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Amid the chaos of tariffs, trade wars, stock market slumps, and global conflicts, the US government could be heading toward a shutdown on Friday. The Senate is struggling to reach an agreement on a funding bill that would keep the government going after the House passed a continuing resolution, a stopgap measure, to do just that – at least in the short run. Eight Democrats are needed for the bill to pass.
A protester stands near the US Department of Education headquarters after the agency said it would lay off nearly half its staff.
REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
The US Department of Education, which Donald Trump has sought to dismantle, is laying off roughly half of its 4,100-strong workforce. But attorneys general in Democratic states are pushing back.
President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase, flanked by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 13, 2025.
REUTERS/File Photo
US tariffs and the resulting counter-tariffs threaten to disrupt supply chains, drive profits down for manufacturers, lead to job losses, and raise prices for consumers on both sides of the border.
From left, British Foreign Minister David Lammy, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pose for a photo during the G7 foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Quebec, on March 13, 2025.
SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS
Ahead of the 50th G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, this summer, foreign ministers from member countries are meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec, this week. Canada, as the current president of the G7, is hosting the confab, which may be a tad … awkward.
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Paige Fusco
There are 120 guns per 100 people in the US – yes, more than one per person – compared to 35 per 100 people in Canada.
Canada’s new PM is a technocratic banker who’s never been elected – that might help him
March 13, 2025
Canadian Liberal Party leader Mark Carney faces Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in this composite, with Donald Trump hovering in the background.
Jess Frampton
Liberal Party leader Mark Carney’s previous, purported liabilities – being a staid, low-key, globalist technocrat who’s never been elected – may be seen as strengths as he prepares to call a snap election in the coming days. David Moscrop explains why.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses commanders as he visits a control center of the Russian armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Kursk region, Russia, on March 12, 2025.
Russian Pool/Reuters TV via Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise battlefield visit on Wednesday, telling troops in the Kursk region of Russia to “completely destroy” the Ukrainian forces that have occupied parts of the area for nearly seven months.
A bird flies near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2025.
REUTERS/Nathan Howard
The move pushes the US closer to a shutdown at midnight on Friday.
Protesters hold Democratic Republic of Congo flags during a march to voice concerns about issues regarding the recent conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), outside the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, February 7, 2025.
REUTERS/Esa Alexander
On Tuesday, Angola offered to mediate an end to the conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.
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