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It was the largest U.S. military intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama, and its most assertive action to achieve regime change since its 2003 invasion of Iraq. On Saturday, the U.S. hit Venezuela with what it described as a “large-scale strike” and captured Venezuelan president Nicolás …
Read More »Trump’s Greenland annexation threats overshadow Ukraine security conference
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The catchphrase going into Tuesday’s coalition of the willing meeting on Ukraine in Paris appears to …
Read More »Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ diplomat recall sparks concerns over politicization of foreign service
Since the founding of the modern American Foreign Service in 1924, there has never been anything like the recent move by the United States to recall 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts, says the president of the American Foreign Service Association. “This is entirely unprecedented,” said …
Read More »Kirsten Hillman is leaving Washington. Here’s what she’s learned about Trump’s America
If you ask Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman how to get Trump-era Republicans on Canada’s side, she’ll tell you a story about a stuffed bison head. Hillman first came to Washington as deputy ambassador in 2017. She says around that time, Canada was trying to make inroads with …
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court decision on Trump’s tariffs could bring more trade uncertainty to Canada
Canada is yet again on the precipice of economic uncertainty as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war. This time it’s connected to an upcoming decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Consider it the tariff version of the devil you know versus the devil you don’t. The …
Read More »New plaques on Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ insult, mock former U.S. presidents
President Donald Trump has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all U.S. commanders in chief, himself included, on his “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House, describing Joe Biden as “sleepy,” Barack Obama as “divisive” and Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump. The additions, first …
Read More »Trump’s chief of staff gives rare interview: Here are 5 things we learned
U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles, widely regarded in Washington as the quiet power behind the throne, spoke candidly about some of the administration’s shortcomings and delivered a frank assessment of the people around the president in a rare, wide-ranging series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity …
Read More »Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump’s ceasefire claim
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald …
Read More »Is Trump’s stark new security strategy the end of the liberal world order? Europeans will need convincing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy appears to blow up some of the key principles behind 80 years of European collective defence, challenging the foundation of the continent’s relationship with the country. But on whether the White House will — or even can — follow through on many …
Read More »Trump’s new security strategy aligns with Russia’s interests, Kremlin says
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia’s own perceptions, the first time that Moscow …
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