November, 2025
Whether the target is drugs or Maduro, U.S. could be hindering its own military with deadly boat strikes
F-18 fighter jets are shown on the deck of the the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, during the NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise in the North Sea on Sept. 24. The Ford is being deployed to waters near South America. (Jonathan Klein/AFP/Getty Images) Voices more closely connected to the U.S. military have emerged this week to raise their own questions about a spate of boat strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats in the Western hemisphere carried out by the Trump administration since Sept. 2. An anonymous PentagonRead more
Trump’s latest outburst is another reminder of how much has changed
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the White House on Wednesday. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) As Donald Trump explained it, he was primarily worried about the accurate and honourable reporting of Ronald Reagan’s views on trade policy — and concerned that a misrepresentation of the former U.S. president’s views might somehow influence the justices of the United States Supreme Court. And his belief in this regard is so strong that he was willing to suspend trade negotiations with one of his country’s closestRead more
White South Africans to the front of the line as Trump slashes refugee limit
The first group of Afrikaners from South Africa arrived for resettlement in the U.S. on May 12. Under a new Trump administration policy, the number of refugees allowed into the country will be reduced to as low as 7,500 this year, with white South Africans prioritized over everyone else. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) President Donald Trump is slashing the number of refugees allowed into the United States, and people fleeing war-torn countries, human rights abuses and catastrophes will now be of lower priority than white people from South Africa. The TrumpRead more
Trump says Carney apologized for Ford’s anti-tariff ad
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled ongoing trade negotiations earlier this month, citing an Ontario government anti-tariff ad. (Evelyn Hockstein, Blair Gable/Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for the Ontario government ad that used former president Ronald Reagan’s own words to spread an anti-tariff message to an American audience. “I have a very good relationship [with Carney]. I like him a lot, but what they did was wrong. He was very nice. He apologized for what they did with the commercial,” Trump said on FridayRead more