Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff Mexican officials and other leaders in the ...

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Donald Tusk, the Polish president, has claimed Russia has planned terror attacks in the air against Poland and other countries. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's advisers ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the deal, which was approved by the security cabinet earlier Friday and is expected to get sign off from the full cabinet, could go into effect as ...

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China has announced that vice president Han Zheng will attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump as President Xi Jinping's special representative. This move highlights China's ...

In pictures: Israel strikes hundreds of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

Ukraine's gross domestic product growth is expected to slow to 2.7% this year from probably around 3.6% in 2024, a deputy economy minister said on Thursday. Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 2. ...

All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. According to ...

Using archive video and images from the Imperial War Museum, as well as first-person testimony from veterans and eye-witnesses, this series of short films offers a comprehensive overview of World ...

January 15, 2025 • A ceasefire deal has been announced that would end more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. We learn about the details, how the agreement was reached and ...

In 1914, Europe's most powerful countries went to war with each other. World War One lasted for four years, from 1914-1918, and resulted in the deaths of millions. What was life like on the front ...