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The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday in Donald Trump’s attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year. CBC | World News
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On the run for 21 years, U.S. fugitive ‘psychic’ arrested in Toronto
A U.S. fugitive on the run for more than two decades has been arrested in Toronto after living in the city — out in the open — for years, CBC News has learned. Patrick Lutts Jr., a self-styled psychic, faces manslaughter charges in Florida, stemming from a drunk-driving crash that killed two teens. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump meets with Syrian president Sharaa, who once fought U.S. troops
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first such encounter between the leaders of those two countries in 25 years. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. to lift sanctions against Syria, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria during trip to the Gulf on Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »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
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