US-Canada animosity could impede an end to a trade war neither country wants
The U.S. and Canada have ramped up their trade war, hitting each other with steep new tit-for-tat tariffs.
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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs up to 50% against US
(ABC NEWS)– Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs as high as 50% on hundreds of United States products, including some steel and aluminum goods, furniture and clothing, a senior Canadian government official told ABC News. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney waves to the media as he departs 10 Downing Street, after a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer in…
Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’
Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monday, with President Donald Trump telling Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs.
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East, relieving long-deployed USS Lincoln
The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Thursday, relieving a long-deployed carrier following reports of mental health challenges and supply shortages aboard while it was supporting the Iran war.
Trump announces temporary pause on Canada tariffs, citing new deal
President Donald Trump said he is pausing for three days the new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods that were set to go into effect early Wednesday, citing a deal between the U.S. and Canada.
US and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop Trump’s 50% tariffs
The U.S. and Canada are negotiating in an effort to reach a truce on tariffs before a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region
Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions.
House Republicans push $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities
House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to advance a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over Democratic objections as a GOP priority before the midterm elections.
Rubio says any nuclear agreement the US signs will not lead to nuclear proliferation
The Trump administration is expected to sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia as early as Wednesday that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.
Attacks between US and Iran across Mideast overshadow efforts to keep diplomacy alive
A 10th straight day of attacks between the United States and Iran across the Middle East on Tuesday overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that collapsed earlier this month as the two countries battled for control of a waterway vital to world energy supplies.
