Trump Calls Canada a Big Player in the Fentanyl Trade. Is It?
President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada over drug trafficking, equating it with Mexico. U.S. government reports do not support the claim.
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Chinese travelers cancel Lunar New Year trips to Thailand over safety concerns
Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as fears over human trafficking reverberate across the country.
Christmas in Pictures: Lights and Color Mark the Season
Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit.
US issues pause on foreign aid, leaked memo says
The State Department notice appears to affect everything from development assistance to military aid.
Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales
Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment A women’s jail in England or Wales should be closed by diverting offenders to alternative forms of punishment and rehabilitation, the prisons minister, James Timpson has said. In an interview with the Guardian, the former head of the…
Coventry woman who vanished 52 years ago found alive and well
Mystery of Sheila Fox’s disappearance at 16 solved after fresh police appeal A woman who went missing 52 years ago has been found alive and well after police released a grainy photograph as part of an appeal, solving one of Britain’s longest-running missing person cases. Sheila Fox, now 68, disappeared from Coventry in 1972 when…
A Taliban highway could lead to the future. But it’s stuck in the past.
Taliban officials have a plan to turn one of the country’s most remote corners into a global trade hub by linking the Afghan heartland with China.
Labour donor Dale Vince urges ‘rigorous financial scrutiny’ of Sizewell C costs
Green energy entrepreneur voices concerns over project’s funding and ‘spiralling costs’ of UK’s other nuclear plants The government’s new value for money tsar has been challenged to examine the costs of a nuclear power station to be given final approval next year, as ministers attempt to shore up private investment for the project. New nuclear…
Live Briefing: Israel expands strikes in Syria; U.S. calls for Syrian-led political transition
Israel conducted more than 350 airstrikes, which it described as aimed at preventing Syrian weapons from falling into the wrong hands.
Rubio embarks on mission impossible: Retake the Panama Canal – The Washington Post
Rubio embarks on mission impossible: Retake the Panama Canal The Washington Post Latin America Gets Into Deal-Making Mode for Rubio’s Visit The New York Times Three things to know about Rubio’s first international trip NPR Donald Trump’s China claims roil Panama as Marco Rubio visits Financial Times ‘Not going to happen’: Panama in defiance of Trump for vowing to…