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Trump trade agenda reduces reliance on China and leads to 'golden age,' White House tells Congress
Apr 13, 2026 - World 
President Trump's trade agenda is paying off by slashing trade imbalances with major global powers in 2025 and reducing America's reliance on China, the White House said Monday in a report to Congress.
UK report lays bare 'catastrophic' missed chances before stabbings at girls' dance class
Apr 13, 2026 - World 
An inquiry has found that a mass killing by a British teenager in 2024 could have been prevented if his parents and state agencies had acted on his violence fixation
And the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination fees
Apr 13, 2026 - World 
Presidential elections in Djibouti and Benin at the weekend highlighted how a costly electoral system is reshaping democracyAlexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtime adviser to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Mohamed resigned last September, citing democratic regression in the country.But at the election at the weekend, Mohamed was not on the ballot. Now outside the country, he says he cannot return home to file nomination papers or campaign freely without credible security guarantees. Even if he were allowed to compete, nomination costs would still loom as a steep barrier in a political environment many critics describe as ceremonial, with Guelleh the habitual winner. Continue reading...
‘The perception is Carney is a wartime leader’: why Canada’s PM could secure a majority
Apr 13, 2026 - World
As Trump’s actions spark a desire for stability, analysts say Carney is in effect assembling a union governmentCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, is on the brink of securing a majority government, with his Liberal party poised to win at least two closely watched byelections and courting an “almost unprecedented” string of defections from rival parties.Carney’s ability to turn a strong minority into a narrow majority through electoral gains and floor crossing has strengthened his reputation as a pragmatic leader above the cut and thrust of partisan politics. But his efforts to bring in lawmakers from across the political spectrum has also sparked a fierce internal debate over the Liberals’ values and the risks of consolidating more power. Continue reading...
Israeli committee approves army general as director of Mossad intelligence agency
Apr 13, 2026 - World
An Israeli army general who was seriously wounded in a firefight with Hamas during its October 2023 assault into southern Israel will be the head of Mossad, the country's national intelligence agency.
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