Americas News
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Canadian Prime Minister Carney rebuffs Trump’s push to make Canada ‘the 51st U.S. state’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump’s push during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday for Canada to become ‘the 51st U.S. state.’
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Oman announces ceasefire between U.S. and Houthis
Oman announced it has brokered a ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Houthis and the United States.
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U.S. intelligence agencies refute Trump’s deportation rationale
U.S. intelligence agencies dismiss President Donald Trump’s justification for deporting Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador.
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Pro-Palestine protesters urge University of Washington to sever ties with Boeing
A number of protesters entered an academic building at the University of Washington to urge officials to stop cooperation with the Boeing Company over its support for Israel amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
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Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison closed in 1963
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the reopening of the notorious Alcatraz Prison which was closed in 1963.
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Trump wants $1 trillion for defense, while slashing domestic programs in 2026 budget proposal
The U.S. president’s 2026 budget blueprint called for $1.01 trillion in defense spending and $163 billion in cuts to domestic programs such as climate, education, health, and housing.
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U.S. President Trump signs order to stop providing federal funds to NPR and PBS
Trump ordered a defunding of NPR and PBS, public broadcasters often accused of bias by the White House and the G.O.P.
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Trump removes ‘hawkish’ National Security Adviser Mike Waltz
The U.S. president also announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be interim national security adviser.
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U.S. signs deal with Ukraine to share profits from sale of its rare minerals
Under the agreement, the U.S. will share revenues from future mineral sales, while Ukraine has committed 50% of its natural resource revenue to reconstruction efforts.
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U.S. police raid homes of pro-Palestinian activists at University of Michigan
U.S. law enforcement raided homes of pro-Palestine activists linked to the University of Michigan, detaining individuals and seizing belongings, as part of a broader crackdown on campus protests over Gaza.