Consumption of illegal cigarettes into the European Union is up roughly 10% over the past decade, according to the bloc’s estimates. The “underground” cigarette industry is surging as European countries raise tobacco taxes: Belgium, for example, recently increased the excise duty on a 20-pack of cigarettes by €0.56 ($0.64). Meanwhile, one report [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a toast-raising event hosted by his Likud party, in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 17, 2026.
REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Netanyahu to address the UN today with Israeli elections in mindIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the UN today during a whirlwind eight-hour trip to New York. As some of Israel’s traditional allies – including many European countries – distance themselves from the country over the war in Gaza and rising settler violence in the [...]
On the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, GZERO Media’s Tony Maciulis sits down with Fred Werner of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to discuss the opportunities and risks shaping the next phase of artificial intelligence. [...]
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, listens as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a high-level pledging event for the OceanEye International Alliance in support of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went to France over the weekend, but he didn't have to go far: meeting French President Emmanuel Macron on the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, just south of Newfoundland. The optics of the meeting—on a French territory that shows Europe is not quite as far from Canada as one might expect—reinforce [...]
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