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The United States and Israel have both rejected an alternative plan to rebuild Gaza after it was adopted by Arab states at a summit on Tuesday. CBC | World News
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The U.S. has long been a target of Russia’s ire. Under Trump, the tone has changed
There is a dramatic shift happening in Russia, when it comes to how Russian officials and state media view the U.S. government under Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »CIA director confirms pause of U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine
The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to co-operate with U.S. President Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump administration has been talking with Hamas, marking U-turn from prior U.S. policy
The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with the militant Palestinian group Hamas on securing the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, while U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “hell to pay” should the Palestinian militant group not comply. CBC | World News
Read More »NHL commissioner Bettman says Canada, U.S. trade war could cause league ‘pain’
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says any negative effects on the Canadian dollar caused by the Trump administration’s tariffs could be “painful” for the league. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court upholds ruling ordering Trump administration to fulfil $2B in USAID contracts
A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government, as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. is not currently sharing intelligence with Ukraine, American officials confirm
The U.S. has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv, two American officials said, in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada, U.S. offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before their deportation to China: sources
Canada and the United States offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources told Reuters, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where they were covertly deported last week. CBC | World News
Read More »Markets waver, fall again as U.S. tariffs against Canada, Mexico go into effect
Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, with a brief bounce-back in technology stocks failing to reverse overall losses amid shaky global markets. CBC | World News
Read More »As U.S. halts military aid, there is concern in Ukraine amid an effort to repair soured relations
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