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President Donald Trump says the U.S. will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria during trip to the Gulf on Tuesday. CBC | World News
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White South Africans fast-tracked for refugee status set to arrive in U.S. on Monday
A group of 49 white South Africans are set to arrive at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Monday, after having been offered refugee status under a new program from the Trump administration. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. and China reach deal to slash tariffs
The United States and China said on Monday they have agreed a deal to slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that has disrupted the global economy and set financial markets on edge. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. claims ‘substantial progress’ in tariff talks with China as Geneva summit wraps up
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there was “substantial progress” in the weekend sessions but offered scant information on exactly what negotiations entailed. He said more details would come at a briefing Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump’s drastic cuts to federal agencies temporarily halted by U.S. judge
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration must temporarily halt its sweeping government overhaul because Congress did not authorize it to carry out large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, a federal judge says. CBC | World News
Read More »Tufts student detained by U.S. immigration for op-ed on Gaza is released
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student from Turkey who was held for over six weeks in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana after co-writing an opinion piece criticizing her school’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza, was released from custody on Friday after a federal judge granted her bail. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. says Israel won’t be involved in Gaza aid distribution
A U.S.-backed mechanism for distributing aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington’s ambassador to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, but he gave few details. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. wants to send deportees to Libya, site of migrant mass graves and brutal detention centres
The Donald Trump administrations plans for mass deportations now include Libya, which would represent a remarkable development given both the north African country’s controversial treatment of migrants, and its fraught history with the U.S. CBC | World News
Read More »China beefs up economic safeguards ahead of U.S. trade talks in Switzerland
China has announced a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, as the two sides prepare for talks later this week. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s allies are wondering if they can still shelter under the U.S. nuclear umbrella
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