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THE SPECTATOR WORLD MAGAZINE – SEPT. 14, 2026

THE SPECTATOR WORLD: The latest issue features ‘Welcome to Kushner Island’ – Inside Jared and Ivanka’s Balkan Boondoggle…

Inside Jared Kushner’s Albanian adventure

For much of its history, Albania remained as shadowy and remote as the fictional Syldavia of the Tintin comics. Letters to Albania were sometimes returned from Albany, New York, with the postal direction “Try Europe.” The country came into existence only after 1912, with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Its first ruler, King Zog, was hounded out by Mussolini when he invaded in 1939. Five years later, the Italians and…

Trump has serious beef with American farmers

In August, Donald Trump sided with consumers by increasing the tariff-free quota on imported beef for 90 days beginning September 1. The concession will last three months. It would be a minor story with any other president in the White House. But under Trump, even dull-sounding trade news can take on a sudden importance, especially when mixed up with foreign affairs. Trump’s justification for favoring Argentina, whose 2026 quota he increased by 80,000 metric tons, is partly geopolitical: he wants to give support to Javier Milei’s free-market regime, seeing it as a foil to left-leaning governments elsewhere in Latin America.

Is Pete Hegseth running for president? Or getting fired?

Pete Hegseth has a face for television and a machismo of sorts. It appears, even to parts of MAGA, that Donald Trump put him in charge of the armed forces because the President likes attractive people on TV. “Right out of central casting,” Trump once told Secretary Hegseth, patting him on the bicep. “Pete loves war!”

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026

Canada Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. Goods, as Trade War Intensifies

Hours before the tariffs took effect, President Trump singled out the Canadian plane maker Bombardier, saying it wouldn’t be able to sell in the U.S.

Near the Border, Americans Fear Losing Ties With Canadians

Why Stocks Are Defying Gravity and What Could Bring Them Down

Saudi Arabia and the Houthis Edge Closer to a Full-Blown War

Saudi officials said attacks by the Iran-backed militia had injured 73 civilians in the south of the kingdom and vowed to retaliate.

Oil Climbs Toward $100 a Barrel Following Houthi Attacks

Britain Set to Ban Trade With Israeli Settlements in West Bank

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2026

As War Grinds On, Trump Relishes Renovation Projects

President Trump has found reprieve from the war in Iran by basking in the momentum of the various projects he has spurred around downtown Washington.

They Went to Ukraine on the ‘Peace Express.’ Detours Are Likely Ahead.

The Trump administration had let the peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step. Any new talks will happen alongside escalating fighting.

Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill 9 as Bombardment Intensifies

Israel has stepped up its attacks targeting Hezbollah after capturing a strategic ridge last week, spurring worries that it will prolong its occupation of Lebanese territory.

One School District’s Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Transgender Push

Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few school systems to sue the administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face funding cuts.

Far-Right Victory in German State Seen as Omen Across Europe

A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

Iran’s Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal Stalemate

The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away.

The Battle to Save a Pioneering General From Pete Hegseth’s Purge

Gen. Christopher Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career

How a Memphis Gambling Raid Became a Sweeping Immigration Operation

More than 120 people were arrested last week at a cantina, in one of the biggest immigration operations in Tennessee this year.

Trump Envoys Make First Visit to Kyiv in Effort to Revive Peace Talks

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Ukraine’s capital, a day after meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts

Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.

The Ex-Salesman Bringing the Far Right to the Cusp of Power in Germany

Ulrich Siegmund, 35, once sold air fresheners. Now his far-right party is the favorite to win a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 2026

Inside the Justice Dept.’s Investigation of Fauci and Virus Scientists

While reporting on federal investigations of virus scientists, we learned of a meeting last year at the F.B.I. about allegations that U.S. researchers hid a Covid lab leak.

Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members in Major Hunt Over Leaks

About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that came after news reports about the war in Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.

Putin Orders Pause in Kyiv Strikes Ahead of Visit by U.S. Envoys

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to meet with the Russian leader. They plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive talks.

Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances

As the fear of a possible mobilization becomes a fixture of daily life across Russia, many men are deciding whether to flee, hide or sit tight.

Secret Dossier Adds to Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Sudan

The documents bolster allegations that the Sudanese military developed and used toxic bombs to gain an edge in the country’s devastating civil war.

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS – SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features ‘Fall Books’…

Wishing It So

As AI erodes our attention spans and expressiveness, philosophers like Simone Weil and Arthur Schopenhauer offer profound insights on what it means to be an individual.

Looking Class

Timely questions lurk at the heart of connoisseurship: What counts as originality, what value do we place on it, how do we protect it?

The Connoisseur: A Cultural History by Peter Burke

The Goldsmith’s Debt: Conceptions of Property in Early Modern Art by Shira Brisman

The Dartmouth Exception

Among its peers in the Ivy League, Dartmouth was perfectly positioned to resist Trump’s attack on higher education. It chose not to.

Is Morality Universal?

In The Diversity of Morals, Steven Lukes attempts to reconcile philosophical arguments that there is one morality despite cultural differences with empirical studies that suggest it’s all relative.

The Diversity of Morals by Steven Lukes

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

U.S. Hiring Jumps, an Encouraging Sign for the Economy

Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent.

The Bond Markets Are Pushing Up Rates. Will Central Banks Follow?

Dangerous Pattern of Russian Sabotage in Europe Risks Clash With NATO

Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.

He Fought Russia Fiercely. Now He Wants to Forge Ukraine’s Path to Peace.

Germany’s Far Right, Edging Close to Power, Remains Close to Extremists

The Alternative for Germany party has tried to soften its hard-line image but is still privately working with extremists. It could win a state election on Sunday.

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 5, 2026

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Sorcerer Of Silicon’ – Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the future of AI…

Nvidia is driving the AI boom. Good

The chipmaker’s enormous bets are how capitalism is supposed to work

Bessent’s bond-market misadventures

America will regret the treasure secretary’s interventions

Carney v Trump

Canada’s prime minister must beware an all-out trade war with Donald Trump

A Sino-American tug of law

When obeying an American law means breaking a Chinese one

The world’s most famous bookshop

What Shakespeare & Co reveals about culture

How data centres became one of America’s hottest political issues

Growing hatred of the facilities is reshaping the midterm elections

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY – SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY: The latest issue features ‘Swept Away’ – After the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster…

Over the last week, the world has watched with horror the scenes from the Tibet-Nepal border where a devastating torrent of mud, water and ice tore along the Bhotekoshi River, destroying entire communities and leaving more than 1,000 people dead and several thousand more missing.

From the Nepali town of Devighat, our south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen describes a nightmarish scene of overflowing mortuaries and unidentifiable bodies, as shellshocked survivors of the flood slowly return to the ruins of their homes.

The disaster happened after the collapse of a glacier – and while global heating has not been definitively attributed as the cause, it is undeniable that steep mountain slopes and valleys are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides, while extreme weather events such as monsoons and melting glaciers have become more common because of warming due to human-caused climate breakdown, as our global environment writer Jonathan Watts explains.

Then columnist Nesrine Malik paints a wider picture and argues that while for many people these floods may feel as though they have happened a world away, the climate crisis is coming for us all, one way or another.

Spotlight | Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump
The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised. Leyland CeccoHeather Stewart and Kalyeena Makortoff report

Science | The robots are coming!
 Or are they? As entrants at the World Humanoid Games lurched from triumph to farce, Robert Booth finds that a robotics revolution may not be as close as it first appears

Interview | Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and a better Britain
The former UK prime minister is still shaping politics (even if he doesn’t want to interfere). He tells Charlotte Edwardes about keeping his temper, staying fit – and why he won’t splash out for a Scotland football shirt

Opinion | The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon
Those who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to come, argues Jonathan Freedland

Culture | Dolly Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out
Beneath the wig and rhinestones, the late US country singer was the genius behind strings of classic songs that continue to inspire new artists, says Alexis Petridis

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2026

A Spiral of Escalation for Russia and Ukraine, With No End in Sight

Each side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up. But there is no sign that either country’s determination will weaken.

The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine

In a Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy

The bomb was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.

Oil Jumps for Fourth Straight Day and Diesel Nears Record High

Trump Puts Tariffs of Up to 100% on Foreign-Made Drones

In addition, the F.C.C. is weighing stiff restrictions on common drone technology such as thermal imaging and aerosol spraying.