Trump leaves Argentine president alone after abrupt exit from stage at G20
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly left Argentine President Mauricio Macri alone on the stage at the opening of the G20 last week. Continue reading
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Pledge behind Justin Trudeau’s Trevor Noah tweet was planned 3 weeks ago, official says
A spokesperson for International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the money pledged by the prime minister has already been announced during the G7 Summit. Continue reading
Trump calls Xi meeting ‘extraordinary,’ says China has much to gain in post-G20 tweet
The dinner table diplomacy that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China conducted over the weekend produced something as vague as it was valuable: an agreement to keep talking. Continue reading
Trade, climate change and an under-pressure prince: Here’s what happened at the G20 summit
After sleepless days of round-the-clock talks by diplomats, a communique was produced, but analysts said world leaders merely signed a watered down statement that skirted contentious issues. Continue reading
China and U.S. agree to not raise tariffs within 90 days, White House says
China and the United States have agreed to halt additional tariffs as both nations engage in new trade negotiations with the goal of reaching an agreement within 90 days, the White House said. Continue reading
Trudeau says his office only recently learned of Raj Grewal’s gambling problem
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he learned of Liberal MP Raj Grewal’s gambling problem just over a week ago, and his office had no information that an RCMP investigation was connected to the issue. Continue reading
Putin says there were no talks with Ukraine over releasing seized sailors
Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian naval ships that its border patrols fired upon and seized in the strait near Russian-annexed Crimea last weekend. Continue reading
U.S.-China high-stakes trade talks at G20 signal diffusing of tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump said the “incredible relationship” he and China President Xi Jinping had would be “the very primary reason” they could make progress on trade, though he offered no specific solutions. Continue reading
Trudeau says he had ‘frank’ exchange with Saudi crown prince on Khashoggi, Yemen and human rights
Trudeau declined to say how Prince Salman reacted to any of his comments, saying only that the conversations were “frank” in nature. Continue reading
Trudeau maintains that China is co-operating with Canada to curb fentanyl flow into country
“We recognize that this is a crisis that is continuing in Canada and indeed getting worse,” Trudeau said. Continue reading