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Canadian News
CBC News
What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington
CBC News
Ontario set to begin construction of Canada's first small modular reactor
CBC News
Scheer doesn't seem keen to move into Stornoway, but says talks are 'ongoing'
CBC News
WestJet suspends nine U.S. routes due to lower demand
CBC News
Turned away, then jailed, family makes third attempt to enter Canada
Canadian Commentary
Shannon Proudfoot | The Globe and Mail
Mark Carney goes to the Oval Office and learns a new skill from Donald Trump
Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
Carney did what voters wanted him to do: Be the adult in the room
Jeff Mahon | The Globe and Mail
Carney did well in Washington, but he must realize Canada’s only choice is compromise
Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
Carney resets the Trump relationship, but not the trade war
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Joseph S. Nye | The Globe and Mail
With instability on the rise, more countries could turn to nuclear weapons
Jacqueline Murray | The Globe and Mail
Ever since the Middle Ages, papal conclaves have been rife with intrigue
The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
The return of the measles is an outbreak of failure
International News
The National Interest
Trump’s Next Air Force One Plane Could Come from Qatar
NBC News
Air traffic controllers say outages have become too frequent
CBC News
U.S. government can use 18th century law to deport migrants, top court says
BBC News
US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya
NBC News
House to vote on bill to codify Trump's Gulf of America executive order
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NBC News
New cholesterol drug lowers LDL when statins aren't enough
BBC News
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University
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The New York Times
Voice of America to Receive Feeds From Pro-Trump Network
BBC News
Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045
BBC News
US removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and cuts car rate to 10%
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BBC News
Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying repor
BBC News
Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying report
The Guardian
Dissidents in UK warn of growing Iran danger amid alleged Israel embassy plot
BBC News
Royals join veterans at Westminster Abbey to mark VE Day
BBC News
From rationing to rejoicing: Three women’s bittersweet memories of VE Day
The Guardian
The witnesses: WW2 survivors from across Europe share their stories
The New York Times
Europe Alone and in Shock on VE Day
BBC News
Robert Prevost becomes first American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV
BBC News
Trump calls election of first American pope a 'great honour'
The Associated Press
Today in History: 9 May
This Day in Aviation
9 May
International Commentary
Alexander Langlois | The National Interest
What Donald Trump’s Deal with the Houthis Means
Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy
How Europe Should Deal With Trump
Steve Benen | MSNBC News
‘I don’t know’: The problem with Trump leaning into his new favorite phrase
Elisabeth Braw | Foreign Policy
A Massive Shared Military Deal May Be Europe’s Future
Paul Taylor | The Guardian
France and Poland’s reconciliation is a sign of Europe’s alarm over US disengagement
Antony Beevor | Foreign Affairs
We Are Still Fighting World War II
Gary Younge | The Guardian
On VE Day, remember the war – but can we resolve to honour all who fought in it?
Chietigj Bajpaee | The Guardian
Modi’s deadly bombing strike on Pakistan goes to the heart of India’s great dilemma
Mithil Aggarwal | NBC News
After deadly cross-border strikes, can India and Pakistan avoid all-out war?
Lawrence D. Freedman | Foreign Affairs
The Age of Forever Wars
Charles Walldorf | Defense One
In Yemen, Trump risks falling into an ‘airpower trap’
Graham Parsons | The New York Times
West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
Yvonne Chiu | The National Interest
Why the U.S. Can’t Peel Russia From China
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