February
Top Trump aide pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group
But Peter Navarro denies that he wants to expel the northern neighbour from the information-sharing team, which also includes the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Delta plane flips on landing at Toronto airport
A jet has flipped upside down upon landing at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 people on board.
Here’s why Australia-Canada ties matter more than ever
Challenges abound as the Trump administration aims to rewrite global trade rules.
‘Smarten up’: Canada business chief pans Australia on coal and nuclear
Goldy Hyder says he ‘can’t believe the amount of coal reliance you have for a country that has LNG’.
Trudeau says Trump wants to annex Canada for its critical minerals
President Donald Trump’s talk about absorbing Canada “is a real thing” and is linked to the country’s rich natural resources, the prime minister said.
Trump is using tariffs as a weapon, no matter the cost
The US president’s use of tariffs against China in his first term is now in full bloom as a general panacea to impose on even close US allies for a range of problems.
Market panic may be the best protection against Trump’s tariff war
Investors were sure the “Art of the Deal” schtick would mean import duties would be avoided. Now they face a world of “uncontrollable chaos”.
Trump says EU tariffs will be next
Trump’s latest comments leave little room for optimism of an agreement to avoid a North American trade war that may spread across the world.
Trump to impose new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China this weekend
The president said there was nothing the three countries could do to prevent the tariffs from going into force. He also said EU imports would be next.
January
If you think you can hold a grudge, consider the crow
Sometimes the only way to avoid attacks from a murder of crows is to move a long way away. Bribing the birds can also work.
What Justin Trudeau’s exit means for progressive politics
Canada’s prime minister is only the latest left-of-centre political leader to leave office in a fog of disillusion and domestic discontent.
North Korea tests hypersonic missile designed to hit Pacific targets
State media reports the intermediate-range missile is designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific; Australia takes steps to mend strained ties with Israel. How the day unfolded.
Trudeau’s brutal legacy is failure to match soaring ambitions
After almost a decade at the top, his tenure will be remembered for poorly managing national decline and overseeing a lost decade.
Trudeau bows to party rebellion, voter pressure
The Canadian prime minister, who came to power in 2015, leaves with his party trailing the Conservatives 47 per cent to 21 per cent in the latest polls.
The shadow of Islamic State will loom over the Trump presidency
Whatever ISIS’s operational capacity, it has influenced a wave of radicalised ‘lone wolf’ attackers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Who is Tommy Robinson, and why does Elon Musk want him freed?
The X CEO has called for the release of the jailed British far-right extremist, while asserting that UK PM Keir Starmer had failed to prosecute child rapists.
December 2024
Assad’s wife given ‘50/50 chance’ of survival as leukaemia returns
Asma al-Assad is thought to have flown to Moscow for treatment some time before the Kremlin persuaded her husband to flee in the face of lightning rebel advances.
On the brink: What’s going on in Germany, Canada and South Korea?
As Germany heads towards a caretaker government, Canada’s Trudeau faces a grave challenge and South Korea’s president is realising how much trouble a handbag can carry.
‘We need time’: Syrians in Europe resist calls to return home
Those who fled the 13-year civil war pointed to the political uncertainty after a rebel offensive swept into Damascus over the weekend.
Netanyahu set to take the stand in long-running corruption trial
The Israeli prime minister is accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigars and champagne from a billionaire Hollywood producer.