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2026-08-20 · National Post

NASA calls off risky mission to save falling satellite

🔮 Swift, which has been studying gamma-ray bursts from space since 2004, has been slowly falling out of orbit and will eventually burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. assertive

2026-08-21 · National Post

U.S. Treasury Secretary to detail plans to isolate Iran’s economy on Monday

🔮 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will soon unveil its plan to economically isolate Iran and its trading partners, after President Donald Trump threatened Tehran and others with “an ECONOMIC D-DAY” to end the current stalemate in the Middle East. assertive

2026-08-24 · National Post

Canada-U.S. trade talks collapsed over disputed deal terms, Carney’s envoy says

🔮 The U.S. proceeded to apply a 50 per cent tariff on about US$20 billion in Canadian goods, and Carney announced retaliation that will take effect on Sept. 8. assertive

2026-08-25 · National Post

Canada to announce loans, benefits as part of domestic response to U.S. tariffs: source

🔮 Canada’s government on Tuesday will announce a range of measures to “protect and support” its workers and businesses in response to 50 per cent U.S. tariffs which were applied to about US$20 billion of its annual exports on Saturday. assertive

2026-08-31 · National Post

Trump’s inner circle shrinks as senior White House officials resign ahead of midterms

🔮 Braid’s announcement came a week after Leavitt — another one of Trump’s most trusted advisers and fiercest defenders — said she would step down at the end of August. mixed

2026-08-31 · National Post

Trump renaming Lake Ontario ‘like something out of Saturday Night Live,’ says Ford

🔮 Ontario Premier Doug Ford ridiculed President Donald Trump’s order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, while expressing optimism that Canada and the U.S. would eventually overcome their differences on trade and tariffs. assertive

2026-09-04 · National Post

Canada employment down 41,700 in August, jobless rate holds at 6.4%

🔮 The number of public sector employees fell for a third straight month, declining by 20,000 in August and 78,000 since May. assertive

2026-09-05 · National Post

Mark Carney runs into backlash over push to build Canadian data centres

🔮 In the sparsely-populated province of Manitoba, Premier Wab Kinew vetoed a project that would have been built outside of Winnipeg, saying the drawbacks outweighed the benefits. assertive

2026-09-06 · National Post

Far-right AfD wins German state election: ‘This is democracy’

🔮 That would leave the AfD only three seats short of an outright majority in the state legislature. assertive

2026-09-15 · National Post

New Ukraine Prime Minister warns of deep budget cuts without aid

🔮 Critics argue it would do little to boost tax revenue while increasing the burden on Ukrainians, many of whom rely on such parcels. assertive

2026-09-16 · National Post

U.S. indictment exposes Russian global assassination network

🔮 The new case may prove awkward for the administration. mixed

2026-09-18 · National Post

Russia plans to strike Ukraine’s NATO allies, Poland says

🔮 “There is a real risk that drones or other types of missiles may fly into the territory of one or more NATO countries on the eastern flank, even cause destruction,” Tusk said. assertive

2026-09-18 · National Post

Saudis give European oil buyers no supplies for next month

🔮 Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude next month under long-term agreements after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said. assertive

2026-09-19 · National Post

U.S. strikes Greenland deal to end row that threatened NATO

🔮 Leaders of Denmark and Greenland confirmed that an accord is expected to be signed next week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. assertive

2026-09-22 · National Post

U.S. proposes US$5 billion fund to rebuild damaged infrastructure across Middle East from Iran war

🔮 The so-called Partnership for Allied Construction & Trust would be led by the U.S. Development Finance Corporation with the goal of encouraging investment, reconstruction and economic expansion, according to a document outlining the idea. assertive

2026-09-23 · National Post

Republican senator calls for probe into Trump family’s financial dealings

🔮 Another Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, said “I think the chairman got a letter on Friday, so I think he wants to do his due diligence, but I would support Senator Curtis’s request.” assertive

2026-09-23 · National Post

EU tells Zelenskyy to strengthen rule of law in Ukraine before any more monetary aid comes

🔮 Zelenskyy told reporters that their teams would meet again in seven to 10 days for further talks on the issue and he is hopeful a solution will be found. assertive

2026-09-25 · National Post

China’s leader Xi pushes Trump to ‘oppose’ Taiwan independence during U.S. visit

🔮 “While this may appear a semantic shift, the impact would be meaningful,” said Bloomberg Economics’ Jennifer Welch, who served as director for China and Taiwan on the National Security Council under the previous Biden and Trump administrations. assertive

2026-09-26 · National Post

Trump says he rejected latest Iran proposal to reopen Hormuz

🔮 US and Iranian negotiators had been exploring a deal that would see Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lift its blockade of Iranian ports, a person familiar with the matter said. assertive

2026-09-27 · National Post

Populist Serbian president resigning to run for prime minister in snap election

🔮 Parliamentary Speaker Ana Brnabic, his ally, will take over the presidential role for an interim period. assertive

2026-10-03 · National Post

Madrid housing protests fuel speculation over Spanish election

🔮 Thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday, joining nationwide protests over housing costs that could increase pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call a snap election. assertive

2026-10-08 · National Post

Canada considers future of foreign homebuyers ban ahead of year-end expiry

🔮 But data suggest foreigners owned no more than 5% of properties in any major Canadian market in 2020, while developers have argued the ban cuts off a source of capital that would help fund new housing construction. assertive

2026-10-17 · National Post

White House turmoil erupts as Trump axes Zacharia, backs Wiles

🔮 The palace intrigue threatens to distract the White House at an already fraught moment, with just over two weeks until a midterm election that could reshape the balance of power in Washington. assertive

2026-10-18 · National Post

Trump offers full-throated endorsement for Netanyahu’s re-election in Israel

🔮 The prime minister’s top election rival, Gadi Eisenkot, thanked Trump for being an Israeli ally, but added in an interview on Israeli Channel 12 on Sunday that the election is an internal matter. “Only the citizens of Israel will decide who will be the next prime minister,” he said. assertive

2026-10-20 · National Post

U.S. food importer sues Trump administration over 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

🔮 Following the lawsuit filing on Tuesday, an administration official who wasn’t named said in an email that Canada continues to discriminate against U.S. industry, including dairy, alcoholic beverages and auto exports, and that the Trump administration would defend the president’s actions in court. assertive

2026-10-23 · National Post

Carney says Ukraine Starlink incident highlights risk of reliance on U.S. tech

🔮 “We as Canadians do not want to be caught in a situation where we are reliant on one provider that may change their view, or may be forced to change their view by one nation state, that puts Canadians at risk or compromises our sovereignty,” Carney said. mixed

2026-10-25 · National Post

Donald Trump appears poised to escalate Iran war after U.S., Israeli elections

🔮 A Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month. mixed

2026-10-25 · National Post

France dodges rerun of looting and riots at protests with tough security

🔮 “We will of course remain fully focused in the days and weeks ahead to face up to this threat, because it is a threat.” assertive

2026-10-25 · National Post

Trump says decision nearing on Iran: deal or ‘finish it off’

🔮 U.S. President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow. mixed

2026-10-25 · National Post

Europe’s top five defence spenders warning Russia is biggest threat to continent’s security

🔮 Europe’s five biggest defence spenders are set to warn that Russia represents the most acute and long-term threat to the continent’s security as they pledge unflagging support for Ukraine. assertive

2026-10-27 · National Post

Starlink brinkmanship is driving European allies to rethink U.S. reliance

🔮 Yet any such shift will take years, officials acknowledged, given their deep reliance on the U.S. for such technology. assertive

2026-10-27 · National Post

Israelis vote in big numbers to decide Netanyahu’s fate

🔮 Voting will stop at 10 p.m., when the first exit polls will be published. assertive

2026-10-28 · National Post

Israel election: Opposition appears to have slight advantage on Netanyahu after inconclusive vote

🔮 Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot edged slightly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a fiercely contested first election since the October 2023 attacks, setting up a tense period of negotiations on who will form the next government. assertive

2026-10-28 · National Post

Netanyahu bloc leading in Israel election with more than half of votes tallied, but short of a majority

🔮 Netanyahu’s bloc was projected to win 54 seats and Eisenkot’s 47 in the 120-member Knesset, or parliament, as of Wednesday morning, with 19 going to Israeli Arab parties. assertive

2026-10-30 · National Post

Netanyahu builds strong position if Israel has to vote again

🔮 While he’s set to fall short of a majority, his bloc will likely win 53 seats in the 120-seat parliament, more than the 48 for the main opposition group headed by Gadi Eisenkot, a former general. assertive

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