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Last Friday, Trump went further, waiving wide-ranging sanctions on Russia just two days before they were due to take effect. Trump said the sanctions contained in the Graham Act (named after the former South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, a vocal supporter of Ukraine who died in July) would hinder his efforts to broker peace. But […]

The lawsuit seeks to challenge the White House’s reliance on retaliatory tariffs imposed by Canada to justify its own duties under Section 338. Canada has imposed a series of countermeasures against numerous US tariffs. Last month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney matched the Section 338 US tariffs “dollar for dollar” after Trump imposed them for […]

People in Alberta have voted overwhelmingly to stay in Canada, rejecting a proposal to pursue separation through a binding referendum. With most votes counted, more than two-thirds of voters in the province had chosen to remain part of the country rather than pushing for independence, according to Elections Alberta, external. Prime Minister Mark Carney said […]

On Monday, Stephen Mwiti, 48, who said he had lost all six of his children to the cult, welcomed the verdict. “I’m a happy man, that all persons have been convicted,” he told the BBC outside court. His former wife was one of those convicted of murder alongside Mackenzie. Delivering her eight-hour judgment in the […]

While the ban on public gatherings in Marseille and partial overnight curfews in other French cities have brought some temporary calm, more demonstrations are planned for the weekend. At a smashed out tram stop, 79-year-old grandmother Chantal Bellanger said she had been “worried – but then, I’ve been worried for a long time”. “We can […]

There would probably be signs beyond North Korea’s borders if there were a sudden collapse in Kim’s health. China could tighten security along its frontier to prepare for potential instability or refugee flows. Activity around North Korean diplomatic missions might also increase. Defectors in South Korea often receive information through informal networks along the Chinese […]

A 43-year-old man has been charged after Australian MP Helen Haines was hit by a car in Victoria state on Monday. The suspect will appear in court on Wednesday to face charges of dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and the federal offence of causing harm to a public official. Local media […]

Targeted curfews across France contributed to a quiet night following a weekend of riots and looting across the country, the Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said. Curfews were introduced across parts of central Paris, including Place de la République, where protesters had gathered over the weekend, and the Les Halles shopping area. Other measures restricting […]

Outside the cafe in the park, when the gas has cleared, 27-year-old activist Sidorela Vatnikaj, a masters student, describes her typical day. In a movement without leaders she is one of the more experienced, with eight years in the forefront of anti-government protests behind her. “In the morning, you try to co-ordinate with all the […]

America has been fighting the War on Drugs for decades, but the drug cartels, the suppliers and the dealers appear to be always one step ahead of the authorities. President Trump has declared the cartels, “terrorists” and labelled fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid, a “weapon of mass destruction”. But the drug supply is changing, with […]