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China's Wang Yi vows to stand firm, urges nations to resist 'bully' Trump

The stern remarks show China intends to resist pressure to enter trade talks even as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests Washington could ban certain exports to China to gain leverage

How Trump made Mike Carney's Liberal Party win a lost election in Canada

Mark Carney leads Liberals to unexpected victory in Canada's 2025 election, overcoming poll deficit and fending off Donald Trump's interference on Canadian sovereignty

Japan PM to discuss Chinese aggression, US tariffs during Philippines visit

Ishiba will meet Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in Manila on Tuesday at the start of his two-day visit

US passes 'Take It Down Act' to battle deepfake nudes, awaits Trump's nod

New bipartisan bill targets nonconcensual intimate images, including AI deepfakes, as Melania Trump pushes for greater protections against cyberbullying

If Donald Trump abandons Ukraine, can Europe help Kyiv fight Russia?

Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of prolonging the killing field by pushing back on his demand that Ukraine hand over occupied Crimea to Moscow

China's ecommerce giants rally to shield economy from Trump tariff impact

If Trump's tariffs persist, they could severely impact business models of Temu, Shein, Alibaba's global units, and thousands of small Chinese exporters reliant on the US market

Carney's Liberals win election upended by Trump, projects Canadian media

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster, said the Liberals will win more of Parliament's 343 seats than the Conservatives

Here's why restarting a power grid after massive collapse is so hard

It's unclear what caused the initial disruption or why it cascaded so dramatically into a widespread failure. But, notably, Spain has been one of the leaders in rolling out wind and solar generation

Japan worries Trump's tariffs will push Asian nations towards China

Onodera, a former Japan defence minister, stressed the need to reinforce defence cooperation with the US amid growing threats, including from Beijing

A mystery power outage forces Madrid to adjust to life off the grid

By the time Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez finally addressed the nation six hours later, people in downtown Madrid were gathering around the old-fashioned transistor radio to get the latest news

Iran dangles 'trillion dollar' incentive for Donald Trump in deal talks

With talks between Iran and the US over the Islamic Republic's atomic activity showing signs of progress, top Iranian officials are for the first time overtly promoting their economy to White House

Mark Carney's Liberals win Canada election, setting up talks with Trump

Carney's triumph represents a stunning turnaround for the Liberals, a party that has governed Canada for most of the past century but seemed on track for a historic electoral drubbing

WH focuses on border crackdown as it marks 100 days for Trump's second term

Tuesday will be Trump's 100th day in office, and the Republican president plans to mark the day in Michigan, where he will hold a rally in Macomb County, an automotive hub north of Detroit

Trump govt launches discrimination probe against Harvard Law Review

The investigations come as Harvard fights a freeze on $2.2 billion in federal grants the Trump administration imposed after the university refused to comply with demands to limit activism on campus

Wildfire in New Jersey Pine Barrens at 75% containment, say officials

The state Forest Fire Service said the blaze in southern New Jersey's Ocean County had grown to nearly 62 square kilometres but was 75 per cent contained

Hezbollah chief asks govt to take action to end Israel's attacks on Lebanon

Naim Kassem said in a televised speech that Hezbollah implemented the ceasefire deal that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war in late November

Trump wishes 'good luck' to Canadians amid polls, proposes US statehood

Voting is in full swing in Canada, as voters pick the party and prime minister they see as best fit to respond to Trump's tariffs, economic uncertainty and an affordable housing crisis

FDA review of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

Novavax said on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration was asking the company to run a new clinical trial of its vaccine after the agency grants full approval

Amazon launches first internet satellites to compete with SpaceX's Starlink

United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket launched 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites, which will orbit at nearly 630 kilometres after deployment

Mark Carney vs Pierre Poilievre: What's at stake as Canada goes to polls?

The top two candidates seem to agree on major problems: A crisis of affordability, Trump's actions and menacing words, the economy, and crime