President Trump has implemented “reciprocal” tariffs based on trade deficits rather than matching other countries’ existing tariff rates, creating global market disruption and forcing nations to renegotiate trade relations with the United…
Month: April 2025
Markets calmer to begin trading day, but U.S.-China threats loom large
World markets won a reprieve on Tuesday after three days of heavy selling that wiped trillions of dollars off the value of shares, as China vowed to “fight to the end” against…
Israel’s Supreme Court Considers Netanyahu’s Attempt to Fire Spy Chief
Israel’s highest court began hearing a case on Tuesday over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to replace one of his top intelligence chiefs — a courtroom battle that could open the door…
Hegseth fires senior Navy female officer at NATO, who appeared on a 'woke' list
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration, U.S. officials said Monday. Source link
An RCMP officer and a retired Vancouver cop say not even police are safe from high-tech spyware
Retired Vancouver police officer Paul McNamara was out with his family in August 2023 when he had a phone conversation with a friend, Ontario RCMP officer Pete Merrifield. As he talked, he…
With Trudeau gone, it’s ‘night and day’ in a former Liberal fortress
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Canadian Politics Federal Election The party saw its stronghold of Toronto—St.Paul’s fall to the Conservatives after having held it for more than 30 years Published Apr 08,…
Leaders Flex Muscles Against International Criminal Court
There aren’t a lot of countries Israel’s prime minister can visit without risking arrest. Which makes the red-carpet treatment Benjamin Netanyahu received in Hungary — Europe’s only proud “illiberal democracy” — all…
Florida wins NCAA basketball title, rallying to beat Houston 65-63
Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton’s own D stopped the Cougars…
White Lotus season finale saved the best for last
*White Lotus Season 3, Episode 8 spoilers below* If character actors — the backbencher workhouse type of performer White Lotus is full of — were a member of a band, they’d be…
Opinion | Reasons to Be Optimistic About a Post-American Order
Defenders of the current order argue that it has prevented major wars and maintained a remarkably stable and prosperous international system. And for a select club of countries, it has. Evan Luard,…