 2026 — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is suffering from an undisclosed illness and is believed to be receiving medical attention in Switzerland, according to family members and intelligence officials who spoke directly to Sunatimes News Agency, as uncertainty grows over the president's whereabouts following his official visit to Serbia....FEATURED ITEMS
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EU Moves Deeper Into Greenland as Arctic Becomes New Arena of Global Power Competition
NUUK/BRUSSELS — September 8, 2026 — The European Union is dramatically expanding its economic and strategic engagement with Greenland, committing another €200 million as the Arctic island becomes an increasingly important arena of competition over security, critical minerals, infrastructure and geopolitical influence....
Hungary Expels 10 Russian Diplomats as Budapest Breaks With Moscow-Era Policy
BUDAPEST/MOSCOW — September 8, 2026 — Hungary has ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities Budapest says were incompatible with their diplomatic status, triggering an angry response from Moscow and marking one of the clearest signs yet of Hungary's dramatic foreign-policy realignment....
AfD Landslide Shakes Germany as Pressure Mounts on Chancellor Merz
BERLIN — September 8, 2026 — Germany has entered a new period of political uncertainty after the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, scored a historic landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, dealing a severe blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his governing coalition....
Ethiopia Detains Hundreds of Saudi-Funded Somali Soldiers as Questions
MOGADISHU/JIGJIGA — September 8, 2026 — Ethiopian security authorities have detained hundreds of soldiers belonging to Somalia's federal forces after they crossed into Ethiopia's Somali Regional State shortly after completing more than a year of military training at the Xananbuure camp in central Somalia, raising sensitive questions over their recruitment, foreign financing and intended deployment....
Somali President Reportedly Ill in Switzerland as Questions Grow Over His Health
MOGADISHU/GENEVA — September 7, 2026 — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is suffering from an undisclosed illness and is believed to be receiving medical attention in Switzerland, according to family members and intelligence officials who spoke directly to Sunatimes News Agency, as uncertainty grows over the president's whereabouts following his official visit to Serbia....
