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A Hit in Alberta, Poilievre’s Populism Falters Elsewhere in Canada

Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative seeking to become prime minister, fires up the faithful in Alberta, including Trump supporters, with his anti-elitist, anti-woke message.
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How Trump’s Auto Tariffs Are Landing in an English Car Making Town

Jaguar Land Rover employs 9,000 people in Solihull, where residents are anxious and baffled by the 25% tariff on vehicles imported to the United States.
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Trump Spared Russia From Tariffs, but the Shockwaves Could Bite Even More

President Trump’s trade war is lowering oil prices, which could prove more damaging to the Russian economy than the penalties the United States and its allies have already imposed.
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures sink after Trump’s tariff pause sparks historic rally

Wall Street is weighing Trump’s remarkable escalation in the US trade battle with China.
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Trump Team Divided Over Future of U.S. Embassy in Somalia

Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants.
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EU chief welcomes Trump’s tariff pause but is quiet about the bloc’s own retaliatory duty plan


European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily halt most U.S. tariffs, but she did …

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China Remembers India Ties After Trump’s Biggest Blow? Beijing’s Message For Delhi| Statement Shows


Spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in India on April 9 in a statement said that, India and China should stand together to overcome difficulties in the face …

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Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian firm he advises

Ian Duncan ‘facilitated an introduction’ for Terrestrial Energy, which was seeking government funding

A Conservative peer helped to secure a meeting with a minister for a Canadian company he was advising while it was seeking government funding worth millions of pounds.

Ian Duncan was on an advisory board of Terrestrial Energy, a nuclear technology company, when he “facilitated an introduction” between its chief executive and a new energy minister while the company was applying for a government grant. The revelation raises questions for Duncan about whether his actions broke House of Lords rules.

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Trump’s tariff whiplash leaves world dazed and confused

“Many of you in the media clearly missed the art of the deal,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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10-Year Treasury yields fall after Trump’s tariff reprieve

U.S. Treasury yields moved lower on Thursday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump enacted a 90-day tariff reprieve.