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Trudeau not to lift retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves some on Canada

We're not interested in meeting in the middle and having some reduced tariff. Canada wants the tariffs removed, Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Trump administration plans to layoff 80,000 employees, shows internal memo

The VA's chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000

Washington DC to remove 'Black Lives Matter' painting near WH: Mayor

The move shows Bowser's striking shift in tone toward Trump and congressional Republicans since the president's first term in office

Asian shares higher after Wall St losses wipe out post-election gains

Comments by US President Donald Trump in a speech to Congress and the nation appeared to have scant impact on world markets

Businesses rush to deal with Trump's tariffs on Canada, China, Mexico

The longer the tariffs stick, the more damage they can do, forcing companies to decide between eating higher costs and passing them along to inflation-weary consumers

Nasa's 2 stranded astronauts nearing return after 9 months in space

Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have to wait until their replacements arrive at the International Space Station next week before they can check out later this month

China keeps growth target at around 5% for 2025 amid US trade war risks

The IMF has projected China's economy will grow 4.6 per cent this year, down from 5 per cent in 2024

Demonstrators across 50 states unify against Trump and his sweeping agenda

The rallies and marches set in motion by the fledgling 50501 Movement, a volunteer-driven group organised in the weeks after Trump's inauguration mark the latest attempt at national resistance

Democrats push House inquiry into Musk conflicts and DOGE firings

The resolutions of inquiry would launch investigations into Trump's Republican administration and Musk through the Oversight panel

Trump's trade war draws swift retaliation from Mexico, Canada, and China

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country would plaster tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods over the course of 21 days

Ex-LA fire chief fails to get job back after ouster over deadly wildfire

Former Chief Kristen Crowley appealed to the City Council to reverse Bass' decision over the wildfire devastation and the fire department's funding

EU mulls 800 bn euro plan to beef up defences to counter 'US disengagement'

Key to the quandary of EU nations has been an unwillingness to spend much on defense over the past decades as they hid under the US nuclear umbrella and a sluggish economy

Mexico to impose tariffs on US, joining China and Canada in trade war

Canada said it would slap tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods over the course of 21 days

China's Liu Jiakun wins Pritzker Prize for people-centric architecture

Liu is known for creating public areas in highly populated cities where there is little public space, forging a positive relationship between density and open space, the statement said

Arab leaders back counteroffer to Trump's Gaza plan as ceasefire falters

Israel has meanwhile embraced what it says is an alternative US proposal for the ceasefire itself and the release of hostages taken in Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war

Pope Francis stable after respiratory crisis, taken off ventilation mask

Francis remained alert, oriented and cooperated with medical personnel, the Vatican said. The prognosis remained guarded, meaning he was not out of danger

Boost in defence spending coming amid China threats, says Taiwan's minister

Taiwan sees a growing threat from China, which regularly sends ships and aircraft into areas near Taiwan

Ex-wrestling executive Linda McMahon to lead US education department

Trump has promised to shut down the department and said he wants McMahon to put herself out of a job

FBI New York chief James Dennehy retires after being ordered to step down

James Dennehy said in a message to colleagues that he was told late Friday to put in his retirement papers but was not given a reason

Man pleads guilty to murder in shooting at suburban Chicago July 4 parade

Appearing in a Lake County circuit courtroom, Robert E. Crimo III, 24, withdrew his earlier not-guilty plea in the Highland Park shooting