Similarly, leaders of the far-left and far-right parties will be excluded from government, perhaps unsurprisingly, as both parties’ leaderships, including Le Pen if her appeal is successful, are expected to stand against Macron’s would-be centrist successor.
But African governments should not mistake a ceasefire, or even the reopening of the strait, for a return to business as usual.
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Nana Menya Ayensu,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2026
European governments are accustomed to footing the bill and having a say in where rockets are built, a procurement model known as geographical return, or geo-return.
Bolstering the domestic manufacturing sector has been a priority across administrations (Joe Biden signed the bipartisan chips law in 2022).
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Lauren Morganbesser,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2026
Immigrants with no criminal convictions, who under previous administrations would have been released on bond or not detained in the first place, would now be held while their immigration cases were pending.
The government also has cracked down on foreigners who overstay visas or seek to circumvent property-ownership regulations, while also shortening visa-free stays.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2026
Newsom touted those regulations as the most far-reaching of their kind in the nation.
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