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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...

US overtakes UAE as largest source of remittances to B’desh

Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States (US) sent home the highest amount of remittances in February, totalling US$491.26 million, according to data from Bangladesh Bank (BB).

Following the political transition in August, remittance inflows from the US have significantly increased, enabling the country to surpass the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which had long been the leading source of expatriate income.

The UAE ranked second, with expatriates send...
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