Oct 23 Carney says Canada will aim to double its non-U.S. exports amid economic tensions By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal for Canada to double its non-U.S. exports in the next decade, saying American tariffs are causing a chill in investment. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 7:10 News Wrap: Europe follows U.S. lead and imposes new sanctions on Russia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, European officials followed Washington’s lead in approving economic measures aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, Lithuania's president said Russian military planes violated his country's airspace, Secretary of State Rubio visited Israel… Continue watching
Oct 23 President of Lithuania says Russian military planes violated country’s airspace By Associated Press Russian military planes briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace Thursday evening, the Lithuanian president said, condemning what he called a blatant breach of the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO-member country. Continue reading
Oct 23 Putin decries U.S. sanctions as ‘unfriendly’ as EU joins in adding more restrictions on Russia By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The American and European sanctions are intended as part of a broadened effort to choke off the revenue and supplies that fuel Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, compelling Putin to negotiate an end to the war. Continue reading
Oct 23 King Charles prays with Pope Leo in historic visit to the Vatican By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV. This historic meeting aims to strengthen ties between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. Continue reading
Oct 23 Brazilian President Lula announces reelection bid By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced his intention to run for reelection next year. Continue reading
Oct 23 Trump suggests he could ask Israel to free imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader. Continue reading
Oct 23 A timeline of U.S. military strikes on boats off South America and what Congress has said By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in nine strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Oct 23 What will happen to the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum? Here’s where they might end up By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, R.J. Rico, Associated Press It's not like someone could publicly wear one of France's Crown Jewels stolen on Sunday, and finding a market to sell the full artifacts would be incredibly difficult. Continue reading
Oct 23 Vance criticizes Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an ‘insult’ By Renata Brito, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Hard-liners in the Israeli parliament had narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexing the West Bank — an apparent attempt to embarrass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while Vice President JD Vance was still in the country. Continue reading