Supporters of the ‘No’ campaign display a banner during a rally against reopening Iceland’s European Union accession negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 27, 2026, two days ahead of a national referendum. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP via Getty Images) Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Icelanders voted to reject resuming talks to…
Iceland Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir participates at a listening session on a referendum in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 24, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Icelanders on Saturday will vote in a knife-edge referendum on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, reopening a debate that has taken on deeper significance…
A photo shows a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping and reading “Breaking with Europe now of all times? NO on the SVP-Chaos-Initiative” in Thayngen, northern Switzerland, on June 1, 2026. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images Switzerland, a wealthy country that has historically embraced…
Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. David Kawai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has labeled oil-rich Alberta’s separatist movement a “dangerous bluff” that echoes the U.K.’s Brexit vote of 2016. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Monday, Carney…
A view of the Syncrude refinery at its Mildred Lake facility, which has a capacity of bitumen conversion to synthetic crude oil of 350,000 barrels per day, in the Wood Buffalo municipality of Alberta, Canada, on May 5, 2026. Daphne Lemelin | Afp | Getty Images Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced plans for the…
