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Sep 25, 2026 - World

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed his government prepared contingency plans for the possibility that President Trump could order a military invasion of Canada, a stunning admission that surfaced amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.Carney made the disclosure in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times published Wednesday, according to the New York Post, describing the scenario as an "extreme tail risk," a phrase typically applied to rare, high-stakes events that most people would otherwise dismiss as too improbable to plan for."I think you have a responsibility in these roles to look at extreme tail risk," Carney said. "That's just risk management. That's not a base case, but it would be irresponsible not to" prepare.Carney declined to detail exactly what those preparations entailed, though he told The Times he'd worked to diversify Canada's supply chains, including for technology, to reduce the country's dependence on the United States. The Times described Carney, a former central banker, as someone inclined to methodically map out and plan for worst-case scenarios before they happen.The admission comes as relations between Washington and Ottawa have deteriorated sharply. Trade talks between the two countries collapsed earlier this summer, triggering a tit-for-tat tariff war that's pushed some U.S. duties on Canadian goods as high as 50 percent. Trump has also repeatedly floated the idea of annexing Canada as the "51st state," including sharing social media images depicting Canadian territory folded into the United States, though he explicitly ruled out using military force to accomplish it back in January 2025.Despite the tension, Carney insisted diplomatic channels between the two governments remain open.Separately, Carney has been working to deepen Canada's military ties with Europe, discussing expanded defense cooperation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Strasbourg this week. Canada recently became the first non-European nation to join the EU's roughly $170 billion SAFE defense procurement program, part of a broader continental push to bolster military readiness.Trump has threatened to escalate trade sanctions against Europe if they make Canada an "associate" member of the European Union, another proposal under consideration.

Sep 25, 2026 - World

The Republican Party has a huge Ivanka Trump problem — and it could end in class warfare, a leading Democratic Socialist warned.“The anger and rage is building,” India Walton told Raw Story. “As we begin to raise our class consciousness and realize that racialized capitalism and the institutions that uphold it are the real enemy, and not one another, that will be the day that you'll see people in the streets.”Walton, an ex-mayoral candidate who now serves as a senior strategist for the progressive group RootsAction, made this prediction as President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter takes soft but determined steps back into the spotlight with a series of Instagram posts promoting her business ventures and documenting her family’s luxurious lifestyle.Ivanka’s decision to share recent images of her family jet-setting to Iceland and dining with royalty has unwittingly documented an America divided by wealth as they triggered a stark rebuke from citizens who struggle to put food on their tables and gas in their cars.Earlier this month, Ivanka posted a video of her daughter horseback riding on an idyllic beach and was met with condemnation — even from conservative commentators.“Americans: We can’t afford gas, food or tuition,” conservative podcaster Melissa Witte wrote on X. “Trump Family: here’s a video of Kai’s luxury dorm, Ivanka riding a horse and we’re also gonna rename both New Mexico and Lake Ontario ‘America.’”And Ivanka's family photos from Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding now serve as a platform to discuss the recent ProPublica report that found the celebration was funded in part by a Russian oligarch."Elites trying so hard to be normal," Texan Derek Geisler replied on Instagram. "And I used to be a big Trump fan."When Ivanka shared an image of “The Beginning of Infinity” by David Deutsch — a book that explores the impact Western civilization has had on human progress — she was immediately criticized by one Instagram user as "Ivanka Columbus.""I'm sure she's looking to discover new lands to claim as her own," Charles Knight wrote. "Locals be on the lookout."Locals in Albania — where Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner plan to transform one of the nation’s most important ecological sites into a $1.4 billion resort — are doing more than keeping watch. They’re taking to the streets.What began as a one-issue outcry has developed into an organized movement as thousands of Albanians demand their government resign over concerns of corruption in the hands of oligarchs.Ivanka Trump sparked this “Flamingo Revolution” when she bragged, again on her social media, about how she dived off a friend’s boat, swam to what she claimed was the barely known Sazan Island, took a barefoot hike to its peak and decided to “realize its potential.”“It’s not even a business for me, despite the scale of it,” Ivanka told interviewer David Senra in May. “For me, it feels more like a challenge than anything else… a lot of reflection on how I want to live.”On Thursday, Walton argued to Raw Story that the number of Americans who want to live like Ivanka Trump is dwindling fast as the president's MAGA base sours on his philosophies, and sees progress occur outside his realm.“There's still a certain subset of our population who believes that one day, you know, if they work hard enough, they will be the Ivankas and the Donald Trumps of the world,” Walton said. “We are beginning to find out that those things are just untrue.”In Trump's "Golden Age," Americans have simplified their desires to safe food, vaccines for their kids, "a gallon of gas and a dozen eggs," Walton argued.If these frustrated Americans have yet to unite in protest, argued Walton, it's only because they're afraid.“With the militarization of our local police departments, with the deputization of ICE agents who have no qualifications in law enforcement, and who are wearing masks and go unidentified and are just like sweeping up people off the street,” said Walton, “there is a very real and reasonable fear that people are feeling about rising up.”But Americans, Walton believes, cannot ignore the success that her fellow Democratic Socialists have achieved — and pointed to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as proof.“Everyone, all over the country, is watching the success of New York City, one of the wealthiest cities in the world, watching it be able to tackle an affordability agenda,” she said. “People are really starting to question why, and what are people going to do about it?”And as Ivanka Trump continues to highlight the divide between the very rich and those struggling to get by, she only showcases the MAGA movement’s fatal flaw, Walton concluded.“This empire is not going to last forever — it can't possibly,” Walton said. “There's 99 percent of us who are fed up… we are moving away from identity and rediscovering that class is what unites us all.”

Sep 25, 2026 - World

Area’s second-most intense hurricane on record being fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific watersHurricane Polo is barreling towards the Baja California region of Mexico, the latest system in a Pacific hurricane season that has been notably active in recent months. On 22 September, a measurement of 892 millibars was registered for Hurricane Polo, making it the second-most intense hurricane on record in the east Pacific. It is fuelled by exceptionally warm waters across the Pacific Ocean, providing favourable conditions for the system to maintain its considerable strength.Polo is expected to turn towards the west-north-west, before taking a more north-westerly trajectory on Saturday. It has maximum sustained winds of around 150mph, with even stronger gusts occurring within the most intense parts of the hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward for approximately 40 miles from the centre, while tropical storm-force winds reach as far as 125 miles. These powerful winds, combined with torrential rainfall and dangerous seas, could have significant impacts. Although some fluctuations in intensity are possible over the coming days, Polo is expected to remain powerful as it tracks north-westwards. Continue reading...

Sep 25, 2026 - World

A powerful blast has caused a building to collapse near the ancient Acropolis in Greece

Sep 25, 2026 - World

Divers in Indonesia have recovered 52 bodies following the capsizing of a ferry in rough seas earlier this month