21 h. ago King Charles hailed as 'steadfast defender' of Canada by country's new PM after Buckingham Palace meeting

Mark Carney says ‘Canada is fortunate to have a steadfast defender in our sovereign’ following meeting with King Charles

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30 h. ago Canadian PM Mark Carney warns Trump ‘disrespectful’ 51st state threats ‘need to stop’

Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney has warned Donald Trump the US president’s threats to annexe Canada as the 51st state must stop if the two countries are to broach trade talks.

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31 h. ago King called ‘steadfast defender’ of Canada by country’s new PM amid US tensions

Canada is facing a trade war with America and Donald Trump’s repeated vows to make the nation its 51st state.

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43 h. ago Canada PM Carney visits France and UK as Trump trade war deepens

Carney aims to bolster European alliances in wake of US president’s attacks on Canada’s sovereigntyMark Carney, the new Canadian prime minister, has arrived in Paris on his first stop of a visit to France and the UK as he seeks to bolster European alliances to deal with Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada’s sovereignty and economy.Carney is deliberately making his first foreign trip to the capital cities of the two countries that shaped Canada’s early existence. At his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, Carney noted the country was built on the bedrock of three peoples: Indigenous, French and British. He said Canada was fundamentally different from the US and would “never, ever, in any way shape or form, be part of the United States”. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago New Canada PM Mark Carney to visit Paris and London amid attacks from Trump

Newly minted prime minister will sit down with Macron and Starmer but has no immediate plans to meet with Donald TrumpMark Carney, the new Canadian prime minister, is headed to Paris and London seeking alliances as he deals with Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada’s sovereignty and economy.Carney is deliberately making his first foreign trip to the capital cities of the two countries that shaped Canada’s early existence. At his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, Carney noted the country was built on the bedrock of three peoples: French, English and Indigenous. He said Canada was fundamentally different from the US and will “never, ever, in any way shape or form, be part of the United States”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump raises Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates

President cites Ontario’s recent imposition of 25% surcharge on electricity exports to US as reason for doubling dutiesUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump has announced he is doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% as a retaliation for the province of Ontario’s imposition of a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to several US states, in a dramatic escalation of the trade war between the two ostensibly allied countries.“Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on ‘Electricity’ coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to ad [sic] an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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1 week ago King Charles to call for Commonwealth unity in 'uncertain times' in his annual address

The address will comes as the King is said to be concerned over Canada 's tariff war with the US, with the issue being 'particularly on his mind'.

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1 week ago Tiger King's Joe Exotic wants 'Trump gold card' amid confusion over hubby's deportation

Tiger King star Joe Exotic has been calling on Donald Trump for help, after he was being told his new husband is being deported back to Mexico just days before his birthday

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves warns Britain will not escape the pain of Donald Trump's trade wars as global markets tumble

It came as Mr Trump's swingeing new tariffs on imports from Mexico , Canada and China took effect - and all three countries said they would retaliate.

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2 w. ago Markets tumble as Trump's tariffs against Canada and China come into effect and both countries hit back with Beijing saying 'we won't be bullied'

European stock markets retreated at the open Tuesday, with the possibility that similar levies could hit Europe. Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia.

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2 w. ago Markets tumble as Trump's tariffs against Canada and China come into effect and both countries hit back and Beijing comes out fighting saying 'we won't be bullied'

European stock markets retreated at the open Tuesday, with the possibility that similar levies could hit Europe. Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia.

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2 w. ago Starmer says Trump's state visit invite 'a matter for the King' as No10 signals unprecedented honour WON'T be withdrawn

Keir Starmer stressed that the invitation was a 'matter for the King' but swiped at people 'trying to ramp up the rhetoric' over the White House chaos.

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2 w. ago King Charles attends Sunday church service in Sandringham ahead of meeting with President Zelensky

The King was photographed attending church today in Norfolk - ahead of his meeting with the Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

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3 w. ago Calls for King and William’s duchies to be abolished to create ‘national estate’

Republic is campaigning for an end to the Duchy of Lancaster and Duchy of Cornwall portfolios, with their revenue to be spent on local communities.

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3 w. ago Madonna slams Donald Trump for calling himself 'a king' in her latest attack on the President

Madonna wrote, 'I thought this country was built by Europeans, escaping living under the rule of a King, to establish a New World governed by the people.'

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3 w. ago ‘If this is a joke, I’m not laughing’: Madonna leads celebrity reactions to Trump’s ‘king’ declaration

US president received widespread backlash from both Democrats and Republican supporters after calling himself ‘king’ in a social media post

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3 w. ago Stephen King's latest adaptation called 'gory chaos' and 'deliriously entertaining' is out now

A ridiculously entertaining gory romp that could be destined to become a future horror classic is now in cinemas

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3 w. ago Trump rebuked for hailing himself ‘king’ immediately after calling Zelensky a ‘dictator’: Live

President attacked after igniting feud with Ukrainian counterpart

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3 w. ago Donald Trump refers to himself as 'the king' in bizarre social media post

Trump continues to receive backlash for his outlandish claims, calling himself the 'king' just hours after saying Ukrainian President is a 'dictator without elections'.

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3 w. ago Trump receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’

US president made comparison after administration rescinded New York City’s congestion pricing planDonald Trump is receiving widespread backlash after he likened himself to a “king” on social media following his administration’s decision to rescind New York City’s congestion pricing program.On Wednesday, following a letter issued by his transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, to the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, that ended the transportation department’s agreement with New York over a new congestion pricing program for Manhattan, Trump wrote on Truth Social: Continue reading...

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