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Sep 17, 2026 · 4m

Summary

Human rights experts allege US war crimes in Iran strikes, while Canadian PM Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament on deepening ties. In the US, an ICE officer faces charges for shooting a man and lying to investigators, and a judge blocks Trump's threat to demolish the Kennedy Center. Markets rebound as polls open in Russia's parliamentary election. Additionally, the WHO calls for more research into traditional therapies, and Yellowstone officials report removing over 20,000 pieces of trash from hydrothermal areas.

Topics discussed

UN experts allege US war crimes in Iran strikes Canada's PM addresses EU on associate membership ICE officer charged in Minnesota shooting incident Judge blocks Trump's Kennedy Center demolition threat US stock indexes recover weekly losses Russia holds controlled parliamentary elections WHO calls for research into traditional therapies Yellowstone officials remove trash from geothermal areas
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