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Whether the target is drugs or Maduro, U.S. could be hindering its own military with deadly boat strikes
An anonymous Pentagon employee and a retired air force colonel are expressing concerns this week that the U.S. focus on alleged drug-carrying boats in waters near Latin America could affect American military might around the world, and serve as a precedent for other countries. Source link
White South Africans to the front of the line as Trump slashes refugee limit
President Donald Trump is slashing the number of refugees allowed into the United States, and people fleeing war-torn countries, human rights abuses and catastrophes will now be of lower priority than white people from South Africa. Source link
Feds announce $7M for Hurricane Melissa relief in Caribbean countries
The MP overseeing Canada’s foreign aid announced $7 million in humanitarian relief for Caribbean states hit by Hurricane Melissa on Thursday. Source link
Trump lowers China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. Source link
Trump sets new China tariff rate after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim existing tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. Source link
5 more suspects arrested in connection with Louvre jewel heist
Police have arrested five more suspects linked to the theft of treasures worth $143 million Cdn from the Louvre museum’s Apollo gallery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday, expressing hope the latest developments will help them find the jewels. Source link
Speed cameras are controversial in Canada. So why does Europe love them?
Speed cameras are widely in use across Europe, where studies have shown they are highly effective at preventing accidents. Source link
U.S. says it has destroyed another alleged drug ship in Pacific, killing all on board
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that the country’s military carried out another strike on a boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing all four people aboard. Source link
How this British drag queen unwittingly provided the makeup for a $73M jewel heist
Before Chris Dennis, a.k.a. La Voix, found fame on RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. and the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, he worked as a makeup artist in London — where, in 2009, he unwittingly played a role in one of the biggest robberies in British history. Source link
Microsoft's cloud services firm Azure hit with outage, with Office 365, Minecraft impacted
Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services. Source link