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Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed two memoranda of understanding with Colombia covering critical minerals and civil nuclear cooperation. C-SPAN documented the signing as part of official State Department proceedings.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions on trade with Israeli West Bank settlements on September 9, 2026, characterizing settlers as 'terrorists' carrying out ethnic cleansing with backing from Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Miliband also declared that UK policy now officially holds Israel's occupation of the...

ABC's Planet America examines military personnel removals occurring under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, with the program reporting that some Republican figures have called for his dismissal. According to Planet America, the episode also analyzes Trump campaign funding — including Republican pressure on Trump to...

Lonnie Bunch, who has led the Smithsonian Institution for seven years, is stepping down from his position as Secretary, the institution announced Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright discussed diesel prices with CNN anchor Dana Bash on September 7, 2026, in an interview aired on CNN.

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told ABC News he resigned because he could not continue serving under the current Pentagon administration. Kendall — who led the Air Force under the Biden administration — characterized his exit as driven by fundamental disagreement with the direction...

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned as part of a series of departures from Pentagon leadership during active U.S. military involvement overseas. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) characterized the situation as manageable, stating "this is a little bit overblown in the media" but warning it...

The Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, Celeste Saulo, has warned that El Niño conditions are 'almost certain' to intensify into a very strong event in the coming months and persist until February 2027, in an interview with Sky News.

Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, stated in an interview with France 24 that decades of what she terms "carbon procrastination" have made exceeding the 1.5°C climate warming threshold inevitable. The focus has shifted from whether the world...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing bipartisan criticism from senators over his management of the war in Iran and recent Pentagon leadership changes. According to ABC News, more Republicans have joined Democrats in voicing concerns about Hegseth's performance, marking a shift in party-line support for...

The United States launched military strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz after Iran attempted to target commercial shipping and US forces in the region, Channel 4 News reports. According to Channel 4 News, senior American military commanders have warned Defense Secretary Pete...