Canada closes embassy in Venezuela
Canada announced Sunday that it has temporarily closed its embassy in Venezuela, blaming President Nicolas Maduro for limiting its abilities to function in the destabilized country. Canada’s Minister of Foreign…
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Macron wants special relationship with UK post-Brexit, but not at EU’s expense
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said preserving European Union unity was more important than forging a close relationship with post-Brexit Britain, and hit out at what he called US President…
Facebook removes pages with ‘inauthentic behavior’ linked to Iran
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced his company removed more than 650 Pages, groups and accounts for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on Facebook and Instagram. Zuckerberg said some of the…
Russian hacking attempts are widening in scope, Microsoft warns
Hackers linked to the Russian government appear to be broadening their attacks in the run-up to November congressional elections, Microsoft said Monday, most recently by impersonating sites for conservative think…
UK cuts aid funding for programmes in rebel-held Syria
Government denies decision is related to investigation which linked Western-sponsored police forces in opposition areas to jihadist groups. The British government is ending funding for aid programmes in rebel-held Syria as president…
Putin, Merkel meet for talks on pipeline, other hot topics
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday in Germany to discuss a Russian-German gas pipeline and other heated topics. The meeting held in the German government’s…
Sadiq Khan orders London’s emergency planners to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Body responsible for anything ‘which threatens serious damage to human welfare’ instructed to assess impact of UK crashing out of EU without a deal. The mayor of London says he…
Brazilian ex-President ‘Lula’ registers presidential bid from prison
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaregistered his candidacy for the country’s upcoming election while imprisoned Wednesday. Brazil’s Worker’s Party formally registered Lula as its candidate as an estimated…
Macron looks beyond submarines to forge closer ties with Australia
Forging closer ties to advance security, trade and strategic interests will be at the forefront of Franco-Australian talks during the French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Australia on Tuesday. The…
Khomenei: U.S. provoking Gulf nations to confront Iran
Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomenei accused the United States on Monday of provoking some Arab countries into a confrontation with Iran. His comments to Tehran workers and entrepreneurs came a day…
