WORLD

• Alberta Votes Monday on Separation From Canada: Ballot Question, Polls, Legal Limits and the U.S. Oil Stakes

  Albertans decide Oct. 19 whether to stay a province or start the constitutional path to a binding independence vote, with every public poll showing remain well ahead.

• EU blacklists 1,569 Russian arms suppliers in record listing as U.S. eases curbs on Russian diesel

  Brussels targets Russia's missile and drone supply chain days after Washington licensed Russian diesel trade through April 2027.

• Panama declares emergency after 7.7 quake damages homes, schools and churches

  At least 27 injured and no deaths reported as aftershocks continue; Panama Canal traffic was unaffected.

• Taiwan's Lai says record defense spending aims to 'deter war'; Beijing hits back

  In his National Day speech, Lai said Taiwan will not give up its freedom as China's Taiwan Affairs Office accused him of 'ulterior motives.'