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German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz attends a press conference following the general election in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2025. Fabrizio Bensch | Reuters German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the items on…
B.C. Premier David Eby, along with Agricultural Minister Lana Popham and other officials are on their way to Asia Saturday for a trade mission. “Now’s the time for us to diversify our trade relationships around the world and to ensure that we have strong relationships with the countries that want to do business with us,”…
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman during spacesuit testing. John Kraus / Polaris Program The White House has seemingly pulled the nomination of NASA administrator Jared Isaacman and said that President Donald Trump would soon name a replacement. The White House did not explain the move in a statement, but White House spokesperson Liz Huston said…
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the US Steel-Irvin Works on May 30, 2025 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images The European Union on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump’s move to double tariffs on steel imports, warning that it “undermines” efforts to reach a “negotiated solution” in the…
LAS VEGAS — The bitcoin treasury play that lifted Strategy’s market cap past $80 billion is now being mimicked by meme stock companies, media firms, and multinational conglomerates. But Wall Street isn’t buying all the hype. This week, Trump Media announced plans to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, and GameStop revealed a $500 million…
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) gestures beside Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin (R) and other defence officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a multilateral meeting ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 30, 2025. Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Pentagon chief…
Two groups of developers are calling out Calgary city council after proposed ‘housekeeping’ changes to the city’s land-use bylaw were defeated, and a move to reconsider the vote was also shot down. Global News has obtained two letters sent to city council on Thursday: one from the Calgary Inner City Builders Association (CICBA), and the…
TOPSHOT – France’s President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a meeting with Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong sat the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday deflected a reporter’s effort to ask the mega-billionaire about a New York Times article detailing his alleged drug use during President Donald Trump’s campaign last year and legal drama involving some of the mothers of his children. Musk, who had led the DOGE government job-slashing initiative for Trump since…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is indicating that Highway 401 could be designated as a special economic zone, allowing the province to fast-track its plans to construct a transit and traffic tunnel beneath it, while sidestepping a raft of environmental and municipal laws. The province is currently in the process of passing Bill 5, Protect Ontario…
