Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected the latest U.S. trade proposal as a “bad deal.” He spoke to Canadians on Saturday after trade talks with Washington collapsed. Carney had ordered Canada’s negotiators back home on Friday. He said last-minute changes from the U.S. were unfair and economically damaging. “We cannot accept what they offered…
President Donald Trump’s new 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods have taken effect. The tariffs began at 12:01 a.m. ET on Saturday. The move followed the collapse of last-minute trade talks between the United States and Canada. The new duties affect products ranging from hockey sticks to wine. However, key Canadian exports such as oil,…
The FBI has arrested a 35-year-old woman accused of planning to bomb the state Capitol in Albany and kill lawmakers. Jessica Bowie, a resident of Albany, has been charged with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation. Prosecutors allege that she had previously pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) and spent weeks discussing…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sweeping new economic penalties on Iran and on countries whose businesses or institutions continue to provide financial or commercial support to Tehran. Trump announced the measures in a post on Truth Social, describing them as “the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country”. He did…
Liberian authorities have charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences as part of a wider investigation into an alleged international drug network. Howard-Taylor, who served as Liberia’s vice president from 2018 to 2024, was detained at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia before she could board a flight out…
Australia has condemned an Israeli military decision not to open a criminal investigation into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six of her colleagues in Gaza. Frankcom, who worked for the humanitarian organisation World Central Kitchen (WCK), was killed in an Israeli airstrike in April 2024 while travelling with other members of…
At least eight people have been killed and 33 others injured after a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv and surrounding areas, Ukrainian authorities say. The overnight attack damaged apartment buildings, warehouses, a children’s hospital and a school, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Emergency crews were also searching through the rubble…
Trump delays new Canada tariffs for three days as US and Canadian negotiators work to finalise a trade deal. US President Donald Trump has delayed new tariffs on Canadian goods for three days. The move comes as both countries push to finalise a trade deal. Trump said the 50% tariffs were due to begin Wednesday…
Prosecutors in the case over the killing of Charlie Kirk have pointed to an inscription on a bullet as evidence that the conservative activist was deliberately targeted because of his political views. In a court filing on Tuesday, prosecutors argued that the words engraved on the bullet (“Hey Facist! CATCH!”) amount to an overt political…
Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a businessman accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a business gathering in Hangzhou, with the case triggering widespread anger over alleged abuses of power and China’s drinking-table culture. The woman was allegedly assaulted at a karaoke venue after attending an official company dinner involving executives…
