US & World

With his invitation to dine with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rehabilitation appears complete. That may help Canadian business, too. Saudi Arabia is ‘too important’ to ignore as economy overtakes human rights concerns. For a leader whose toxicity over a horrific …

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll (left) held talks with Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal on Wednesday [Reuters] Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to “discuss efforts to end the war” with Russia, the US military has said. The team, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, is expected to …

Despite an overwhelming vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, lawmakers believe U.S. President Donald Trump could skirt the bill’s intent and avoid disclosing material about the notorious sex trafficker’s activities. President’s call to investigate Democrats’ links to Epstein opens loophole to withhold …

With the U.S. House of Representatives poised to vote overwhelmingly in favour of a bill calling for the release of all Department of Justice documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump is belatedly jumping on the bandwagon. Saga threatens to drown out White House’s messaging on …

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia, his latest sabre-rattling in the region after a series of strikes on small boats suspected of carrying narcotics in the Caribbean and Pacific. No immediate comment from presidents of Colombia, …

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such a move. Battle over disclosure of more Epstein-related documents opens rift with some of Trump’s allies. …

A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. Ruling is most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades. A Bangladesh war …

The March 23, 1994, death of Luis Donaldo Colosio, a reformer on the cusp of winning the Mexican presidency who promised a more just and democratic country, holds a space in the country’s consciousness like the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy does in the United States. Federal authorities …

A large protest against insecurity and government corruption turned violent in Mexico City on Saturday as demonstrators clashed with riot police outside the National Palace. President Claudia Sheinbaum accuses right-wing groups of infiltrating movement, A large protest against insecurity and government corruption turned violent in Mexico City on Saturday as …

Mu’ayyad Ajjour and his neighbour Mohamed Zaida have searched every day among the ruins of a building, hoping they will find the remains of five-year-old Masa, Ajjour’s cousin, so they can give her a proper burial. Her body is one of thousands thought to be buried in the debris of …