Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter Watch: Canada-China trade relationship “more predictable” than with US, says Carney Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new approach to Canada’s foreign policy can perhaps be distilled in one line: “We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.” That was his response when asked about the deal […]
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Four astronauts who left the International Space Station (ISS) a month early due to one of the crew members falling ill have returned to Earth on Thursday. Crew 11 disembarked the Dragon Endeavour at about 01:30 local time (09:30 GMT) after an 11 hour journey back to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California. […]
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A man has been charged with setting fire to a historic synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, after admitting he targeted it for its “Jewish identity,” the FBI says. CCTV footage showed a masked figure pouring liquid inside before the blaze, which left the 165‑year‑old building badly damaged. Local residents and neighboring churches have offered their support. […]
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US President Donald Trump is set to announce a plan that would let Americans use their retirement savings for down payments on homes. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who hinted at the plan on Friday, offered few details about how withdrawals from US workplace retirement accounts – known as 401(k)s – would work. “Suppose […]
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Large crowds have gathered along parts of the 2,300 mile peace walk from Texas to Washington, DC, but the monks expressed surprise at the level of support in North Carolina. The Buddhist monks say they are walking from Forth Worth, Texas to Washington, DC to promote awareness of peace, kindness and compassion across the United […]
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Getty Images ICE and other federal officers stand at a Minneapolis intersection where protesters had gathered after the death of Renee Good The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good has sparked protests across the US and increased scrutiny of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). ICE has made thousands of arrests […]
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Laura Bicker,Beijing , Suranjana Tewari,Singapore , Koh Ewe,Singaporeand Jessica Murphy,Toronto Reuters Mark Carney’s visit to China is the first by a Canadian leader in nearly a decade Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, signalling a reset in their countries’ relationship after a key meeting in Beijing. China is […]
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People expressed concern and surprise in Copenhagen and the ‘Danish Capital of America’, Solvang, California, as Trump doubled down on his bid to bring Greenland under US control. Denmark and Greenland’s foreign ministers travelled to Washington for a meeting with US Vice-President JD Vance on Wednesday. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said while the […]
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A British owned, Canadian-made whisky is at the centre of a spat between two provinces that is testing a unified “Team Canada” approach in the face of US tariffs. It started after the whisky maker, Diageo, said it will shut down a bottling plant in Ontario to move some of it closer to US consumers. […]
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Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it – to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump’s stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar. Redrado was fired as head […]
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