The leader of Canada’s largest province is looking at fresh ways to ward off US tariffs, including wielding the power of Ontario’s liquor control board – the largest purchaser of alcohol in the world. Earlier this week, Ontario’s premier, Doug […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Rebel leader urges Syrians to celebrate in the streets on Friday The leader of the Islamist rebels that seized power in Syria last week has called
The kanji character kin – which can mean gold or money – has been chosen as Japan’s word of the year to reflect the country’s medal sweep at the Paris Olympics and a damaging financial scandal inside the ruling party.
The leader of Canada’s largest province says he’s prepared to halt energy exports to the United States, warning that other premiers “need to be ready to fight” as threats escalate ahead of possible American tariffs. The Ontario premier, Doug Ford,
Ontario leader threatens to halt energy exports to US if Trump imposes tariffs | Canada Read More »
More than 100,000 people are estimated to have fled into Kurdish-administered areas in northern Syria amid escalating factional fighting and fears of retaliatory attacks after the collapse of forces loyal to the former president Bashar al-Assad. Tensions appear to be
Fear of factional fighting drives 100,000 Syrians to northern Kurdish areas | Syria Read More »
A growing share of deaths in Canada are from euthanasia, but the vast majority are for terminal illnesses, according to new government figures. More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying in Canada in 2023, the highest figure on
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Opening summary Hello, welcome to our live coverage of events in Syria and around the Middle East. It’s a little after 10am in Damascus and here are the major developments. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, is headed for
South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has vowed to “fight until the end” attempts to remove him from office over his short-lived imposition of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos. In a defiant and lengthy TV address on
Islamist insurgents have captured the Syrian city of Hama in a battle to seize a vital location on the road to Damascus, marking the latest challenge to Bashar al-Assad’s control of the country. Militants led by the group Hayat Tahrir
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Nearly 100 former US diplomats, intelligence and national security officials have called for the Senate to hold closed-door briefings on Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence for her alleged “sympathy for dictators like Vladimir Putin and [Syrian leader
