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A top adviser to the U.S. director of national intelligence acknowledged in a March 24 email that the Venezuelan government may not have specifically directed the activities of a gang that the Trump administration has used to justify fast-tracking deportations of immigrants. CBC | World News
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Global pandemic accord adopted by WHO amid U.S. absence
Members of the World Health Organization have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19. CBC | World News
Read More »Aviation expert weighs in on growing turbulence in U.S. skies
Aviation expert Robert Kokonis tells The National’s Ian Hanomansing how U.S. air traffic controller shortages are leading to radar blackouts and radio silence in the skies. CBC | World News
Read More »The CIA is openly calling on Chinese officials to spy for the U.S. Will they listen?
American spies are saying the quiet part out loud to Chinese officials via a series of videos published online: Their knowledge of Beijing’s secrets would be welcome in Washington. Some experts laud the CIA’s brazen attempt to recruit Chinese sources, but other observers say it’s unlikely to work. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. ambassador says country is ‘open to doing business’ with Canada amid trade war
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told the audience of major business and political figures that the U.S. is “open for business” — even as President Donald Trump digs in on his claim that he will not lift tariffs on Canada, and after he told Prime Minister Mark Carney there was nothing he could say to change that. CBC | ...
Read More »What’s going on with air traffic control in the U.S.? Here are the facts
Three technical outages affecting Newark airport have traumatized air traffic controllers and worried passengers about the safety of U.S. air travel. Here are the facts on what’s happening. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court grapples with nationwide injunctions stopping presidential directives in citizenship case
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
Read More »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
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