Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with steep tariffs
Summary U.S. President Donald Trump‘s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect...
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Protesters flood national parks to express outrage over job cuts
As a steady stream of people marched through Yosemite National Park, homemade signs held high...
Veteran journalist sues US government for rights violations
In a landmark case, veteran international journalist Marzieh Hashemi is taking legal action against the...
USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump’s foreign aid block, then says he’s been put on leave
Summary A senior official with the U.S. Agency for International Development in an email on...
Hundreds rally in Vienna to demand new election, accuse govt. of ‘deception’
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Austrian Parliament on Saturday to demand a new election,...
Trump-Zelenskiy clash divides US Republicans, dims aid prospects
Summary An angry White House clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump divided the U.S....
China accuses US of fentanyl ‘blackmail’ after latest tariff threat
Summary Beijing accused the United States on Friday of exerting “tariff pressure and blackmail” after...
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary...
Services to millions of people collapse as USAID cuts contracts worldwide
Summary U.S.-funded projects worldwide, including those providing lifesaving care for millions of people in countries...
Israel has shown ‘unprecedented disregard for human rights’ in Gaza, UN human rights chief says
Summary The UN Human Rights Chief accused Israel on Wednesday of showing an unprecedented disregard...