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U.S. launches new tariff, replacing what Supreme Court struck down
U.S. President Donald Trump, seen at the White on Thursday, has directed his administration to impose a new global tariff regime designed to take the place of a temporary 10 per cent tariff that expires Friday. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Trump administration is imposing a new global tariff regime designed to take the place of a temporary 10 per cent tariff that expires Friday. The replacement tariffs will apply to goods from Canada, the European Union and nearly 60 other countries. However, Canadian exports that comply with the rules of originRead more
U.S. strikes Iran again as Tehran warns of ‘existential war’ with America
The U.S. struck Iran’s coastal defences and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports, saying it was engaged in an “existential war” with America. The latest escalation comes days after a fragile truce collapsed, raising the spectre of a return to full-scale war, though analysts generally see that as less likely. Hostilities have intensified since Iran said late on Saturday it had closed the Strait of Hormuz. Military operations are also keeping ships from transiting the vital artery, whichRead 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
U.S. says retaliatory strikes on Iran in response to crash of American helicopter have ended
A U.S. army AH-64 Apache helicopter is shown during a joint live-fire exercise with the South Korean army in 2025. Apache helicopters have been a key asset for the U.S. military as it enforces a blockade on Iranian crude oil shipments and tankers. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg/Getty Images) The U.S. military said Tuesday it carried out strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic republic. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central CommandRead more
U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon announces
Soldiers stand next to razor wire during an exercise at the U.S. Army’s training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday. The U.S. has around 35,000 troops stationed in Germany. (Angelika Warmuth/Reuters) The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops stationed in NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said Monday that Iran was humiliating the U.S. in talksRead more
Political strain between U.S. and Britain on full display days ahead of King Charles’s American visit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves are shown in Aylesbury, central England, on Sept. 18, 2025. Reeves and Bessent have offered very different perspectives on the U.S. war with Iran in recent days. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as “folly,” even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday. As with Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Reeves is amongRead more
No Kings protests in the U.S. on Saturday could be the biggest yet. Here’s why
Demonstrators are shown in Minneapolis on Jan. 30, on the heels of the deadly shootings of two American citizens in Minnesota by federal agents. Minnesota will be the central site on Saturday for the third event in the No Kings rallies to have taken place since President Donald Trump returned to office. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) Some things remain the same as nationwide demonstrations against U.S. President Donald Trump are planned again for Saturday, but much has changed in just five months since the last No Kings rallies. More thanRead more
U.S. orders 2,500 marines, amphibious assault ship to Mideast after almost 2 weeks of war
Black smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, as Iranians take part in the Al-Quds Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (Elaheh Asiabi/Fars News Agency/AFP/Getty) The American military has ordered 2,500 marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. Meanwhile in the Iranian capital, a large explosion rocked a centralRead more
U.S. pressure on Venezuela hasn’t eased, even as world’s attention turns to Iran
Earlier this year, the U.S. forcibly removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power. Delcy Rodríguez, the country’s acting president, has found herself managing continuing pressure from the Trump administration, even as U.S. attention is turning to Iran. (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images) American pressure on Venezuela has not stopped, even amid a war the U.S. is fighting with Iran overseas. Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to manage the demands of the Trump administration as she looks to hang on to American support more than two months after the toppling ofRead more
Iran nuclear talks conclude with no deal announced as risk of U.S. attack looms
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal, meaning the possibility of another Middle East war is still a risk as the massive fleet of U.S. aircraft and warships remain in the region. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the talks in Geneva, said there had been “significant progress in the negotiation” without elaborating. But just before the talks ended, Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transferRead more