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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a position he assumes as traditional close ties have been strained by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and comments about annexation. CBC | World News
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European Union hits pause on planned retaliatory tariffs for U.S.
The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow
The U.S. says it rejects efforts to impose economic measures against its ships, leaving IMO talks to continue despite the country’s withdrawal. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump focuses his economic war on China. Will weary U.S. allies follow?
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Read More »U.S. bond rout is driving worry in world markets
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Read More »Live updates: China strikes back with 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. after Trump’s 104% levy kicks in
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Read More »Trade war escalates as China raises its retaliatory tariff on U.S. imports to 84%, effective tomorrow
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Read More »U.S. government can use 18th century law to deport migrants, top court says
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump claims U.S. starting direct talks with Iran on nuclear program
U.S. President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that the United States and Iran were poised to begin direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, but a senior Iranian official said any negotiations would be indirect with Oman acting as intermediary. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. government ordered to bring back Maryland resident after ‘wholly lawless’ deportation
The U.S. government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be ‘wholly lawless,’ a federal judge wrote Sunday, as questions are also increasing over the criminality of Venezuelan men deported to the same prison. CBC | World News
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