During his inauguration speech, United States President Donald Trump said the “proudest legacy” of his presidency would be that of “peacemaker and unifier”. “We will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end,” he said on Monday before referencing the release of the first Israeli…

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Inside Story Why is Trump pulling the plug on USAID? Thousands of employees have been placed on leave and aid recipients in more than 130 countries have been left in limbo. Read more President Donald Trump’s administration is dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID). For decades, it has been distributing life-saving medications, combating…

Discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Arabs in the United States hit a new record in 2024 amid the Israel-Gaza war, an advocacy group has reported. A report released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Tuesday said that the 8,658 complaints regarding anti-Muslim and anti-Arab incidents last year – representing a 7.4 percent…

For many Canadians, a thrilling ice hockey game turned out to be an exhilarating antidote to an unforgiving winter. More than that – as a subdued Canadian coach Jon Cooper told reporters after Canada’s best hockey players beat America’s best hockey players in overtime last week – the beleaguered country “needed a win”. Cooper wasn’t asked nor…

Uncertain and wary, Ukrainians have voiced their concerns over the possibility of the United States withdrawing its support for the war-torn country following a dramatic shouting match at the Oval Office between the presidents of the US and Ukraine. A global audience watched in shock as a news conference on Friday between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…