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Fentanyl fatality rate higher in Canada than US: security minister 06 Feb 2025 - 11:45 pm
A mural in an alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, on December 21, 2016, painted by a man mourning the fentanyl overdose death of his wife, with names of other victims of the crisis that killed 128 people in British Columbia in November. AFP / Deborah
Following Trump, Argentina quits World Health Organization 05 Feb 2025 - 10:15 pm
File: This photograph taken on December 7, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
US trade deficit rises to highest level in over two years 05 Feb 2025 - 10:15 pm
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Federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order 05 Feb 2025 - 08:38 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks before Pam Bondi is sworn in as US Attorney General in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2025 (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Rubio sees Guatemala leader keen to please US 05 Feb 2025 - 06:00 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) arrives at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / Pool AP / AFP)
'People are going to die': USAID cuts create panic in Africa 05 Feb 2025 - 05:38 pm
(FILES) A USAID and American flag fly before Congressional Democrats hold news conference outside of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Trump backs jailing Americans in El Salvador if has 'legal right' 05 Feb 2025 - 01:06 am
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Trump signs order withdrawing US from UN Human Rights Council 05 Feb 2025 - 12:32 am
US President Donald Trump shows an executive order withdrawing his country from a number of United Nations bodies in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle 04 Feb 2025 - 08:09 pm
This combination of pictures created on February 04, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC and China's President Xi Jinping speaking in Macau on December 19, 2024.  (Photo by Jim Watson and Anthony Kwan / AFP)
Mexico begins deployment of 10,000 troops on US border 04 Feb 2025 - 06:30 pm
A Mexico's Army officer patrols the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Trump halts Canada and Mexico tariffs, China still targeted 04 Feb 2025 - 08:01 am
Trucks carry goods across the Ambassador Bridge from Canada into the United States on February 03, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
Rubio says Panama addressing US concerns on canal after Trump threats 03 Feb 2025 - 11:16 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to El Salvador at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / Pool AP / AFP)
Trump halts Mexico tariffs; talks with Canada China continue 03 Feb 2025 - 10:52 pm
Avocados from Mexico are displayed for sale at a Whole Foods store on February 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
Canada's Ontario bans US firms from govt contracts, dumps Starlink deal 03 Feb 2025 - 06:20 pm
(FILES) The US and Canadian flags fly on the US side of the St. Clair River near the Bluewater Bridge border crossing between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)
US stocks open sharply lower on Trump tariffs 03 Feb 2025 - 06:15 pm
Stock market numbers are displayed at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Latino community in Texas protests against Trump migrant deportations 03 Feb 2025 - 05:02 pm
People gather in support of immigrants in Houston, Texas, on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Moisés ءVILA / AFP)
WHO chief counters Trump criticisms behind US pullout 03 Feb 2025 - 04:35 pm
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Euro, Canadian Dollar, Mexican Peso decline due to US tariffs 03 Feb 2025 - 12:49 pm
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