German Chancellor Friedrich Merz clashes with AfD leader Alice Weidel after the party’s strong showing in Saxony‑Anhalt, sparking heated debate over migration policy and the prospect of far‑right participation in state government.
China urges the Philippines to stop lying after Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. publicised a Chinese note rejecting the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling at the Seoul Defence Dialogue.
The parties have been unable to make progress on agreeing to the supply costs.
He said the government could not have foreseen the scale of the mass arrival based on the information available at the time.
The European Union and Canada are negotiating a new comprehensive partnership covering trade, security and defence, with plans to be announced by Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Mark Carney in September.
The Kremlin says trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and the USA may resume soon, but there is no clear roadmap for a settlement, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
Iran says it attacked 10 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US strikes, while US forces respond to IRGC missile attacks; oil prices surge and shipping through the strait is sharply limited.
In a video posted to YouTube, he said the shift will have a price, but the cost of doing nothing would be far greater.
Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas is seeking EU support and a permanent Frontex presence following a massive migration surge from Morocco.
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed a potential breakthrough in ending the war in Ukraine during a phone call on September 8, with both sides emphasizing improved relations and no hostile plans toward Europe.
