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On first phone call Trump, Putin talk sanctions, says Kremlin
Jan29

On first phone call Trump, Putin talk sanctions, says Kremlin

(Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Will President Donald Trump usher in a new era for U.S.-Russian relations, or are the two powers going to continue down the path as geopolitical foes? Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has held his first conversation with America’s newly inaugurated leader, attention turns to the fate of...

Germany’s Merkel, Trump agree on importance of NATO in call
Jan28

Germany’s Merkel, Trump agree on importance of NATO in call

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine on Saturday and agreed on the importance of NATO during their first call since Trump’s inauguration, according to joint statement by Merkel’s office. …read more Source: CTV...

Trump signs order to ban Syrian refugees
Jan28

Trump signs order to ban Syrian refugees

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON – Setting a hard-line tone on national security, President Donald Trump on Friday ordered strict new screening for refugees to keep “radical Islamic terrorists” out of the United States and alternated tough talk with kind words in his diplomatic standoff with Mexico. Trump travelled to the Pentagon where he joined...

Theresa May says Trump ‘100 per cent’ behind NATO
Jan28

Theresa May says Trump ‘100 per cent’ behind NATO

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May appeared chummy as they faced a curious world together for the first time Friday, pledging allegiance to the special relationship between their countries while trying to mask stark differences on some major issues. It was Trump’s first White House meeting with a...

Putin, Trump likely to discuss Ukraine sanctions in call: White House aide
Jan27

Putin, Trump likely to discuss Ukraine sanctions in call: White House aide

Trump will also speak to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande by phone on Saturday …read more Source: The Globe and...

Ukrainian president urges Donald Trump to keep sanctions on Russia
Jan24

Ukrainian president urges Donald Trump to keep sanctions on Russia

Ukraine’s president said on Tuesday world powers should keep sanctions on Russia, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to consider reducing the penalties. …read more Source: Global...

How Sajjan won the argument over peacekeeping
Jan24

How Sajjan won the argument over peacekeeping

Days into a Trump administration that looks more chaotic by the minute, it’s becoming even more clear that the Canadian cabinet shuffle of January 3 was conducted almost entirely in response to President Trump — while also reflecting a broader plan to reactivate elder statesmen in Canada-U.S. relations of the stature of Brian Mulroney and...

Trump looms large as Canada, allies finalize plans for NATO mission to Latvia
Jan22

Trump looms large as Canada, allies finalize plans for NATO mission to Latvia

OTTAWA — President Donald Trump will loom large when representatives from several NATO countries gather here this week to finalize plans for deployment of a Canadian-led battle group to Latvia starting in the spring. But at least one senior official from the eastern European nation is counselling calm. Canada agreed last year to lead one of four...

Questions abound over Trump’s NATO stance ahead of meeting
Jan22

Questions abound over Trump’s NATO stance ahead of meeting

President Donald Trump is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family before formally signing his cabinet nominations into law, Friday, Jan. 20, 2107, in the President’s Room of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Vice President Mike Pence, the president’s wife Melania Trump, their son Barron Trump, and...

Inside a meeting of the minds of Europe’s most powerful nationalists
Jan22

Inside a meeting of the minds of Europe’s most powerful nationalists

AfD (Alternative for Germany) chairwoman Frauke Petry, right, Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen from France, center, and Dutch populist anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders stand together after their speeches at a meeting of European Nationalists in Koblenz, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (Michael...