Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada for three days, saying deal close

The US president says the two sides are finalising documents to avert import taxes targeting a range of Canadian goods.

Trump Delays Canada Tariffs, Takes Hard Line on Iran | Daybreak Europe 8/19/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. The Trump administration delayed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products for three days, saying the two sides had reached a tentative agreement to resolve a broader trade dispute that had pl...

Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan Advance in Key Alaska Senate Contest

The Democratic former congresswoman and the incumbent Republican senator will face off in November. Whether a potential spoiler candidate with the same name as the senator qualifies alongside them has not been determined.

By Kellen Browning

Postcard from Kansas: my pilgrimage to the centre of America

A rural road trip leads Neville Hawcock to the US’s very midpoint, where he finds modest monuments, quiet small-town charm — and the pleasure of straying far from the tourist trail

Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada hours before deadline

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said there is still 'important work to be done' before a deal could be reached, while Trump suggested that the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline could be revived.

Former Fauci aide admits hiding emails to thwart pandemic inquiry

David M. Morens, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, said he was trying to protect his boss. Fauci was not accused of wrongdoing in the case.

By Jeremy Roebuck

Who is Natalie Harp? Trump’s closest and most devoted aide is in the spotlight

Speculation about US president’s executive assistant sparks furious backlash from White House Wearing shoulder-length blonde hair, gold earrings and a red dress, cancer survivor Natalie Harp introduced herself to the 2020 Republican national convention as “a formerly forgotten American from California” and compared Donald Trump with George Bailey, the everyman hero played by James Stewart in the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. “George Bailey’s father was right,” smiled Harp, her voice ech...

By David Smith in Washington

Trump administration launches $5B AI initiative aimed at advancing science

The Trump administration has a new $5 billion initiative dedicated to using artificial intelligence to advance science. It's part of what the administration calls a new "golden age of science."

By Katia Riddle

Inside the tension that drove Trump’s South Korea alliance from ‘historic new era’ to military pullback

Trump scales back Ulchi Freedom Shield drills to pressure Seoul on investment delays while dangling an incentive for Kim Jong Un to reopen diplomacy.

Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China

Trump is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un.

Will the PQ's Trump-era referendum pause work with voters?

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he won't hold a referendum until Donald Trump leaves office, a move one pollster called an attempt to ease voter anxiety ahead of the election campaign. Rival party leaders are already slamming the delay as an irresponsible, contradictory political pivot.

Democratic Representative Moskowitz fends off challenge in Florida from democratic socialist

US urged to follow China’s lead in treating data as an economic asset

As China deepens the commercialisation of its vast troves of data, the United States needs to develop its own national data strategy that treats data as an economic asset to better position itself to prevail in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, a key US congressional advisory body has said. In a report published on Tuesday, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) warned that the US risks ceding global leadership in setting global data...

By Vincent Chow

Trump announces pause on 50% tariffs for Canada after reaching ‘a DEAL’

The 50 per cent tariffs were due to go into effect overnight

By Kanishka Singh,Promit Mukherjee and Maria Cheng

Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon Scores Major Upset In Florida Senate Primary

Nixon is the latest in a line of left-leaning anti-establishment candidates who have scored wins in the Democratic Party’s primaries.

By Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff

US issues details of new Green Card rules coming into effect from September 18

Starting September 18, 2026, new regulations from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will affect Green Card applications, implementing a more rigorous public charge test. This means applicants will be assessed more thoroughly regarding any public benefits received. However, existing Green Card holders and certain humanitarian cases will not be subject to these enhanced evaluations.

By TOI TECH DESK

Global authors, diverse themes to take centre stage at US, Canada editions of Jaipur Lit Fest

Global authors, diverse themes to take centre stage at US, Canada editions of Jaipur Lit Fest

South Korea, US To End Joint Drills A Week Early After Trump's Order

North Korean state media criticised the drills on Wednesday as a "most immediate and open threat", without mentioning Trump's order.

Trump's overtures to Kim Jong-un a 'turning point' for inter-Korean thaw: FM

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's gestures towards North Korea — including scaling down military drills and his comments regarding US-North Korea talks — "mark a turning point" for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Speaking to the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Cho said that Seoul is working with the US on any development relating to dialogue with Pyongyang. "Our government has been fully prepared to open the doors for dialogue

By The Korea Herald

US, South Korea cut annual war games short after Trump criticism

Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end around a week earlier than planned, both countries said on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump ordered the “inappropriate and hostile” drills scaled back. Trump said on Sunday that he had told the Pentagon to curtail the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises — a day before they started — citing his “good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Pyongyang’s state media criticised the drills on Wednesday as a ...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Americans love giant trucks — but they’re killing us

An key obstacle is that U.S. automakers apparently can't make money on anything but large vehicles.

Randy Fine beats Dan Bilzerian as another Jewish incumbent wins primary

In another race, South Florida Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel defeated outsider Victoria Doyle in a Democratic primary race on Tuesday.

South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to curb joint military drills appeared aimed in part at pressuring Seoul to support U.S. efforts in the Iran war, alongside other unresolved issuessuch as investment. “I think President Trump’s message includes pressure over several pending issues concerning the South […]

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'Teeming with life': Cook Islands officials enthuse over NOAA deep dive

A 26-day deep sea expedition in the Cook Islands by a United States scientific agency has uncovered new information about marine life and seabed minerals within the country's EEZ.

US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order

Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise to run through August 21 instead of original end date of August 27

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Why is Liberia taking in 1200 US deportees?

Monrovia insists the arrangement is not a "quid pro quo" and that deportees will arrive as...

Illegal Immigrant Killer Found Not Guilty By Insanity, Flees US During Hospital Leave

Illegal Immigrant Killer Found Not Guilty By Insanity, Flees US During Hospital Leave An illegal immigrant found not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2019 killing managed to flee the United States on a one-way flight to his native Tajikistan while on an approved 48-hour pass from a state mental health facility. Now a Soros-backed prosecutor is under fire for his pattern of pursuing insanity pleas for violent offenders who are illegal immigrants. Steve Descano, commonwealth's...

By Tyler Durden

Berendsen: Netherlands “disapproves” of new Trump ICC sanctions

Dutch foreign minister Tom Berendsen has criticised the latest sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against officials of the International...

By Gordon Darroch

Liberia to receive about 1,200 US deportees

The Trump administration has launched a sweeping expansion to deportations where the government has argued it can send people to a country that is not their home nation. The post Liberia to receive about 1,200 US deportees appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

US lifts security restrictions on ships from Nigeria after 12 years

The United States has lifted security restrictions imposed on vessels arriving from Nigeria after more than a ​decade, the Marine and Blue Economy Minister Adegboyega Oyetola said ‌on Tuesday

By Abubakar Ibrahim