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Canadian News

BBC News
In Windsor-Essex, auto workers brace for the worst

The Guardian
Dismay as cross-border library caught in US-Canada feud

Canadian Commentary

Darrell Bricker | Global News
Campaigns matter (until they don’t)

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
It’s time for the leading contenders to tell us how election promises add up

Tony Volk | The Globe and Mail
As an expert in bullying, I have advice on dealing with Trump

Nina L. Khrushcheva | The Globe and Mail
The U.S. and Russia are both negotiating in bad faith

International News

ABC News
Blue Origin rocket with all-female crew completes trip to edge of space - More

CBS News
Record tornado warnings strain aging U.S. radar system

ABC News
Plans to celebrate America's 250th anniversary were underway until federal cuts

CBS News
President Nayib Bukele says he won't return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.

The Associated Press
World markets rally after Trump gives tariff exemption to electronics

BBC News
Trump threatens new tariffs on smartphones - More

The Associated Press
Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride - More

The Guardian
Trump to meet El Salvador’s president at White House

The Associated Press
Russia claims its deadly attack on Sumy targeted military forces - More

BBC News
Zelensky urges Trump to visit Ukraine ahead of deal with Russia

BBC News
Algeria to expel 12 French embassy officials

BBC News
Sudan camp residents shelter from attacks - More

The Associated Press
Next Iran-US nuclear talks will be held in Rome

The Guardian
China plays down Trump tariff risks as stock markets rally

The Associated Press
Xi Jinping says there are no winners in a tariff war

USNI News
Russian Incursions Drive Increase in Japanese Fighter Scrambles

The Associated Press
Today in History: 06 May

This Day in Aviation
06 May

International Commentary

Anne Applebaum | The Atlantic
Kleptocracy, Inc.: Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system

Phillips Payson O’Brien | The Atlantic
Trump’s Trade War Handed China a Strategic Advantage

John Hendrickson | The Atlantic
What Bernie’s Largest-Ever Rally Revealed

Will Sommer | The Bulwark
The Most Ridiculous MAGA Speech Ever Given

David Shimer | The Guardian
US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease. Is Europe ready?

George Monbiot | The Guardian
Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature

Nesrine Malik | The Guardian
It is difficult to imagine a post-American world. But imagine it we must.

Tania Branigan | The Guardian
What does China really think of Trump?