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U.S. Tariffs Could Price Canadian Firms Out of U.S. and Threaten Thousands of Jobs

24 août 2026 à 20:33
The 50 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on Canadian exports to the United States will make it impossible for many Canadian companies to continue to sell to the U.S. market, economists say.

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Harvested logs in British Columbia in 2023. Canada’s forestry industry may be hit particularly hard by the latest American tariffs.

Trump’s Attempt to Strangle Iran’s Economy Depends on China’s Cooperation

24 août 2026 à 21:10
The U.S. has spent 20 years promising ‘crippling sanctions’ on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump’s goals.

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In announcing Operation Economic Outcast, the Trump administration said on Monday that it would involve choking off every last transaction that funnels money to Tehran.

A New Effort to Punish Iran

24 août 2026 à 16:48
The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners.

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U.S. Unveils Campaign to Cripple Iran’s Economy, but Offers Few Details

24 août 2026 à 15:07
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged the effort was more of a warning shot that would begin a period of “quiet diplomacy.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would “tighten the noose” around Iran by imposing sanctions on every source or facilitator of its revenue.

U.S. Military Kills 2 People in Attack on Boat in Pacific

24 août 2026 à 09:00
The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.

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A screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command on Monday showed what it said was a vessel operating along a drug-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific.

UK Prime Minister Burnham Arrives in Ukraine as Russia Amps Up Warnings

24 août 2026 à 13:47
In his first foreign trip since taking office, the British prime minister pledged to stand by Kyiv despite new warnings of potential consequences.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain on Monday at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Ukraine’s national military memorial cemetery in Hatne, southwest of Kyiv.

Can ‘Argentina’s Texas’ Save the Country’s Economy?

24 août 2026 à 05:02
Thousands of Argentines are flocking to a remote stretch of Patagonia, seeking work with only backpacks, tents and the hope that they and their country can turn around their fortunes.

Trump’s Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans

24 août 2026 à 09:30
A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.

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President Trump arriving aboard Air Force One at Kennedy International Airport on Aug. 14.

Iran Warns Gulf States Not to Join Trump’s Economic War

23 août 2026 à 13:00
Iran’s new hard-line national security adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, vowed to prevent “a single drop of oil” from leaving the region.

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Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s new security chief, last month in Tehran. Though hostilities have largely ceased, the United States and Iran are locked in an economic standoff.

U.S.-Canada Trade War: What to Know About Tariffs and the Negotiations

25 août 2026 à 14:49
Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney retaliated “dollar for dollar.”

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the trade dispute with the United States in Levis, Quebec, on Aug. 24.

Echoing Trump, Latin America’s Leaders Boost Allies Across Borders

23 août 2026 à 05:01
With cheers, endorsements and insults for rivals and “wokismo,” a new crop of right-wing leaders are openly stepping into one another’s elections.

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President Javier Milei of Argentina, left, with Flávio Bolsonaro, who hopes to be Brazil’s next president, last month. Mr. Milei’s strident support of Mr. Bolsonaro’s candidacy led to a rift with the current Brazilian president.

Mexican Governor Accused by U.S. of Aiding Cartel Leaves Office, Again

23 août 2026 à 10:32
Rubén Rocha Moya of Sinaloa reversed course a day after returning to office, amid widespread criticism, including from members of his own party.

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Rubén Rocha Moya in 2024.

Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected

23 août 2026 à 10:43
In an interview, Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s trade representative, laid out details of what the United States offered to Canada before talks crumbled.

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Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said Canada would have been given the most preferential treatment of any trading partner.

Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation

22 août 2026 à 16:35
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a powerful speech to Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after ordering negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said that he had pulled negotiators out of trade talks with the United States because the Trump administration had “asked too much and offered too little.”

Waking Up to an Escalating Canada-U.S. Trade War

22 août 2026 à 06:22
The two countries are locked in a potentially devastating tariff war after last-minute demands ended talks in Washington late Friday night.

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Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette at the Canadian Embassy in Washington in June.

Carney Stands Up to Trump in U.S.-Canada Trade War

23 août 2026 à 03:15
Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly.

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Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, said on Saturday that “Canada is becoming stronger and less dependent on America.”

How a Trump Envoy Uses Vodka and Dirty Jokes to Conduct U.S. Diplomacy

22 août 2026 à 10:38
The diplomat, John Coale, says his personalized approach gets results and matches the president’s style. Critics contend he is giving up too much to an authoritarian leader.

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John Coale, the U.S. special envoy to Belarus, was on hand last year in Lithuania for the arrival of released prisoners from Belarus.

Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

21 août 2026 à 20:06
Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.

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The ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario. President Trump hit the Canadian steel industry with tariffs of up to 50 percent last year.

Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse

22 août 2026 à 11:59
Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said he suspended the trade talks because the American side introduced last-minute terms that ”called into question the reliability of any deal.”

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Ban

21 août 2026 à 22:12
The ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority.

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Travelers arriving from international flights outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection exit at Kennedy International Airport in New York last year.

Mexican Governor, Accused by U.S. of Helping Cartel, Returns to His Job

22 août 2026 à 02:42
After U.S. prosecutors accused Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya of protecting the Sinaloa cartel, he said he would step down to focus on his defense. On Friday, he declared he was back and faced much criticism.

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Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, during an annual earthquake drill in Culiacán, Mexico, in 2024.

U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say

21 août 2026 à 16:56
The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.

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A plane carrying deportees from the United States at Roberts International Airport in Liberia on Thursday.

Turkey Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest, Saying Israel Abused Flotilla Activists

21 août 2026 à 16:35
Turkey’s request for an Interpol ‘red notice’ came at a time of escalating tensions between the two countries.

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A flotilla of about 50 boats carrying humanitarian aid departed Marmaris, Turkey, in May, intending to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Israeli forces boarded the boats and detained 400 people.

5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia

21 août 2026 à 19:36
At least five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.

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The Bamy Hotel, where migrants are held, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

21 août 2026 à 15:47
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

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Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

Germany Identifies a Plot After Finding a Weapons Cache, but Names No Culprit

21 août 2026 à 13:28
Officials were careful not to point a finger, after revealing what they said was a plan for a political attack, at a time when a series of destabilizing actions have been blamed on Russia.

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“This case shows that we are working on the assumption that the risk level is high,” Alexander Dobrindt, the German interior minister, said at a news conference on Friday.

Gazebos From Uzbekistan: The Latest Foreign Gifts in Trump’s Washington

21 août 2026 à 11:54
The structures will go up in West Potomac Park, the site of President Trump’s planned National Garden of American Heroes.

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Workers moving materials for Uzbek gazebos at West Potomac Park on Tuesday. President Trump’s expansive plans for the area also include reflecting pools, dining facilities and an amphitheater.

Giorgia Meloni Has a Lot to Say: The Takeaways

21 août 2026 à 05:04
The Italian prime minister is leading what will soon be the longest-lasting government in the country’s postwar history. She shows herself by turns funny and fierce in a rare interview.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.

Giorgia Meloni Cuts the Hard Right a Path to Power

21 août 2026 à 05:01
In a rare interview, the onetime political outcast reflects on her route from “the uncomfortable side of history” to the threshold of leading Italy’s most durable postwar government.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy at Palazzo Chigi in Rome last month.

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92

20 août 2026 à 22:14
A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.

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Nancy Kissinger, then Nancy Maginnes, with her future husband, Henry A. Kissinger, in Jerusalem in 1970. She was a fierce defender of Mr. Kissinger, a polarizing figure with a hotly disputed reputation.

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92

20 août 2026 à 22:14
A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.

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Nancy Kissinger, then Nancy Maginnes, with her future husband, Henry A. Kissinger, in Jerusalem in 1970. She was a fierce defender of Mr. Kissinger, a polarizing figure with a hotly disputed reputation.

Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

20 août 2026 à 18:28
Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

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Activity in Havana, once bustling, has dwindled as uncertainty grows about the city’s future. Cuba’s economy has suffered because of the U.S. blockade on oil shipments.

Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

20 août 2026 à 18:20
Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

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Activity in Havana, once bustling, has dwindled as uncertainty grows about the city’s future. Cuba’s economy has suffered because of the U.S. blockade on oil shipments.

Cameroon’s Aging President Returns From Monthslong Stay Abroad

20 août 2026 à 18:06
Paul Biya, 93, had been in Switzerland since early June. The prolonged absence stirred questions about his health and plans for succession.

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President of Cameroon Paul Biya’s motorcade is greeted by supporters as it passes through Yaoundé on Thursday after his arrival back in Cameroon following a 73-day absence.

The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran

20 août 2026 à 22:58
President Trump’s threats of an “economic D-Day” carry a clear signal to Iran that he does not want to go back to war.

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Among the challenges for President Trump is that he has repeatedly threatened Iran with destruction, only to pull back.

Japan’s U.S. Ties Could Not Save a Top Judge From Trump’s I.C.C. Sanctions

20 août 2026 à 17:22
Japan had tried to dissuade the U.S. from imposing sanctions on Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, but the White House pressed ahead.

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Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague in 2024.

Darline Graham’s Debate Misstep Tests South Carolina’s Appetite for a Political Newcomer

20 août 2026 à 17:35
The South Carolina senator has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength as she runs to succeed her late brother, Lindsey Graham. But a debate misstep has rattled some of her supporters.

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Senator Darline Graham is campaigning to hold on to the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham.

Trump Officials Move to Fund Gaza Peacekeepers Even as Peace Plan Falters

20 août 2026 à 14:24
The State Department informed Congress of its intent to fund the stabilization force on the same day the president’s Board of Peace announced a plan to disarm Hamas.

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Palestinians inspecting the damage to a mosque after it was struck by Israeli airstrikes in July in Gaza City. Deadly clashes have continued on and off since an initial cease-fire was reached in October.

First U.S. Deportees to Arrive in Liberia Amid Growing Backlash

20 août 2026 à 16:52
The five men were part of the first group of deportees to be sent to the West African nation by the Trump administration. The Liberian government has not clarified their status.

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Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The U.S. deportation deal with Liberia is one of the largest so-called third-country deportation agreements struck by the Trump administration so far.

State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained

20 août 2026 à 10:59
U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.

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The detained U.S. citizen U Min Zin disappeared in China’s Yunnan province after traveling there to attend an academic conference at the invitation of the Chinese government, according to the State Department.

State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained

20 août 2026 à 10:59
U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.

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The detained U.S. citizen U Min Zin disappeared in China’s Yunnan province after traveling there to attend an academic conference at the invitation of the Chinese government, according to the State Department.

Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say

20 août 2026 à 05:04
President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.

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American and South Korean troops participating in the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises last year.

Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say

20 août 2026 à 05:04
President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.

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American and South Korean troops participating in the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises last year.

As Iran and U.S. Settle Into an Uneasy Standoff, Who Will Blink First?

20 août 2026 à 13:14
For weeks, there has been no diplomatic progress, but also no full-scale fighting, as each side seems to believe it can hold out longer than the other.

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A butcher in Tehran in July. The United States appears to be betting that putting Iran in a tighter economic stranglehold will succeed where military strikes have not.

What to Know About Iran’s Economic Ties With Gulf Countries

19 août 2026 à 18:12
The United Arab Emirates, Iran’s most important regional trading partner, announced a total embargo on transactions with Tehran on Tuesday.

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Smoke billowing from Jebel Ali port after an Iranian attack, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in March.

Trump vs. the International Criminal Court

19 août 2026 à 16:50
The U.S. approach to the court has always been complicated. Now, it’s openly hostile.

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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