Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

Talks between Canadian and American negotiators dragged on into Friday night in Washington as the midnight deadline approached, with no deal yet announced. “We have more work to do,” Dominic LeBlanc, a top Canadian negotiator, told reporters as he left the U.S. trade representative’s office with just over four hours left until the deadline. Details … Read more

Colorado ICE detention law blocked over GEO Group contractor rights

Colorado ICE detention law blocked over GEO Group contractor rights

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Trump-appointed federal judge dealt a blow to Colorado’s effort to increase oversight of an ICE detention center by temporarily blocking key provisions in a state law after finding that the state likely exceeded its authority. Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico issued the preliminary injunction Thursday, … Read more

Two seriously injured after sword attack at Swedish school

Two seriously injured after sword attack at Swedish school

Two teenagers were seriously injured after a sword attack at a high school in Sweden, authorities said. Police were called to Brinell School in Fagersta shortly after 2:00 p.m. local time (1:00 p.m. BST) on Friday, where officers arrested a man. A third person was injured in the attack, but the extent of their injuries … Read more

Mexicans arrested as big meth lab in South Africa found on remote Limpopo farm

Mexicans arrested as big meth lab in South Africa found on remote Limpopo farm

The five Musina farm suspects will appear in court on Monday to face charges related to the manufacture and possession of illicit drugs. “The discovery has exposed an alleged sophisticated industrial-scale operation believed to have been established for the manufacture of dangerous illicit substances intended for distribution,” police said in a statement. South Africa is … Read more

Philippines floods fuel anger over alleged corruption | Floods

Philippines floods fuel anger over alleged corruption | Floods

Weeks of monsoon rains have inundated the northern Philippines, where residents are demanding answers over alleged corruption in flood control projects. Al Jazeera’s Jamila Alindogan is there. Published on August 21, 2026 August 21, 2026 Click here to share on social networks share-nodes Google Share Add Al Jazeera on Google info

CNBC Daily Open: The ‘Bessent Bid’ wears off

CNBC Daily Open: The 'Bessent Bid' wears off

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 28, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty Images Hello, I’m Leonie Kidd from London. It seems right to quote political statesman James Carville’s famous 1993 quote: “I used to think that … Read more