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Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs after saying US and Canada reached trade deal
Donald Trump has postponed new 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods for three days after saying the United States and Canada reached a last-minute trade agreement, giving Mark Carney’s government a narrow window to finalize terms.
US sanctions ICC president Tomoko Akane as Trump administration escalates campaign against court
The United States has sanctioned International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, escalating Washington’s confrontation with the Hague tribunal over investigations involving Israel and the United States.
Israel strikes Syrian airbase to block Turkish deployment as US moves to prevent wider clash
Israel’s eight strikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase were intended to prevent a possible Turkish military deployment, prompting Washington to push for a new Israel-Turkey-Syria deconfliction mechanism.
Kabul school blast injures at least 42 children as attack fears return to Hazara district
At least 42 children were injured in an explosion near an education centre in Kabul’s predominantly Hazara Dasht-e-Barchi district, renewing fears over the security of students in an area repeatedly targeted by extremist violence.
Sicily art heist raises mafia fears after €80m Antonello da Messina works vanish
Four Antonello da Messina masterpieces worth up to €80 million vanish in Sicily as investigators examine mafia and inside-access theories.
Meta faces landmark child social media addiction trial as 29 states seek sweeping changes
Meta faces 29 states in a landmark child safety trial that could reshape Instagram, Facebook and how social media platforms engage young users.
Indiana’s worst flooding in decades leaves more than 1,000 displaced and triggers federal emergency response
Historic Indiana flooding kills seven and displaces more than 1,000 as record White River levels leave communities facing a major recovery.
Germany convicts Ukrainian man over Russia-linked sabotage scouting operation as hybrid-war fears deepen
A German court has convicted a Ukrainian man of scouting potential sabotage targets for a Russian state entity through GPS-tracked parcels, while acquitting two co-defendants and rejecting prosecutors’ claim that the group had agreed to carry out incendiary parcel attacks.
Ukraine’s Patriot missiles are running out as Russian strike kills 10 in Kharkiv region
Russian missiles kill 10 in Kharkiv as Ukraine reveals empty Patriot launchers, exposing a critical air-defense shortage ahead of winter.
DR Congo faces historic Ebola emergency as Bundibugyo outbreak accelerates
DR Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 2,300 as the record Bundibugyo outbreak spreads across six provinces and overwhelms response teams.