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The United States and the Taliban are on target to sign a peace agreement next week after a seven-day period of reduced violence, American and Taliban officials said Friday. CBC | World News
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Russia denies trying to interfere in 2020 U.S. election to benefit Trump
The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump’s re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. said wrongly detaining Iranian-born travellers was ‘corrected’ but it seems to still be happening
At least five Iranian-born Canadian citizens were denied entry to the United States after it says it suspended its wrongful detainment practices, leaving some to wonder if the refusals are part of a broader strategy targeting Iranian-born travellers. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. presidential hopefuls signal they won’t go gently into Sanders’s good night if he falls short of majority
Bernie Sanders’s rivals have raised the possibility of pushing him out on a second ballot if he enters this summer’s Democratic convention with a lead short of a first-ballot majority. That was the subtext of a revealing exchange in a presidential candidates’ debate Wednesday night in Las Vegas. CBC | World News
Read More »More than 1,000 former DOJ officials call on U.S. Attorney General Barr to resign
The former officials, who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, criticized William Barr, the country’s top law enforcement officer, for overruling his own prosecutors in a case that has prompted accusations that the Trump administration is weakening the rule of law. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. and Taliban agree to temporary truce in Afghanistan
The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the conflict to start next month, an eventual countrywide cease-fire and a commitment from the Taliban not to harbour terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, while setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. says Taliban has agreed to reduction in violence in Afghanistan
An airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday killed at least eight people — all believed to be civilians, residents said — just hours after U.S. statements that there had been a breakthrough in peace talks. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump ‘wasn’t bothered’ by U.S. attorney general’s critical comments: White House
U.S. Attorney General William Barr publicly swiped at Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and open cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” The White House said Barr has the president’s confidence, though Trump has bristled at criticism from officials before. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Senate passes bipartisan measure preventing Trump from unilaterally attacking Iran
The U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran. CBC | World News
Read More »Swiss politicians want answers over reports local firm was used by U.S., German spies
Senior members of the Swiss legislature are demanding a parliamentary investigation into a spying operation in which U.S. and German intelligence reportedly used a Swiss cryptography company as a front to eavesdrop on other countries. CBC | World News
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