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Aug 23, 2026 - World

PM Mark Carney says ‘we got attacked’ as tariffs come into force on items from hockey sticks to tongue depressorsThe lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futileDonald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war.In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!” Continue reading...

Aug 23, 2026 - World

Not everyone within Bangladesh's ruling establishment is pushing for confrontation. Mirza Fakhrul, Bangladesh's president and the BNP's former general secretary, has been among those favouring a more stable relationship with India.

Aug 23, 2026 - World

Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade warThe calamitous collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States is a warning to nations worldwide that pursuing any kind of dialogue with the current US administration is doomed at the outset, according to observers who say this recent episode indicates seeking a fair deal is futile.Andrea Lawlor, an associate professor of political science at McMaster University in Ontario, said: “No matter the closeness of the historical relationship, the American administration has signalled that it now prioritises its interests above those of some sort of global economic coordination or harmony. Continue reading...

Aug 23, 2026 - World

Mexico’s Sinaloa governor has reversed his return to office after one day, bowing to party opposition over U.S. drug trafficking charges

Aug 23, 2026 - World

President Trump on Sunday weighed in on failed trade talks between the United States and Canada, signaling in an angry, 1 a.m. message on social media that he's not backing down on the terms that Canadian negotiators walked out on.