21 September 2026
Friedrich Merz said he will remain in office after the CDU suffered what exit polls described as a “disaster” in two German state elections. The polls confirmed the party’s poor performance in those contests. In a separate development, three suspects in the killing of Haiti’s president were extradited to the United States for trial in Florida. In football, a late strike from Cunha denied Fulham their first league win of the season, while Atletico Madrid prevailed in a feisty Madrid derby against a ten‑man Real side. Ole Miss’ victory over LSU was highlighted as one of the most satisfying college‑football wins of the past decade. France’s Emmanuel Macron and former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Carney announced plans to deepen bilateral ties, and the sister of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested.
