Canada and Nordics Seek Closer ‘Middle Power’ Cooperation

OSLO, March 15 (Reuters) – Canada and the five ⁠Nordic ⁠countries on Sunday said ⁠they have agreed to deepen cooperation on military industrial production ​and other topics, in the latest push by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ‌to build new global alliances. Carney ‌has sought closer ties with China and Middle Eastern countries as ⁠well …

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As Trump Pushes Deportations, Immigration Data Becomes Harder to Find

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration likes to promote its immigration enforcement agenda through numbers, with ambitious goals to deport 1 million people, report zero releases at the U.S.-Mexico border and arrest thousands of alleged gang members. For all the boasting, the administration has been releasing less reliable, carefully vetted data than its predecessors on …

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Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Waiting on US and Russia to Set Next Round of Talks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in comments released Sunday that he was ready for the next round of trilateral peace talks to end Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine, but that it was up to Washington and Moscow to agree on where and when to meet. Zelenskyy said the U.S. …

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US-China Trade Talks Open in Paris, Paving the Way for Trump-Xi Summit

BEIJING (AP) — Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported. The meetings, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing to …

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Uganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Says He Has Left Country After Disputed Vote

KAMPALA, March 15 (Reuters) – Ugandan opposition leader ⁠Bobi ⁠Wine said he has temporarily ⁠left the country after two months in hiding ​in the wake of a presidential election in January that kept long‑time leader ‌Yoweri Museveni in office. Wine, ‌whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, disputed the outcome of that ⁠contest, alleging ⁠fraud, and …

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US Airline CEOs Urge Congress to End Standoff, Pay Airport Security Officers

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – The CEOs of major ⁠U.S. ⁠airlines urged Congress on Sunday ⁠to move quickly to end a 29-day partial government shutdown that has ​forced 50,000 airport security officers to work without pay, warning it could further disrupt U.S. air travel. Absences ‌by Transportation Security Administration officers have ‌already disrupted travel at …

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