Paris has told London it will not extend the bilateral returns pilot that let the United Kingdom send some Channel small boat arrivals back to France. French officials say the scheme was never intended as a long term fix and must be embedded in a broader European arrangement.
China’s commerce ministry warned on Sept 30 that it will take strong countermeasures if the European Union proceeds with a planned instrument to curb what some EU states call unfair Chinese trade practices. Beijing framed the proposal as protectionist and said such steps would harm bilateral trust and market stability.
On September 29, 2026, presidential proclamations from Washington took effect that bar importation of specified Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy products and certain motorcycles. The measures mark a major escalation in the bilateral trade dispute and pose immediate economic and political challenges for Canada.
Bangladesh’s UN envoy reiterated Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s appeal for a concrete roadmap to ensure early, safe and dignified repatriation of more than 1.2 million Rohingya, warning that shrinking humanitarian funding and lack of political progress risk turning a protracted emergency into a generational crisis.
Three episodes of vandalism, looting and occupation across Dhaka over 48 hours have exposed gaps in police response and renewed concerns about politically linked mob violence, prompting a formal inquiry and pledges of action from authorities.