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Carney rejects US official’s Canada statehood proposal

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has dismissed as "absurd" a recent comment from a senior U.S. official suggesting that Canada should become the 51st state.

Responding to reporters after his swearing-in ceremony, Carney provided a straightforward reaction to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement about Canada's sovereignty.

"That's absurd," Carney said succinctly. "That's all."

Mark Carney wins to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of "dark days" brought on by the United States under President Donald Trump. Carney lost no time taking a defiant stance against a US president he accused of "attacking Canadian workers, families, and businesses."

"We cannot let him succeed," added the 59-year-old, who will take over from outgoing Liberal leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

Canada to name new leader to deal Trump’s trade war

Canada looks set to pick a measured former central banker to deal with the threats that President Donald Trump's tariffs pose against a pillar of Western free trade. Mark Carney, 59, could become the next prime minister when the governing Liberal Party of Canada announces a replacement for Justin Trudeau in a leadership vote Sunday.

The opposition Conservatives hoped to make the election about Trudeau, whose popularity declined as food and housing prices ...

OIC endorses alternative to Trump’s Gaza takeover plan

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday endorsed an Arab League counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's controversial plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, two ministers told AFP. The decision by the 57-member grouping came at an emergency meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, three days after the Arab League ratified the plan at a summit in Cairo.

The Egyptian-crafted alternative to Trump's widely condemned take...

Trump inks executive order to form ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday for establishing a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve," forcefully endorsing a currency once shunned as a tool for money launderers. The government stockpile, which backers liken to a "digital Fort Knox," will be composed of digital currency seized in US criminal proceedings, said David Sacks, the White House's crypto "czar," emphasizing in a social media post that Thursday's move made good on a Trump campaign promise. The use of these assets "means it will not cost taxpayers a dime," Sacks said in a post on X. "The purpose of the Stockpile is responsible stewardship of the government's digital assets under the Treasury Department."

Trump halts military aid to Ukraine

President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating tensions with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy following a heated confrontation in the Oval Office. The move has cast uncertainty over Ukraine’s most crucial ally.

According to a senior official from the US Department of Defense, who spoke anonymously, all pending military assistance will remain on hold until Trump is sa...

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