Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad

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Move is response to ad sponsored by Ontario that referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade

Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government, which has further strained one of the world’s largest trade partnerships.

The statement, posted on Trump’s Truth Social account, came after several days of public disputes over the ad, which referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade and provoked the US president’s anger.

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‘I’m not going to be wasting my time’ — Trump rules out Putin meeting without Ukraine peace progress – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 'I'm not going to be wasting my time' — Trump rules out Putin meeting without Ukraine peace progress  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Stony silence from Moscow after Trump turns on Russia, says talks with Putin 'don't go anywhere'  CNBC
  3. Trump says he won't waste time meeting Putin unless Ukraine deal is likely to happen soon  Fox News
  4. How Trump’s plans for a Budapest summit with Putin turned into sanctions on Russia  CNN
  5. Trump says he will not meet with Putin until he thinks there is a deal on Ukraine  Reuters
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Met police urge Epping sex offender spotted in London to hand himself in

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Former asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu has been missing since being released from prison in error

Police searching in London for a former asylum seeker and convicted sex offender who was released from prison in error have urged him to hand himself in.

The Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was jailed for 12 months in September for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl and made the subject of a five-year sexual harm prevention order.

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Actor June Lockhart of Lost in Space and Lassie fame dies aged 100

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Lockhart started out on stage at age eight and appeared in scores of television series and feature films

June Lockhart, the popular actor known for her work in film and television, has passed away at the age of 100.

She died on Thursday night of natural causes, with daughter June Elizabeth and granddaughter Christianna by her side, according to People.

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Spain: Tens of thousands protest a year after deadly floods – DW

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  1. Spain: Tens of thousands protest a year after deadly floods  DW
  2. ‘Still angry’: more than 50,000 protest in Valencia on first anniversary of floods  The Guardian
  3. Protesters urge regional Spanish leader to quit a year after deadly floods  Reuters
  4. Body of 56-Year-Old Man Found 1 Year After Being Swept Away in Flood  People.com
  5. Protesters gather one year after Spain's deadly floods  Le Monde.fr
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Trump travels to Asia to meet with China’s Xi Jinping as the government shutdown in the U.S. drags on – CBS News

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  1. Trump travels to Asia to meet with China's Xi Jinping as the government shutdown in the U.S. drags on  CBS News
  2. Donald Trump's week in Asia: BBC correspondents on the wins and potential losses  BBC
  3. Trump heads to Asia with trade — and tensions with Xi — on the agenda  NBC News
  4. Trump’s Asia Tour: Deals, Diplomacy and a Meeting With Xi  The New York Times
  5. Trump’s Asia trip to test his dealmaking abilities with old rivals and new friends  CNN
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Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide

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Independent pledges to be ‘president for all’ after taking 63% of vote in upset for political establishment

The leftwing independent candidate Catherine Connolly has a won landslide election victory and been declared Ireland’s next president.

She pledged to be a “president for all” after securing 63% of the first preference votes, a stunning result that shook the political establishment and will make her the republic’s 10th head of state.

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Hispanics’ support of Trump plunges since he started second term

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Notable majority feel the country is headed in the wrong direction, and only 27% approve of his job performance

Donald Trump’s standing with Hispanic adults has dropped notably since he took office at the start of the year, according to a new poll.

Polling by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests growing unease among a voting bloc that was crucial to his 2024 re-election victory. The October survey shows that 25% of Hispanic adults now hold a “somewhat” or “very” favorable view of Trump, down sharply from 44% in an AP-NORC poll conducted just before he began his second term.

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JAXA’s HTV-X1 launched to ISS aboard H3 Rocket – NASASpaceFlight.com –

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  1. JAXA’s HTV-X1 launched to ISS aboard H3 Rocket  NASASpaceFlight.com -
  2. Japan successfully launches new cargo transporter into space | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News  nhk.or.jp
  3. Watch Japan's advanced new cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS for the 1st time today  Space
  4. Japan Back In LEO Cargo Transportation Business  Aviation Week Network
  5. With Dassai Sake Onboard, Successful H3 Rocket Launches Cargo Craft Toward ISS  JAPAN Forward
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‘Still angry’: more than 50,000 protest in Valencia on first anniversary of floods

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Demonstrators call on regional leader to resign over handling of one of Europe’s deadliest natural disasters in decades

More than 50,000 people took to the streets of Spain’s eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of last year’s deadly floods and denounce the authorities’ handling of the disaster.

Demonstrators, many carrying photos of the victims, called on the regional leader, Carlos Mazón, to resign over what they say was the slow response to one of Europe’s deadliest natural disasters in decades.

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