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China and Canada have agreed to ease trade tariffs, marking a significant shift in relations following high-level talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing. Under the agreement, China is set to reduce tariffs on Canadian canola oil from 85% to 15% by 1 March. In return, Canada will apply its most-favoured-nation tariff rate of 6.1% to Chinese electric vehicles, Carney confirmed during a media briefing. The announcement represents a major breakthrough after years of diplomatic friction and retaliatory trade measures between the two countries. President Xi described the development as a “turning point”…

In a new interview, Jennifer Garner opened up about how she handled her highly publicized divorce from actor Ben Affleck and what helped her find peace in the years since their split. The Alias star, who is promoting the second season of her Apple TV+ series The Last Thing He Told Me, said she made a conscious decision to stay away from tabloid coverage throughout the process. Garner explained that avoiding gossip and speculation allowed her to focus on her wellbeing and protect her three children, whom she shares with Affleck: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. Garner and Affleck, who were…

President Donald Trump has signaled that he could activate the Insurrection Act — a rarely used federal law that permits the deployment of U.S. military forces domestically — in response to growing protests in Minneapolis. The unrest has been fueled by demonstrations against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the city, which intensified after two recent shootings involving ICE agents, including one that left a man wounded. In posts on social media, Trump urged Minnesota officials to stop what he called “agitators and insurrectionists” targeting ICE personnel. He said if local authorities fail to control the situation, he…

Pop star Ariana Grande and actor Jonathan Bailey are reuniting for a major theatrical production in London. The pair, who recently starred together in the Wicked films, confirmed they will lead the cast of Sunday in the Park with George, a celebrated musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. The revival is scheduled to open in the summer of 2027 at the Barbican Centre in London’s West End. Grande is expected to take on the role of Dot, while Bailey will portray the artist Georges Seurat, the fictionalized painter at the heart of the story. Directed by acclaimed theatre director…

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have unsealed charges against 20 individuals, including 15 former NCAA Division I basketball players, alleging they were part of a sophisticated betting operation that manipulated the outcomes of college games and matches in the Chinese Basketball Association. According to the indictment, authorities say the conspiracy ran from around late 2022 through early 2025 and involved bribe payments to players—often between about $10,000 and $30,000 per game—to deliberately underperform or otherwise influence game results for the benefit of illegal wagers placed by others. In addition to the former collegiate players, the other defendants are described as “fixers”…

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, integrated into his social platform X, has been updated to prevent it from producing explicit or revealing images of real people after widespread criticism and regulatory scrutiny. The change comes amid a global backlash over the tool being used to create so called “digital undressing” content, including non consensual images of adults and minors. X’s safety team announced that the platform has put technological safeguards in place to block Grok from editing photos to depict individuals in provocative clothing such as bikinis or underwear, particularly in regions where such imagery is illegal. These protections apply…

Nationwide protests continued across Iran as demonstrators have taken to the streets for the 18th day in a row, marking one of the most sustained challenges to the country’s leadership in years. The unrest, which began in late December 2025 amid skyrocketing inflation and economic hardship, has spread to dozens of cities and provinces and prompted a near total internet blackout that has severely limited communications inside the country. Activist groups report that more than 2,600 people have died in the government’s crackdown on protesters so far. In response to the ongoing violence, the United States announced sanctions targeting senior…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has faced scrutiny for images and messaging used in a campaign to recruit new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staff amid a tense law enforcement environment in Minnesota. As DHS expands its presence in Minneapolis and the surrounding area with what it calls its largest immigration enforcement effort ever, critics have raised questions about how the department is portraying agents and the public response to recent events, including fatal and non fatal shootings involving ICE officers that sparked protests. In the wake of the Minneapolis shooting of a 37 year old woman by an…

Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado arrived at the White House to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday, marking a significant diplomatic engagement amid ongoing political shifts in Venezuela. Machado, a longtime critic of the former Maduro government and winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, traveled to Washington to press her case for U.S. support in advancing democratic elections and shaping her country’s future. Her visit comes in the wake of a U.S. military action that led to the capture of Venezuela’s previous president, and as Trump has publicly questioned her domestic influence while showing support for Venezuela’s…

A Tennessee college basketball player was killed in a shooting on a Nashville interstate, and police are actively seeking information about the suspects involved, authorities said. The victim, 20-year-old Andre Bell, was a sophomore at Fisk University and was driving with two friends on Interstate 65 north after attending an event when the incident occurred. A dark sedan pulled up beside their vehicle, and shots were fired, striking Bell in the head, police reported. After being hit, Bell’s car slowed and spun into traffic before colliding with a pickup truck. The shooter’s vehicle then fled the scene. Bell was rushed…