North America

• USA: 25 years on, 9/11 agony endures 10 September 2026
  Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, families of nearly three thousand victims are still waiting for the trial of alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. He has been held at Guantanamo Bay for twenty years, while complex pre-trial proceedings have continued under five different military judges. A trial date has…
• Freed missionary pilot thanks praying Christians 27 August 2026
  American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout, held captive for approximately ten months after being abducted in Niger, was reunited with his family and welcomed at the White House on 21 August following his release. Donald Trump said Rideout, a 'brave Christian missionary’, had been held hostage, and that the administration would…
• Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy surrender to Jesus 27 August 2026
  Actor and New Kids on the Block star Donnie Wahlberg and his wife, television host Jenny McCarthy, have been baptised after both spoke publicly this year about surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ. Wahlberg shared footage of the baptisms in a birthday video on 17 August, set to music by…
• Canada / USA: Carney refuses to take Trump’s threats lying down 27 August 2026
  Trade relations between Canada and the USA have deteriorated sharply after Mark Carney suspended negotiations on 22 August, saying that last-minute American demands were unfair and threatened the reliability of any agreement. New US tariffs targeting $28 billion of Canadian goods have subsequently taken effect, with estimates suggesting that 90,000…
• USA: Meta agrees to pay out billions of dollars and alter key features of its social media 27 August 2026
  A week after a landmark trial began in California (see), in a surprise move Meta has agreed to sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram and payments of up to $17 billion to settle the lawsuit brought by California and 28 other US states. The states alleged that Meta deliberately designed…