Since Donald Trump began his second term, Canadian politician Doug Ford has become one of the loudest international voices to contest the US president’s “America First” trade policy. The Ontario premier is now a ubiquitous presence on US cable news as he pushes back against US tariffs on Canadian goods…
The arguments are well rehearsed, and now must meet reality. A 30-day ceasefire is, unhesitatingly, good news, at first. But a truce is the most complex, and damaged idea of this decade-long conflict. And how it endures will define Ukraine’s support, sovereignty and survival. After likely hundreds of thousands of…
The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into a US-flagged tanker off the English coast is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as maritime experts search for answers. The Solong careered into the Stena Immaculate while it was at anchor in the North…
Pakistan’s military have been engaged in a deadly standoff for more than 24 hours with armed militants who hijacked a train and took hostages, in a dramatic escalation of an insurgency that has plagued the region for decades. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group active in the…
Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last week, the United Nations’ human rights office said on Tuesday. The bloodshed in the coastal heartland of former ruler Bashar al-Assad saw more than 800 people killed in clashes between armed groups…
European defense leaders are meeting in Paris this week to discuss their plans to provide Ukraine with security guarantees as the continent steps up after decades of relying on the U.S. French President Emmanuel Macron led with an address to the Tuesday gathering of defense chiefs from 30 European and NATO…
House Republicans passed a federal funding bill backed by President Donald Trump largely on their own Tuesday. It also marked one of the rare occasions in recent memory that a majority of House Democrats voted against a bill that would prevent a government shutdown. The bill passed largely along partisan…
Rosie O’Donnell has been sparring with President Trump since 2006, and now the frequent Trump critic has confirmed she fled the country after his return to the Oval Office. The comedian said she is living in Ireland and is in the process of applying for Irish citizenship. ‘It’s been pretty…
The House Freedom Caucus could force a vote on a bill to strip Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, of his committee assignments if Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., does not announce a punishment for the Democrat that conservatives see as sufficient. ‘He will see what he deems appropriate, and then if that’s…
Democratic New York Rep. Tom Suozzi said Tuesday that there is a catastrophe brewing for the country’s aging population, and he wants to do something about it. Alongside Republican Rep. John Moolenaar, Suozzi introduced the ‘Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act’ on Tuesday, which seeks to help…