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Tensions boil between Ethiopia and Eritrea, UK’s Labour Party notches win, Lula’s chances slim in Brazil
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Tensions boil between Ethiopia and Eritrea, UK’s Labour Party notches win, Lula’s chances slim in Brazil

Ethiopia has told the UN that troops from neighboring Eritrea penetrated at least 60 meters across the border as long-standing tensions between the two East African countries threaten to boil over again.

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain.
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UK and France end trial on new immigration deal, China adds massive tariffs to Brazilian beef, Soccer drama threatens UK-UAE relations

Last year the two countries struck a landmark deal to reduce the number of asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from France in small boats.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia moments before formally submitting his resignation, ending his second and final five-year term in office, in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Serbian president resigns but will run for PM, Swiss voters reject even more neutrality, Terror plot stopped at airbase in UK

Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have faced over two years of student-led protests over alleged corruption and democratic backsliding.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends the Middle East peace event "The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan" with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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Stuck in the middle?

Middle powers want to reshape the global order, but first they have to figure out how to work together.

Fuel pumps at a Total station on Avenue de Grande Bretagne in Toulouse, France, on 22 September 2026, amid a reported fuel shortage.
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Diesel prices fuel Transatlantic problems, Brits offer a spot of help to the Saudis, Brazil to bar candidates with criminal ties from election

Prices for diesel, an essential fuel for heavy-duty shipping and farming, are at record highs in the US and Europe.

Why has Britain had seven Prime Ministers in ten years?
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Why has Britain had seven Prime Ministers in ten years?

Britain has had seven prime ministers in just ten years. Former UK cabinet minister Rory Stewart explains what's driving the country's political instability, and why voters keep rejecting the status quo.

Can Count Binface actually beat Nigel Farage?
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Can Count Binface actually beat Nigel Farage?

Why is a man wearing a trash can on his head polling nearly as high as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage? Rory Stewart explains.

The UK a decade after Brexit, with Rory Stewart
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The UK a decade after Brexit, with Rory Stewart

Ten years after Brexit, former UK cabinet minister Rory Stewart joins Ian Bremmer to examine the referendum's lasting impact on Britain's economy, politics, and place in the world—and why the UK is still grappling with the consequences today.

Ten years since Brexit
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Ten years since Brexit

A decade after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Ian Bremmer breaks down what Brexit changed, and whether it delivered on its biggest promises.