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Europe should brace for Trump to end NATO protection, Germany’s Merz warns
Merz said there was need to discuss Germany coming under British and French nuclear protection.
Trump to abandon Russia war crimes prosecution
Trump Acknowledges Russia 'Attacked' Ukraine But Defends Putin
New coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarm
Russia wants to declare 'victory' over Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukrainian intel claims
According to the Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia aims to sow despair among Ukrainians, destabilize the situation in the country, and discredit Ukraine among its allies.
70% of Canadians support retaliatory tariffs on United States: poll
OTTAWA - Seventy per cent of Canadians are in favour of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on the United States, a new poll suggests.
Vance floats US troop withdrawal from Germany over free-speech concerns
The U.S. vice president links continued military support to Berlin’s speech policies.
U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Invasion
Musk vows to ‘fix’ X after polls show high support for Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Tesla and SpaceX CEO claims his social media platform’s fact-checking tool is being ‘gamed’ by governments and media.
Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy | Taiwan
The mood in Taipei is one of wariness as the new US president takes a blowtorch to diplomatic norms and assurances
Russia offering US deal on natural resources, access to Arctic
Moscow suggested that American oil companies may return to the country, Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said before the talks started in Riyadh.
Moscow demanded NATO withdrawal from eastern Europe during US-Russia talks, FT reports
The U.S. delegation reportedly rejected the demand, but concerns remain over what concessions President Donald Trump might consider to secure a deal on ending war with Russia.
Islamic militants behead 70 Christians in a Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ukrainians rally around their president after Trump seeks to denigrate him
After their initial shock at Trump’s false claims that Ukraine is led by a “dictator” who started the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people are rallying around their President.
Trudeau after Canada win over U.S.: "You can't take our country" or "our game"
Germany’s Left comes back from the dead
Once written off as a party in terminal decline, Die Linke is defying expectations with a youth-driven resurgence.
IDF confirms Bibas children murdered in Hamas captivity; third body not mother's
Military says Ariel Bibas, 4, and Kfir Bibas, 10 months, murdered in captivity in November 2023 after forensic identification of their remains; terror group violates agreement by failing to return their mother, Shiri Bibas, whose whereabouts remain unknown
New poll says 27% of Canadians view the United States as an enemy country
The poll suggests another 30 per cent still say they consider the U.S. an ally.
‘Transatlantic relations are over’ as Trump sides with Putin, says top German MP
As the U.S. aligns with Russia, senior European officials wring their hands in disbelief.