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Thousands of kilometres from his Washington impeachment trial, U.S. President Donald Trump took centre stage at Davos to tout the success of the American economy, while criticizing the U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday. CBC | World News
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U.S. to screen passengers for new China coronavirus at 3 airports
Thailand has found a second case of a new Chinese coronavirus, a 74-year-old woman from China’s central city of Wuhan. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Senators sworn in as impeachment procedures against Trump begin
The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was sworn in Thursday at the Senate to preside over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, then immediately swore in the entire Senate body with an oath to ensure “impartial justice” as jurors for just the third such proceeding in U.S. history. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. ambassador
Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. CBC | World News
Read More »House prosecutors for U.S. Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump to be named
The House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a landmark trial on whether the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are grounds for his removal. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran after attack on military bases; Iran calls punishment ‘symbolic’
The Trump administration on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran following this week’s missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. government civil rights watchdog investigating Canadian border stops
U.S. congresswoman Pramila Jayapal says she’s confirmed the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Liberties is investigating reports of Iranian-Americans being stopped and questioned last weekend at the border between Washington State and B.C. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. congressional study urges sanctions on China over ‘crimes against humanity’
A U.S. congressional report called for sanctions against China over human rights abuses, and for U.S. officials to keep rights concerns in mind during dealings with Beijing, including trade negotiations. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran says it’s ‘impossible’ that missile brought down Ukrainian airliner despite Canadian, U.S. assertions
Iran’s civil aviation authority said Thursday it was “impossible” that a missile hit a Ukraine International Airlines plane that crashed earlier this week, while Canada and the United States said they have evidence indicating that Flight PS752 was shot down by an Iranian missile. CBC | World News
Read More »What’s next in the conflict between the U.S. and Iran
The U.S. and Iran seem to have backed away from the edge of all-out war following the flare up in tension after the U.S. killed a top Iranian general and the Iranians responded with missile attacks in Iraq. Steven D’Souza looks at where the conflict is likely to go from here. CBC | World News
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