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September 9: U.S.-Iran Strikes and the Canada Import Ban
At the White House
Financial disclosures show President Trump gave $45,000 in holiday cash gifts to executive assistant Natalie Harp and two other White House employees. Each payment was recorded as a “Cash Gift for Holidays,” a notably direct label for something that will invite questions about ethics and access.
Trump has also banned imports of Canadian dairy products, alcohol and motorcycles, escalating the trade dispute as Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect. Ottawa’s measures cover products including dairy, motorcycles, steel, aluminum and alcoholic beverages.
In the Middle East
The U.S. military says it destroyed five additional Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on a Navy warship. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they then fired missiles at a U.S. base in Jordan in retaliation. Jordan’s military said it intercepted 18 Iranian missiles aimed at the country.
In Gambia
President Adama Barrow has promised new electricity infrastructure, including a 24-megawatt power plant, amid a worsening power crisis. Rolling blackouts have prompted protests, some of which have turned violent, with residents demanding a more immediate answer to persistent outages.
In UK aviation
A British air traffic control failure has cancelled more than 1,000 flights, disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers. At least 177 more flights were cancelled the following day, almost all at Heathrow. Airlines are calling for an overhaul after the third major failure in just over three years.
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