In Quebec, the issue of independence from Canada has long simmered. But faced with US tariffs and President Donald Trump’s comments about making Canada the 51st US state, many voters are now seeking unity. Suzanne Dumont knows who she will vote for in Canada’s election, though it’s a decision made “not from my heart, it’s from my head”. The 70-year-old from Q……

Published on：2025-04-25

The US Commerce Department has announced plans to impose tariffs of up to 3,521% on imports of solar panels from four South East Asian countries. It comes after an investigation that began a year ago when several major solar equipment producers asked the administration of then-President Joe Biden to protect their US operations. The proposed levies – targeting companies in Cambodia, Thaila……

Published on：2025-04-23

Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that its freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars is unlawful. Its president, Alan M Garber, announced the action on Monday in a letter to the university community which said the $2bn funding freeze would hamper critical disease research. Harvard, the world’s richest university, last week rejecte……

Published on：2025-04-23

The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House. “Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges,” the Department of Education sa……

Published on：2025-04-15

A 38-year-old man has been arrested and is due to be charged following an alleged arson attack on the official residence of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, authorities have said. Cody Balmer faces charges of attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault. The arrest came hours after Shapiro, often touted as a future White House contender, woke up in the middle of the n……

Published on：2025-04-14

The US and Iran will hold “direct talks” over a possible nuclear deal on Saturday, says Donald Trump. The meeting has also been confirmed by Iran’s foreign minister who called it “as much an opportunity as it is a test”. The US president on Monday said discussions between Washington and Tehran would be at “very high level” and warned it would be a ̶……

Published on：2025-04-08

A second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western Texas. The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from measles, Aaron Davis, the vice-president of UMC Health System said US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has faced a backlash over his handling ……

Published on：2025-04-07

Donald Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs on all goods entering the US is a “major blow to the world economy”, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said. Her comments echo those of a number of other countries, including China, which has expressed its opposition to the move and has warned it will take “resolute countermeasures” against the US. Thei……

Published on：2025-04-03

Trump: I want Greenland, and Greenland may be part of the United States in the future. Usha Vance, wife of Vice President Vance: I will take the group right away. Trump: This trip is at the invitation of the people of Greenland, and we have received “many, many invitations from many, many people.” Greenland statement: No invitations for private or official visits have ever been issu……

Published on：2025-03-28

It is a historic turn of events that the United States, Europe’s protector, is led for the second time by a hostile Trump. The president, who has won two terms, already harbored a grudge against his grandfather’s homeland during his first term. Trump believes that Europeans, especially Germans, are shrewd parasites who are protected by the United States while destroying American industry ……

Published on：2025-03-28