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Canada excludes seafood from retaliatory tariffs on US goods

Canada excludes seafood from retaliatory tariffs on US goods

The Canadian government late Wednesday exempted seafood and fish products from its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. In a statement, Canada’s Department of Finance said it made the decision in response to “feedback,” noting the removal of…

'Point of no return' if Israel-Hamas truce fails: US envoy to Gaza board

CNA

'Point of no return' if Israel-Hamas truce fails: US envoy to Gaza board

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had rejected the latest part of a US plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza.

CNA

C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit

The New York Times

C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit

C.I.A. analysts have questioned whether President Vladimir V. Putin’s advisers have given him honest assessments of the conflict.

The New York Times

EU condemned Mladic, but remains silent about nationalism in Ukraine — senior legislator

Konstantin Kosachev said that even before the start of the special military operation, at least 16,000 people had been killed in Donbass by "the heirs, adherents, followers and admirers of Ukrainian nationalists"

Trump tells voters ahead of midterms: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’

Trump tells voters ahead of midterms: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’

President Trump again urged Americans on Wednesday to cast their vote as if he was “on the ballot” this November. “I see it all the time, that when Trump’s on the ballot, they win,” the president told Fox News’s Trey Gowdy. “When he’s out…

Moldova holds military parade featuring NATO equipment in Chisinau on Independence Day

"This is an opportunity to show people how we have strengthened the country’s defense," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said

Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’ in the US, amid trade war with Canada

South China Morning Post

Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’ in the US, amid trade war with Canada

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States, as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order that updated the…

South China Morning Post

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

The Guardian

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighbor US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to…

The Guardian

Payments start soon in privacy settlement ‘hundreds of millions’ could have qualified for

Payments start soon in privacy settlement ‘hundreds of millions’ could have qualified for

Keep an eye on your bank account, Venmo and PayPal the next few weeks. Money could be coming your way from a privacy class action settlement that "hundreds of millions" may have qualified for.

Russian military serviceman killed in St Petersburg car blast

Russian military serviceman killed in St Petersburg car blast

This is the latest in a series of blasts targeting military personnel and others linked to Russia's war on Ukraine.

Trump signs order changing Lake Ontario’s name ‘effective immediately’

Trump signs order changing Lake Ontario’s name ‘effective immediately’

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday formally changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid the U.S. trade war with Canada. “We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake…

Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks amid int’l hopes dialogue with US will resume

Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks amid int’l hopes dialogue with US will resume

Officials review efforts being made to reduce war escalation and create 'appropriate conditions' for dialogue, Doha says