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The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo, as its leader pledged to get to work quickly to improve conditions there. CBC | World News
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U.S. Justice Department probing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over ICE raid comments
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter. CBC | World News
Read More »CIA chief has face-to-face meeting with Venezuela’s interim leader: U.S. official
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s interim leader in Caracas to discuss co-operation, a U.S. official said on Friday, in the most senior known visit by a U.S. official since the United States toppled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro this month. CBC | World News
Read More »Iranian cleric rails against U.S., calls for death penalty for demonstrators, as protests appear to ebb
Iran’s deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of U.S. threats to intervene if the killing continues. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. tells UN all options ‘on the table’ in Iran, which says it will respond to any act of aggression
The UN Security Council is hosting an emergency meeting to discuss deadly protests in Iran at the request of the United States, even as U.S. President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic Republic. Iran told the meeting that any act of aggression would be met with a “decisive, proportionate and lawful response.” CBC | ...
Read More »Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado after U.S. seizes 6th tanker
The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. envoy announces launch of Phase 2 of Gaza truce agreement
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced on Wednesday the launch of Phase 2 of the plan to end the conflict in Gaza with the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian administration in the enclave. CBC | World News
Read More »Denmark, Greenland bring united front to White House as Trump says NATO needs U.S. to control island
U.S. officials will meet Denmark and Greenland officials at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, the semi-autonomous territory, which U.S. President Donald Trump wants to pry from the Danes. CBC | World News
Read More »Shiffrin fronts 1-2 U.S. finish in women’s slalom for record-extending 107th World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin and American teammate Paula Moltzan finished 1-2 in a World Cup slalom night race Tuesday in Flachau, Austria. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump claims CUSMA is ‘irrelevant’ to U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement — the trade pact also known as CUSMA — is not relevant for the U.S., but Canada wants it, as he pushed for companies to bring manufacturing back to American soil. CBC | World News
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