US AND CANADA

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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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Amid concerns of potential conflicts of interest, President Donald Trump responded to plummeting Tesla share prices on Tuesday by announcing he was buying one of the electric cars manufactured by close advisor Elon Musk. Speaking at the White House, which he briefly turned into a showroom, Trump also threatened "hell" for anti-Tesla protesters.

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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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President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday and threatened to "shut down" its auto industry. In a stunning statement, Trump also said the best way to end the trade war would be for Canada to be "absorbed into the United States." The moves come ahead of a midnight deadline for escalating the US's global trade offensive.

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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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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.