Could Canada ever become part of the US? What history tells us
Canada has faced multiple annexation attempts by the United States since the 18th century. From the failed American invasion ...
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
Pete Hoekstra is poised to become US ambassador to Canada at a tense moment
The Trump ally is set to be confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Canada. The position has never been more critical — or more ...
The US has tried to annex Canada before - here’s why it didn’t work
But this did not stop American patriots from attempting to rally support for their cause in Canada. In May 1775 the American ...
The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs ...
How the US has tried to annex Canada before – and why some Canadians wanted to become American
During the US civil war (1861-1865) there was talk of forceable American annexation of Canada because of British support for ...
Myanmar's junta turns to Russia for support in civil war
Myanmar's embattled junta has boosted its ties with Russia, which has been a longtime military backer. After the junta's leader met with Vladimir Putin, more high-tech drones could soon enter the ...
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USAID’s demise raises fears for millions of lives across the Global South
The rollback of funding for anti-malaria efforts in the Mekong is just one of many examples of cuts that are raising alarm ...
Trump wants Guantánamo to hold 30,000 migrants. So far it has held about 300.
Trump’s plan to vastly expand migrant detentions at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba has proven costly and ...
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Trump needs a history lesson. Maybe we all do
By Robert Englebert The tariff war has begun. Since coming into office only weeks ago, Donald Trump’s on-and-off again threat of taking a sledgehammer to free trade has kept Canadians on edge.
Trump’s Flawed Claim that Tariffs Made the U.S. Its ‘Richest’
In arguing for more tariffs on goods imported to the United States, President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. was its “richest” or “wealthiest” during the late 1800s and early 1900s ...