Jan 24 Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new China trade deal By Michelle L. Price, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal. Continue reading
Jan 23 U.S. forces carry out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture By Associated Press The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. Continue reading
Jan 23 Trump backs down from Greenland, but how much damage has been done? By Nick Schifrin A framework for a deal, or an off-ramp? President Trump backs down after his aggressive efforts to acquire Greenland enraged and insulted allies. What’s in the agreement, and how much damage to America’s most important relationships has already been done?… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Trump backs down from Greenland, but how much damage has been done? By Nick Schifrin, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert A framework for a deal, or an off-ramp? President Trump backs down after his aggressive efforts to acquire Greenland enraged and insulted allies. What’s in the agreement, and how much damage to America’s most important relationships has already been done?… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Starmer calls Trump's comments on NATO troops in Afghanistan 'insulting' In our news wrap Friday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called President Trump's comments about NATO troops serving in Afghanistan "insulting" and "appalling," the FBI arrested a former Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding and the city of… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 5:09 National security experts argue U.S. TikTok deal falls short By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela, Sonia Kopelev President Trump announced a deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S. The agreement caps a six-year legal and geopolitical fight after Congress passed a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company or face a ban. The… Continue watching
Jan 23 Haiti's transitional council votes to oust Prime Minister Fils-Aimé, deepening political chaos By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Haiti’s long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country’s transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, just two weeks before the panel is supposed to step down. Continue reading
Jan 23 Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite trade disruptions by Trump By David McHugh, Associated Press Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world… Continue reading
Jan 23 Syrian forces take control of prison holding IS detainees after Kurdish fighters evacuate By Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press Syria’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the government’s prisons authority is now in charge of al-Aqtan prison, north of the northern city of Raqqa, and that the files of the detainees are being reviewed. Continue reading
Jan 23 Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech By Rob Gillies, Associated Press “Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded Thursday. Continue reading