US President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada, after the country announced it is backing Palestinian statehood.
Trump says Canada’s Palestine stance may hurt trade deal
EU wine, spirits to face 15% US tariff from August 1
European wine and spirits will face a 15% US import tariff until a different deal is agreed in talks expected to continue in the autumn, the European Commission and EU diplomats said today, dashing producers’ hopes of an immediate reprieve.
Trump to build ballroom at White House
US President Donald Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House as he pushes forward with remodeling the US executive mansion, his spokeswoman said.
US envoy Witkoff to enter Gaza, inspect aid distribution
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will enter Gaza tomorrow to inspect aid distribution and meet with residents of the territory.
Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube
Australia said it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.
US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel
Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza have been blocked in the US Senate, although they garnered more support than similar measures earlier this year.
Ukraine votes to restore power of anti-corruption bodies
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill restoring the independence of the country’s two main anti-corruption agencies, moving to defuse a crisis that has shaken faith in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership.
Kulanka Golaha Wasiirada oo looga hadlay dagaalkii Beledxaawo
Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Golaha Wasiirrada Xukuumadda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, ayaa ku bogaadiyey Ciidanka Qaranka, masuuliyadda iyo xilkasnimada ay muujiyeen, si looga hortago khasaaraha gaari lahaa shacabka degmada Balad-Xaawo.
US-India talks ongoing amid Trump threat of 25% tariff
US President Donald Trump has said the United States is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the country starting on Friday.
Xamaas oo sii deyneysa Afar la heystayaal Israel ah
Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Xamaas ayaa sheegtay in ay maanta u gudbin doonto Israa’iil magacyada afarta qof ee laheystayaasha ah ee la sii dayn doono, taasoo qayb ka ah heshiiskii xabbad joojinta ee Gaza.
China’s military parade: Do goose steps herald a new world order?
When Parades Become Proclamations: Beijing, Bluster and the New Geopolitical Dance
Walk through central Beijing the morning after the spectacle and you will find more...
Pope names first millennial saint, hailed as “God’s influencer”
Under the shadow of St. Peter’s dome: a new kind of saint for a wired world
On a clear Roman morning, St. Peter’s Square felt...
UN: Wildfires are brewing a toxic cocktail of air pollution
When the sky goes on a journey
Some mornings the light in my city turned the color of steeped tea. The sun rose, but it...
Reform UK’s momentum keeps building, as support continues to rise
Theatrics at the NEC: Politics as Prime-Time
On a damp Birmingham morning, the National Exhibition Centre—the glass-and-concrete cathedral for conferences of every stripe—was buzzing like...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill three, including a child
Smoke over Pecherskyi: A Morning When the City Held Its Breath
When dawn broke over Kyiv, the skyline was not the familiar silhouette of cupolas...