Category: World
‘Trump tariffs are reshaping our politics’: Canadians on their election
When the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, resigned in early January, after months of pressure to quit, the approval ratings of the progressive firebrand had [more…]
Canada ‘will never be part of the US’, says new PM Mark Carney amid trade war
Mark Carney has said Canada will never be part of the US, after being sworn in as the country’s 24th prime minister in a sudden [more…]
Sudan rejects US request to discuss taking in Palestinians under Trump’s Gaza plan
Sudanese officials say they have rejected a request from the US to discuss taking in Palestinians displaced from Gaza under Donald Trump’s plan to turn [more…]
China criticises Hong Kong firm’s sale of majority stake in Panama ports
China has criticised the sale of the business that controls ports in Panama to US investors, saying the Hong Kong-based parent company should “think twice” [more…]
Weather tracker: Cyclone Jude causes chaos in Mozambique
Cyclone Jude was the third cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. First spotted as a depression last Friday to the south-west of the island of [more…]
‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ever. The Loess plateau, an area spanning more than 245,000 sq miles (640,000 sq km) across [more…]
Trump orders ideas from Pentagon for ‘unfettered’ access to Panama canal, officials say
The Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has full access to the Panama canal, two US [more…]
Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes
With tears in their eyes, mothers of children who died in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster – the 2015 Mariana dam collapse – demanded justice for [more…]
Photographer in coma after Argentina police hit pensioner protest hard
Argentina’s hardline security minister is facing calls to resign after the violent police response to a protest by pensioners left a photographer in a coma [more…]
Canadians who visit US for more than 30 days will be fingerprinted
Canadians who visit the US for more than 30 days will be required to register with authorities and have their fingerprints taken, as the Trump [more…]