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Rifts Grow Between Netanyahu and His Security Chiefs

As Israel expands its war in Gaza, decision-making has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of one person: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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An explosion in Gaza on Wednesday, seen from across the border in Israel.
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Voitures électriques : le pari vert malaisien

 La Malaisie est le premier pays d’Asie du Sud-Est à avoir produit une voiture nationale. Mais depuis plusieurs années, l’industrie automobile malaisienne a pris du retard sur ses voisins. La Thaïlande et l’Indonésie, notamment, ont pris une place plus importante sur le marché des véhicules électriques. Pour inverser cette tendance, la Malaisie se tourne désormais vers une nouvelle technologie : une plante capable de remplacer les métaux utilisés dans les batteries électriques. La Malaisie espère ainsi redevenir un acteur central dans le secteur des véhicules électriques. Reportage de Patrick Fok et Eudeline Boishult.

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America and Britain Are Worlds Apart on Energy Policies, Except Nuclear

While renewable energy is broadly popular in both countries, the policies of the Trump and Starmer governments could not be more different.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at Trump International Golf Links, near Aberdeen, Scotland, during the president’s last visit to the U.K. in July.
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Visite de D. Trump au Royaume-Uni : des investissements records, mais pas d’accord commercial global

Le président américain et le Premier ministre britannique Keir Starmer ont annoncé plus de 280 milliards de livres d’investissements croisés - un record pour le Royaume-Uni -, concentré dans la tech, le nucléaire et la finance. Mais Londres n’a pas obtenu la suppression des droits de douane sur l’acier et l’aluminium.

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Alberta schools are overcrowded as province struggles to keep up with population growth

Kira Schulz and her daughter Skyelar Schmidt walk through the grounds of École Edwards Elementary School in Airdrie, Alta., on July 4. Ms. Schulz is concerned about overcrowding in schools after learning that her daughter Skyelar's school will convert its library and music room into classrooms to accommodate rising enrolment.

Kira Schulz is standing in the field behind her daughter’s elementary school in the Alberta city of Airdrie and trying to make sense of space.

If the school adds modular classrooms to accommodate new students – the local school division has asked the government for several – where will the children play, Ms. Schulz wonders.

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Six people hospitalized after Russian drones hit Poltava gas station; railway disruptions affect four train routes

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Russian forces targeted railway infrastructure and civilian facilities across Ukraine during overnight strikes on 17 September, leaving six people injured at a gas station in Poltava Oblast and disrupting train schedules nationwide.

The attack on a gas station in Poltava district injured “five drivers and a female employee,” according to the Poltava Oblast Prosecutor’s Office. The female worker remains in critical condition, while all victims were hospitalized following the strike.

Railway operations faced significant disruption after Russian forces “attacked railway infrastructure in the Myrhorod district of Poltava Oblast,” reported regional administration head Kohut. The strikes caused power outages across several sections, forcing Ukrzaliznytsia to deploy backup diesel locomotives.

Four passenger trains experienced delays of up to three hours:

“As of 07:00, damage has been localized and power has been restored – trains (including suburban electric trains) will continue to operate normally,” Ukrzaliznytsia announced.

The railway attack sparked fires that were “localized by emergency services units,” with one person injured in the incident, Kohut confirmed.

Russian strike drones also hit Poltava district directly, damaging “the building of a gas station,” according to the prosecutor’s office. Authorities opened criminal proceedings under Article 438 Part 1 of the Criminal Code for war crimes, carrying penalties of 8-12 years imprisonment.

The overnight assault extended to Kyiv Oblast, where regional head Mykola Kalashnyk reported fires in two districts. “In Boryspil district, warehouse facilities caught fire. In Bucha district, a fire broke out in a private house,” he said. Emergency services contained both blazes with no preliminary casualties reported.

The large-scale attack began at 9 pm on 17 September, with Russia launching “75 strike drones of Shahed, Gerbera and other types from the directions: Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk,” according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Over 40 of the attacking drones were Shaheds.

“Ukrainian Defense Forces’ aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups” repelled the air attack, the Air Force reported.

By 9 am on 18 September, air defenses had “shot down/suppressed 48 Russian drones of Shahed, Gerbera and other types in the north, east and center of the country.” One Russian drone remained airborne at the time of the morning report.

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Donald Trump à Windsor : une visite entre honneur et contestation

Donald Trump est actuellement au Royaume-Uni pour une deuxième visite d'État après celle de 2019. Si la famille royale britannique a déroulé le tapis rouge au président américain, des milliers de manifestants hostiles à sa venue se sont réunis à Londres, mercredi 17 septembre.

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REPORTAGE. "C'est aussi de la résistance" : malgré la guerre en Ukraine, à l'Opéra de Kharkiv, les spectacles continuent pour "sauver l'âme des spectateurs"

L'Opéra de Kharkiv, deuxième ville d'Ukraine, à 30 km du front, continue de proposer des spectacles malgré la menace permanente. Sauf que les représentations ne se déroulent plus dans la grande salle de 1 500 places, mais dans l'abri anti-bombes du bâtiment.

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