US AND CANADA

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Canada’s next prime minister has already helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal election.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X that most USAID programs have been terminated after a six-week review, citing ineffective spending. Rubio said the terminated programs "spent tens of billions in ways that did not serve" or harmed US interests, leaving just 18% to be administered by the State Department.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested a Palestinian activist who has been one of the leading figures in instigating anti-Israel student takeovers of the Columbia University campus, according to his lawyer.

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright pledged Monday to prioritize fossil fuels and deprioritize climate change in federal energy policy, signaling a sharp reversal from the Biden administration. Wright made the announcement at a major energy industry conference, citing the Trump administration's efforts to cut red tape on oil projects and boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.

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The US Secret Service shot an armed man outside the White House early on Sunday after a confrontation, and the man is now in an area hospital, it said in a statement.

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Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister, launched a fierce rebuke of President Donald Trump in his victory speech Sunday night after winning the Liberal Party leadership race by a landslide.

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A dozen people were injured in a shooting at an eastern Toronto pub in what police called a reckless act of violence by three men who entered the bar and fired randomly without warning.