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U.S. and Ukraine meet in Saudi Arabia after failed White House talks, drone attack on Russia

U.S. and Ukrainian delegations began meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Kyiv’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, two weeks after a disastrous meeting between the two countries’ leaders at the White House — and hours after a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region. Officials in Moscow said Russian air defences shot down 337 Ukrainian drones, …

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Joly says Canada-U.K. friendship is ‘in our DNA’ after British PM’s White House comments

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she doesn’t believe the relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom has changed after comments made by the British prime minister during a visit to the White House. At a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, Joly said “no country on Earth will be able …

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Keir Starmer announces boost to British defence spending, on eve of White House visit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2027 and target a three per cent level last seen decades ago, a signal to U.S. President Donald Trump that Britain can help boost Europe’s security. …

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Hyundai owners say the paint on their white cars is flaking off

Armando Toossi says he started to notice small chips in his car’s paint about seven years ago. He bought his brand new, white Hyundai Sonata 2.0T in 2016. But after taking the vehicle to a touchless car wash about three years ago, large sections of paint started peeling off. “Paint just …

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White nationalist books planted in little free libraries across Ottawa

Copies of a book promoting white nationalist ideology have been placed in community-run library boxes in neighbourhoods in parts of Ottawa, prompting a police investigation. Christine Young found several copies earlier this month when she decided to check out a few little free libraries near her home in Barrhaven. Little free libraries are …

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Doctor with Hamilton ties, 1st Black man at White House reception, among ‘courageous’ Civil War surgeons

More than 100 years after his death, Anderson Ruffin Abbott’s visit to the White House and his relationship with President Abraham Lincoln continue to fascinate people. Abbott, a man of notable firsts, is included in Jill L. Newmark’s book Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons. In addition to …

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Trump signs order to send migrants to Guantanamo; White House walks back grant freeze

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Cuba already houses a migrant facility — separate from the high-security U.S. prison for foreign …

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Trump White House declares a person’s gender can’t be changed

The United States will recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Monday as he moved to quickly end a range of policies aimed at promoting racial equity and protecting rights for 2SLGBTQ+ people. The order requires the government use the term …

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Trump appoints lawyer Stanley Woodward to White House legal team

Donald Trump on Saturday named Stanley Woodward, a lawyer who has defended several of the incoming president’s top aides and associates as well as people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, to join his White House legal team. Trump’s transition team said in a statement that Woodward would serve as …

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Top Trump White House pick has strong view on Canada’s government. It’s not flattering

The man reportedly tapped for the top international role inside the Trump White House isn’t just predicting the defeat of Canada’s Trudeau government: He’s celebrating it. Mike Waltz has a vast digital footprint on international issues in his six years as a congressman, following careers in business, defence policy, and as …

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