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Japan and Korea were the first to receive letters informing them of a 25 per cent tariff rate each. But Canada is likely not going to be affected by the administration’s flurry of trade deals and letters this week.  14 countries, including Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Tunisia and South Africa, …

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search continues for missing people. Operators of summer camp say 27 children and counselors among the dead. Search teams in Texas on desperate mission following deadly floods The search continues for …

Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last year to a record high, Amnesty International said Monday, as activists increasingly warn about the kingdom’s use of the death penalty in non-violent drug cases.  Amnesty, activist group Reprieve say significant number of executions are for drug possession. Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last …

Rescuers maneuvring through challenging terrain continued their desperate search for the missing, including 10 girls and a camp counsellor.  Officials said more than 850 people were rescued in the first 36 hours. Flood rescue efforts in Texas challenged by terrain, weather The United Cajun Navy is among the groups helping …

Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. Houthis launch volley after Israel says it struck ports in rebel-held areas. Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi …

An Australian woman was on Monday convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, in a case that has gripped the country.  Erin Patterson, who had pleaded not guilty to all charges, had said the deaths were accidental. An Australian woman …

Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as at least 27 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounted for Friday after floods tore through central Texas overnight. At least 27 girls still unaccounted for as death toll from flood reaches …

The latest data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an uptick in the amount of fentanyl seized near the American northern border with Canada — but the quantities intercepted remain a tiny fraction of what’s coming from Mexico. New report finds vast majority of U.S.-bound fentanyl comes from Mexico. …

Australia has experienced several antisemitic incidents since start of Israel-Gaza war Australian government lawmaker Sarah Witty, center left, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, center, and Jewish government lawmaker Mark Dreyfus, center right, address the media outside the East Melbourne Synagogue on Sunday, after someone set fire to the synagogue’s front …

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed the question of whether U.S. free trade with Canada is dead, calling the notion “silly” because a substantial amount of Canadian goods enter the U.S. tariff-free under the North American free trade deal. But he also said tariffs are here to stay, at least …