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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday launched a trade investigation into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners in a move to rebuild tariff pressure after the U.S. Supreme Court tore down the centerpiece of Trump’s trade policy last month. Source link

A video posted to social media Wednesday shows a drone strike on an oil storage facility at Oman’s Port of Salalah. CBC News verified the footage by matching the facility shown to maps and other pictures of the port, by comparing the explosion to other videos showing the facility burning and by confirming the uniform […]

A Republican senator says the U.S. must not pretend Iran school strike didn’t happen, and admit to the mistake if in fact the U.S. military was responsible for the attack. Source link

Andrew Chang explains how the war in the Middle East is threatening critical freshwater infrastructure in the region. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images Source link

An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health-care centre in southern Sudan Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said. Source link

The Kremlin on Wednesday accused British specialists of involvement in a deadly Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of ‌Bryansk that used British Storm Shadow missiles and said it would take Britain’s role “into account.” Source link

U.S. President Donald Trump and his secretary of war have given multiple and often contradictory descriptions of how long they expect the military operation against Iran to continue. Source link

The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano shot 400 metres high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling volcanic fragments, including ash. Source link

A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and other felony offences, including 10 counts of assault on a person with a semi-automatic firearm. Source link

Oil and gas prices are rapidly rising around the world amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Andrew Chang explains what’s driving the surge and why predicting the next moves in the oil market is so difficult. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images Source link