AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWest Bank Trade Curbs: Britain, France and Canada moved to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with 12 countries total (including Iceland) backing wider restrictions tied to settler violence and settlement expansion; UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called it “ethnic cleansing,” while Israel responded by closing the UK consulate in East Jerusalem and expelling some British figures. Iceland-US Row: Iceland’s foreign minister summoned the U.S. ambassador after Donald Trump posted a map shading Iceland under the American flag, calling it “completely unacceptable,” as Nordic leaders and NATO-watchers warned the post feeds Arctic tensions. Arctic Defence Without the US: NATO’s Northern Viking drills off Iceland reportedly ran without U.S. ships and aircraft for the first time in a decade, signaling Europe’s push to operate in the North Atlantic independently. Education Watch: Iceland scored below the OECD average in PISA science results, while Finland’s long-term decline continued. Travel/Entry Update: Thailand will replace its 60-day visa exemption with new 30- and 15-day exemptions and updated visa-on-arrival rules from Sept. 15.
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