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Trump has moved up a deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine but has given very few details about how far he is willing to go when it comes to rolling out secondary sanctions.  It’s not clear what the U.S. president is prepared to do when his …

‘We just don’t see any progress being made,’ U.S. president says Trump says he’s moving up the deadline he gave Putin over Ukraine  U.S. President Donald Trump, appearing alongside U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, told reporters he’s going to move up a deadline he put on Russian President …

U.S. President Donald Trump’s successive announcements of deals setting baseline tariffs on the European Union and Japan are prompting questions about whether they’re a road map for Canada to follow in trade talks.  Canada’s big advantage is its free-trade deal with the U.S. that avoids most tariffs. U.S. President Donald …

One of the victims, 36-year-old NYPD officer, immigrated to U.S. from Bangladesh NYPD officers stand at attention for the ambulance transfer of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was killed during a mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan on Monday. (Bing Guan/Reuters)  A gunman armed with an assault-style rifle killed four people …

What the recent economic resilience tells us about what comes next in the trade war U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, as he arrives at the G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16. When the Trump administration launched its trade war, …

The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of a series of steps launched as concerns over surging hunger in the territory mount and as Israel faces a wave of international criticism over its conduct …

Country has high level of gun ownership despite fairly restrictive laws A policeman of a special operations unit at a crime scene at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday where police say at least five people were killed by a gunman. (Nava Sangthong/The Associated Press)  A gunman shot and killed …

As consumers have grown less worried about whether their diamonds are mined or made, many have turned to cost-friendly lab grown diamonds. And that’s having a big impact on the diamond mining industry — including for Canada. To consumers, lab-grown and natural diamonds are completely identical. And the cheaper option …

U.S. President Donald Trump says his country may not reach a new trade deal with Canada and could simply impose more or higher tariffs on its northern neighbour — something he’s threatening to do in one week’s time.  ‘Canada could be one where there’s just a tariff,’ says U.S. president, …

Ukraine’s top military commander says Pokrovsk among most difficult areas right now Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, seen attending a conference in Italy earlier this month, said Friday that Ukrainian forces were facing fierce fighting around the city of Pokrovsk in the east. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday …