Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe that has given Ottawa an outsized role in the transatlantic alliance. “We must deter and fortify. And that is the way that we can provide true reassurance,” Carney … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Tehran in response on Tuesday. The Australian Security Intelligence Organization concluded the Iranian government had directed arson attacks on the Lewis Continental Kitchen, a kosher food company, in Sydney in October … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada and South American bloc Mercosur will resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement, Brasilia and Ottawa announced on Monday after a meeting in Brazil’s capital. Mercosur, whose rotating presidency is currently held by Brazil, is a major exporter of beef, soybeans and minerals. Besides Brazil, the bloc includes Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, while Bolivia … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Germany late Monday, looking to boost trade and defence ties with Europe’s largest economy amid a five-day trip through the continent. Carney is moving to align Canada more closely with Europe as U.S. President Donald Trump upends the global trading system with his tariff war, and Russia’s ongoing war … Read more
The sole survivor of a poisonous meal laced with toxic mushrooms told an Australian court Monday that he felt only “half alive” following the death of his wife and the loss of his two closest friends. Ian Wilkinson read his victim impact statement at a sentencing hearing for Erin Patterson, 50, at the Victoria state … Read more
The summoning to Paris of U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner, following his allegations that the country had not done enough to combat antisemitism, marks his host country’s formal displeasure with its top diplomat from the U.S. Kushner — the father of Jared Kushner, son-in-law to U.S. President Donald Trump — wrote a letter to … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg said in Kyiv on Monday that officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as a lack of progress fuels doubts about whether a peace settlement could be on the horizon. Officials are “hoping to get to a … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, by asserting that a “Purge or Revolution” was taking place there and threatening to not do business with Seoul as he prepared to host the new leader at the White House later Monday. It was not immediately clear what Trump was … Read more
On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, 14 Greenlands would easily fit inside the African continent. Criticism that the Mercator projection does not accurately reflect Africa’s real size is … Read more
Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials. Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for the AP during the conflict, as well as other news outlets. The AP said in a statement that it was shocked and … Read more