Canadians head to the polls next Monday with many expressing concern the country is at a turning point as it faces an unprecedented crisis with its US neighbor.Here is what voters told AFP was on their minds in the final weeks of campaigning between Liberal leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre …
Long known for its deep-rooted independence movement, Quebec has been embracing its identity as part of Canada with rare vigor in the face of the sharp attacks from Donald Trump.The US president’s broadsides against America’s northern neighbor, and his avowed aim of making it the 51st state, have pushed people all over the country to …
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US Vice President JD Vance met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a red carpet welcome in New Delhi on Monday, as India bids for an early trade deal to stave off punishing tariffs.Modi’s office said that there had been “significant progress in the negotiations” with the two countries negotiating the first tranche of …
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Asian crime networks running multi-billion-dollar cyber scam centres are expanding their operations across the world as they seek new victims and new ways to launder money, the UN said on Monday.Chinese and Southeast Asian gangs are raking in tens of billions of dollars a year targeting victims through investment, cryptocurrency, romance and other scams — …
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Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88.The Argentine pontiff, leader of the Catholic Church since March 2013, spent 38 days being treated for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital before seeming to recover and leaving the facility on March 23.His death came just …
China on Monday hit out at other countries making trade deals with the United States at Beijing’s expense, vowing countermeasures against those who “appease” Washington in the blistering tariff war as its neighbours rush to secure favourable terms from the White House.While the rest of the world has been hit with a blanket 10 percent …
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US Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India on Monday as New Delhi looks to seal an early trade deal and stave off punishing US tariffs.Vance’s visit comes two months after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House.A red carpet welcome with an …
Josh Staph fears the fun-packed shelves of his toy warehouse might start looking joyless in the months ahead, with made-in-China flying discs and model gliders grounded -– like much of his product line –- by Donald Trump’s tariffs.”Things have ground to a halt,” said Staph, chief executive of Duncan Toys Company, which has a warehouse …
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Gold prices hit a fresh record Monday while the dollar weakened further and stocks were mixed amid worries about Donald Trump’s tariff blitz and bubbling row with the Federal Reserve.With several markets still closed for the Easter holiday, business was limited ahead of a week that will see the release of key data that should …
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Donald Trump’s bellicose proposals to annex Canada have triggered widespread shock and outrage — but for a small number of Canadians, he might be onto something.A couple dozen of them gathered at a roadside restaurant in the western province of Alberta two weeks before Canada’s general election to discuss the merits of a political union …
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