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- First LookCanadian prime minister and election opponent say Trump must respect sovereigntyCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent have kicked off their campaigns amid a trade war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Are we still friends? US-Canada border towns face a strange new reality.Planned limitations on Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, which spans the U.S.-Canada border, symbolize a fraying relationship between towns with traditionally close ties.
- Would a Bolsonaro coup trial help heal Brazil’s democracy – or deepen divides?Brazil’s Supreme Court will decide this month if former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for a 2022 coup attempt.
- Off the shelf, up the flagpole: Canadian flags fly high in response to TrumpThe maple leaf flag is showing its colors everywhere as a Canadian-style nationalism rises in response to President Trump’s actions and rhetoric.
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- With Venezuelan deportations, is Trump taking a page from El Salvador’s playbook?El Salvador accepted hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the U.S. over the weekend, putting them behind bars without criminal charges or trials.
- This Haitian shot to fame on TikTok, but others profited from his clipsSocial media may democratize knowledge, but they can also perpetuate perceptions that ideas from some countries are worth more than those from others.
- First LookCanadian picked to replace Trudeau demands US ‘show us some respect’Former central banker Mark Carney, elected Sunday by Canada’s governing Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, tapped into surging Canadian nationalism and anger at President Donald Trump’s “unjustified tariffs” after his landslide win. “We cannot let him succeed and we won’t.”
- Kenyan troops gave Haitians hope for security. Have they delivered?As gang violence spreads in Haiti, locals say a Kenya-led U.N. security force in support of local police is not delivering the peace they crave.
- Mexico faces US gunmakers in Supreme Court, saying they fuel cartel crimeDo U.S. arms manufacturers bear responsibility for the guns fueling cartel violence in Mexico? Mexico is arguing that case before the Supreme Court.
- The ExplainerTrump calls Mexican cartels ‘terrorists.’ Could he send in the US Army?Drug cartels in Mexico sow terror, but their goals are economic, not political. Labeling them “terrorists” could change U.S.-Mexican relations.
- More than a rift: Trump aides cast doubt on shared values with EuropeFor almost eight decades, the transatlantic alliance created mutual prosperity and brought peace to a war-prone Europe. But U.S. questioning of shared values is seen as a watershed.
- Can Nova Scotia, home of Canada’s Black culture, save its Black communities?Nova Scotia’s Black community, which dates back to the province’s days as a French colony, is trying to ensure it survives Canada’s economic shifts.
- Canadians had been feeling gloomy about their country. Trump changed that.Canadians are worried about the threat of a U.S. trade war. But Donald Trump done something they didn’t expect: bolster their patriotic pride.
- This Venezuelan mother hoped for asylum in the US. Now she is turning southward.After President Trump won a second term, the Monitor spoke with parents around the world about their hopes and fears for the future. Here we catch up with one parent – a Venezuelan mother – who made her way to Mexico, but is now preparing a reverse trek south.
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