Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke to US President Donald Trump early Tuesday morning about the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, after Trump threatened to block its opening.Carney said he explained to Trump that Canadians paid for the bridge in full and that the Americans already have an ownership […]
Chloe Kim, who is a two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medallist and a child of immigrant parents, voiced support on Monday for Hunter Hess, a fellow Team USA athlete who drew criticism from President Trump over comments expressing mixed feelings about representing the United States in Milan-Cortina.“My parents being immigrants, this one definitely hits pretty close […]
US President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a new bridge connecting the United States and Canada, marking a fresh escalation in his criticism of the neighbouring country, which he has previously suggested should become the 51st US state.Trump said the United States should own “at least half” of the still under-construction […]
Elon Musk has publicly targeted Steve Bannon, a former aide to Donald Trump, over Bannon’s documented ties to Jeffrey Epstein and his involvement in a never-released documentary project that sought to present Epstein in a more sympathetic light. The remarks, made amid renewed attention to Epstein-related disclosures, have intensified scrutiny of Bannon’s past collaborations and […]
Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell Monday refused to answer questions from a US congressional panel, saying she would speak only if granted clemency by President Donald Trump.Maxwell, 64, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was summoned by the House Oversight Committee to testify about her relationship with Epstein.However, instead of responding […]
The Trump administration has appointed 33 new immigration judges, many with military backgrounds, in a move that some experts say could have a deeper impact than routine actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the US.Indian-origin historian Varad Mehta quoted a planned regulation alongside the new appointments, noting on X, “The Trump administration plans […]
US Vice President JD Vance was booed at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, February 6, at San Siro Stadium.The Jumbotron showed the vice president and the second lady, Usha, as the crowd reacted to their presence. The pair was met with boos and whistles from the crowd. The crowd’s reaction shifted […]
US President Donald Trump has warned of additional tariffs on countries that continue to trade with Iran, signing an executive order on Friday that allows duties to be imposed on imports from nations engaging commercially with Tehran, even as he described the ongoing US-Iran talks as “very good”.The executive order does not specify a fixed […]
US President Donald Trump refused to apologise Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he had not seen the offensive content and blaming a staffer for the mistake.The video was posted late Thursday night and remained […]
A sharp diplomatic exchange between the United States and Poland escalated this week after US Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose publicly cut off contact with Sejm Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty and later appeared to threaten the withdrawal of American troops from Polish soil.The controversy began after Czarzasty, a leader from the center-left New Left party, declared […]
