(Al Jazeera Media Network) US President Donald Trump has announced he will double planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports to 50 percent, escalating a trade war with the United States’s northern neighbour.
In a social media post on Tuesday morning, Trump said the increased tariffs come in response to a decision by the province of Ontario to put a 25-percent surcharge on electricity exports to some US states.
He said the increased tariffs on...
(BBC News) Syria's defence ministry says it has completed a military operation in the country's western coastal region, after days of violence in which hundreds of people have been killed.
Security forces had "neutralized" loyalists of former president Bashar al-Assad in several towns in Latakia and Tartous provinces and were "paving the way for life to return to normal," a ministry spokesman said.
A monitoring group says more than 1,500 people have been killed since Thursday, including...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from prison a day after a court cancelled his arrest warrant.
Footage aired on local TV channels showed Yoon leaving prison on Saturday, waving his hand and bowing deeply to his supporters. Despite the release, Yoon’s criminal and impeachment trials continue over his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3.
His lawyers said the court decision “confirmed that the president’s detainment was problematic...
BBC News) Three suspects are still at large after 12 people were injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto, police in the Canadian city say.
The shooting took place at 22:39 on Friday local time (03:39 GMT Saturday) near Scarborough city centre in eastern Toronto.
Authorities said six people suffered bullet wounds and others were hurt by flying or broken glass. The injuries were not life-threatening, they said.
Toronto police said the three men, armed with...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Security forces in Syria have battled gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s coastal region for a second day, with dozens of people reported killed in the deadliest violence since opposition fighters toppled the regime last year.
Hasan Abdel-Ghani, spokesperson for the Syrian Defence Ministry, told Al Jazeera that fighters loyal to al-Assad on Thursday attacked security forces in several places in Latakia and Tartous governorates that are...
(BBC News) A private spacecraft that landed lopsided on the Moon does not have enough power to complete its mission, says the company Intuitive Machines.
Athena touched down on the lunar South Pole shortly after 17:30 GMT on Thursday, but it later was revealed the craft had landed on its side.
It was supposed to spend 10 days searching for water ice, but the position of its solar panels and the cold temperatures of the rocky...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Romania has detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said, and a 101-year-old former army major general said his home had been raided as part of the investigation.
The suspects were detained on Wednesday, the same day Romania – a European Union and NATO member state – declared the Russian embassy’s military attache and his deputy personae non grata for what it said...
(BBC News) China has warned the US it is ready to fight "any type" of war after hitting back against President Donald Trump's mounting trade tariffs.
The world's top two economies have edged closer to a trade war after Trump slapped more tariffs on all Chinese goods. China quickly retaliated, imposing 10-15% tariffs on US farm products.
"If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type...
(BBC News) U.S. President Donald Trump declared "the American Dream is unstoppable" as he addressed a raucous joint session of the US Congress for the first time since he returned to power.
In the longest presidential speech to lawmakers on record, he outlined his vision for his second term, as Republicans applauded a high-octane six weeks that have reshaped domestic and foreign policy.
Trump was heckled by Democrats and he goaded them in turn during the...
(BBC News) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada, calling it a "very dumb thing to do" and vowed to conduct a "relentless fight" to protect its economy.
Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on products entering the US from Canada and Mexico, and has increased a levy on goods coming from China.
The Canadian prime minister announced retaliatory tariffs on US exports and warned that a trade war would be costly for...
