News/World (Page 57)

World New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana. New York won’t extradite the doctor — and will allow doctorsContinue Reading

China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between the world’s top two economies even as President Donald Trump offered reprieves to Canada and Mexico. Additional 10 per cent tariff across all Chinese imports into the U.S. came into effectContinue Reading

Barbara Fowler has a go bag in the trunk of her car. In it are her family’s documents, burner phones, clothes, medications and an address of a house in Canada — ready, should her family need to flee their country.  Fowler lives in the United States. Her daughter is oneContinue Reading

Freed Israeli hostages are holding emotional reunions and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are trying to restart their lives in obliterated Gaza communities, as the ceasefire deal announced Jan. 15 continues. But whether the tenuous calm comes to a crashing halt will hinge on key talks in Washington beginning Tuesday. Continue Reading

Trump grants last-minute delay on tariffs for Canada U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day delay on proposed tariffs after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations, appoint a fentanyl czar and increase border security. Despite the agreement, Trump spent the day talking aboutContinue Reading

World A leading U.S. civil rights group on Monday filed a lawsuit targeting U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping ban on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the restrictions effectively block all access to asylum for migrants at the border in violation of U.S. laws and international treaties. Restrictions violate U.S.Continue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants Ukraine to supply the United States with rare earth minerals as a form of payment for financially supporting the country’s war efforts against Russia. U.S. president claims he wants ‘equalization’ over aid paymentsThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 03, 2025 4:00Continue Reading

World The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds. But, there was no sign of them giving up control of Goma at the heart of a region home to trillions of dollars in mineral wealth. At least 900 peopleContinue Reading

World Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says American tariffs on her country have been delayed for a month after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump. Mexico will reinforce the border with 10,000 soldiers as part of dealThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 03, 2025 11:10 AM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading