Daily News Summary – 2026-09-07 – en

At least 25 people, most of them schoolchildren and teenagers, were killed when a bus veered off a mountain road and plunged 30 metres into a ravine on Fogo island. The vehicle was returning from an excursion to a volcanic crater village. Rescue efforts were hampered by difficult terrain.

The far-right AfD won a historic 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, doubling its 2021 result and falling just short of an absolute majority. The CDU collapsed to 17.2%, and the firewall against far-right cooperation is severely weakened.

A Boeing 767-300 cargo jet operated by 21 Air for Amazon Prime Air overran a runway at Miami International Airport, struck vehicles and burst into flames, killing five. The cause is under investigation.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held 'very encouraging' talks with President Zelensky in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow. They discussed security guarantees, winter energy needs, and a path toward renewed negotiations.

A fireworks explosion at a patron saint festival in Temascalcingo killed at least 10 people and injured 64. Pyrotechnic material stored near the church detonated, collapsing part of a wall and trapping victims.

An armed man carrying two handguns, a taser and brass knuckles attempted to reach Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair. Security intercepted him, but several bystanders were injured.

The global trade architecture is fracturing as nearshoring, friendshoring and economic nationalism take hold. Early adopters cut lead times by up to 25% but face higher costs and regulatory fragmentation.

The US-China AI chip market has bifurcated: Nvidia's China share collapsed from 95% to near zero, while Huawei's Ascend processors now command 50–60% of Chinese demand. A 25% tariff and buy-local mandates drive the split.

The EU AI Act reaches full enforcement on August 2, 2026, imposing fines up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover. Multinationals face fragmented compliance across EU, US and China regimes.

Full EU AI Act enforcement is reshaping global tech governance, with extraterritorial reach and Brussels Effect influence. Only 8 of 27 member states had designated enforcement authorities by the deadline.