U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had touted the early results of his immigration crackdown despite concerns over due process, as Trump acted to take further steps while photos of alleged criminal offenders were displayed on the White House lawn. The president signed three executive orders on Monday. The first calls for the attorney general to identify cities and states failing to comply with federal immigration laws, the second relates to protections for law enforcement officers, and the third is tied to English literacy for commercial truck drivers. Trump launched an aggressive enforcement campaign after taking office, surging troops to the…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals retained power in the country’s election on Monday, but fell short of the majority government he had wanted to help him negotiate tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Liberals were leading or elected in 167 electoral districts, known as seats, followed by the Conservatives with 145, with votes still being counted. The Liberals needed to win 172 of the House of Commons’ 343 seats for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party. “Our old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing…
Australia’s ruling Labor Party said on Monday it would raise visa fees for international students to A$2,000 ($1,279) if reelected, the latest measure aimed at the lucrative education sector that has been a major source of immigration. The visa fee hike, from A$1,600 currently, will bring in A$760 million over the next four years, Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers and finance minister Katy Gallagher said in a statement on Labor’s policy costings for Saturday’s federal election. “We think that’s a sensible measure that really prizes, I think, the value of studying here in Australia,” Gallagher told a news conference. The government…
The U.S. military said it will not reveal specific details about its military strikes in Yemen, citing what it called the need to preserve operational security, while also saying the strikes had “lethal effects” on Houthi rebels.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of charge. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that “I’ve asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take care of, and memorialise, this situation.” The Panama Canal crosses the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America, allowing ships to move more quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It carries about 40% of U.S. container traffic each year. The U.S. completed construction of the canal in the early 20th century…
President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday to stop its attacks in Ukraine while his top diplomat said the United States might walk away from peace efforts if it does not see progress. Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, Trump said he was disappointed that Russia has continued to attack Ukraine, and said his one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican on Saturday had gone well. “I see him as calmer. I think he understands the picture, and I think he wants to make a deal,” Trump said of Zelenskiy. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile,…
Canadian prosecutors have charged a 30-year-old Vancouver resident with murder for killing at least 11 people aged between 5 and 65 and injuring dozens after he rammed an SUV through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in the western Canadian city, police said on Sunday. According to a post on X by the Vancouver Police, the man, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder by prosecutors in British Columbia and further charges are anticipated. Lo appeared in court on Sunday, hours after police arrested him at the scene of the incident on Saturday evening. Authorities…
At least nine people were killed when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in the western Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday evening, police said in an X post. Police said they had arrested a 30-year-old Vancouver man at the scene, who was “known” to them. The suspect was initially chased down and held by people at the scene. A number of people were also injured. One witness told CTV News he saw a black vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was struck.”At this time, we are confident…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paused election campaigning on Sunday after at least nine people were killed when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, Carney’s campaign said. Sunday is the final day for Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to make their pitches to voters ahead of an election on Monday that has centered largely on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats to annex Canada. It was too early to tell if the mass casualty event in Vancouver would have any impact on the election. Police said they had arrested a…
Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from President Donald Trump’s multi-layered tariff assault and on just how much pain it will bring to the world economy. Most headed home with more questions than answers. Many participants in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings had a sense that Trump’s administration was still conflicted in its demands from trading partners hit with his sweeping tariffs. During the whirlwind week, many finance and trade ministers sought to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other…
