US President-elect Donald Trump took a light jab at his Canadian counterpart on Tuesday, referring to Justin Trudeau as the “governor” of the “Great State of Canada”. In an early…
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USA: FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign at the end of the Biden administration, as President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Wray told bureau employees on Wednesday according to CBS News.…
USA: Trump plans to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back in office next month. “These people…
USA: Biden okays new $988m military aid package for Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced that the United States will provide nearly $1bn in additional military aid to war-torn Ukraine, as it attempts to fend off an ongoing…
USA: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict
United States President-elect Donald Trump has signalled that, under his administration, the United States would cease any involvement in Syria’s long-running civil war, hinting at a possible end to support for…
UK: We do not need to choose between US and EU- Starmer
The prime minister has rejected any suggestion that the UK must choose between closer ties with the US or the European Union, when Donald Trump returns to the White House.…
USA: Trump threatens 100% tariff on Brics nations if they try to replace dollar
US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on a bloc of nine nations if they were to create a rival currency to the US dollar. “The idea…
USA: Trump picks anti-‘deep state’ crusader Kash Patel to lead FBI
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to tap loyalist Kash Patel to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a pick that is expected to disrupt the agency and…
USA: PM Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump after tariff threat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Florida to meet Donald Trump as Canada seeks to head off the president-elect’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods. Canadian media…
Canada: Oil patch rattled by Trump’s tariff threat
In Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta, there is a deep sense of unease over President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods. Canadian politicians and energy…