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Trump announces Russia-Ukraine ‘energy ceasefire,’ which Zelenskyy says he hasn’t seen but supports
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a German-Ukrainian business forum in Kyiv on Oct. 4. Zelenskyy on Sunday said he supports an ‘energy ceasefire’ with Russia announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but he has yet to see details. (Dan Bashakov/The Associated Press) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has discussed the possibility of an energy ceasefire with Russia with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte but is waiting for more information from the United States. U.S. President DonaldRead more
Trump flexes ‘American power’ on UN’s biggest stage
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. (Seth Wenig/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump is telling the world that he will keep using military power to advance his country’s interests, including stopping what he calls “hostile foreign adversaries” from gaining influence in the Western Hemisphere. During his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump threatened Iran with annihilation, laid claim to Venezuela’s oil as the spoils of victory, and justifiedRead more
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in the Oval Office on Monday. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump has again threatened Oman as Iran says it is working with the Gulf Arab country on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway has been a key U.S. demand. Meanwhile, the 60-day negotiating period to find a peace deal between the United States and Iran was expiring, with no word of an extension and both sides seemingly as far apart as they were at theRead more
Trump’s new tariff threat shows Canada’s retaliation ‘being noticed’: Ontario’s D.C. rep
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month. After Trump threatened new tariffs, there are signs that trade talks have accelerated, says Ontario’s rep in Washington. (Evelyn Hockstein/The Associated Press) The Ontario government’s representative in Washington says U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to levy 50 per cent tariffs on hundreds of Canadian goods is an indication that the administration is taking notice of the effect Canada’s retaliatory trade action is having on the American economy. Speaking to CBC’s Power & Politics, David Paterson pointedRead more
Trump touts tariffs while in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some supporters are worried
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at an event at the General Motors Proving Ground Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Flying to a rally at General Motors in Michigan this week, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that “car companies are doing better than they’ve ever done” thanks to his tariffs . “All because of Trump,” he said. It was a message the Republican president repeated while touring a collection of new vehicles, predicting that “it’s amazing what tariffs will do for General Motors” before autographing aRead more
Trump says ‘Board of Peace’ reaches deal for Hamas, other Gaza groups to disarm
Militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street in Gaza City on March 20. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that his so-called “Board of Peace” had reached an agreement on the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. In a post on Truth Social, Trump cast it a “major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan” to end Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump said the agreement would be implemented in phases, with Israeli forces withdrawing as disarmament proceedsRead more
Iran will pay for any Houthi-led attacks, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Thursday “major military punishment” for Iran and its Houthi allies, after the Yemeni fighters struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, extending the Middle East war to a second major shipping chokepoint. Fears that disruption could widen further to block another sea route sent global oil prices surging in one of the steepest rises of the war. Brent crude rose more than six per cent, breaking through $100 US a barrel for the first time since May. Two weeks since the effectiveRead more
U.S. launches fresh strikes on Iran after Trump warned peace deal is ‘over’
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open to traffic, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was “over.” The latest round of attacks, which the United States said was launched in response to Tuesday’s assault on three cargo ships transiting the strait, rattled several cities along Iran’s southern coast and left some areas without power. “U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes againstRead more
As Trump declares ceasefire over, Iran’s leadership is divided over how it wants the war to end
A busy Ferdowsi Square in Tehran features a new banner features Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Kahamenei surrounded by ordinary Iranians. (Lyza Sale/CBC) Few will be surprised by Donald Trump’s apparent dismissal of the U.S. ceasefire with Iran in comments he made at a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday. Nor will there be much surprise at the U.S. president’s language — calling Iranian leaders “scum” — or that both sides are blaming the other for breaching the truce. Indeed, many analysts predicted that the vague details of the ceasefireRead more