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“Blame Canada!” goes the satirical song from the 1999 animated comedy film “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,” in which a mother rallies her small Colorado town to confront youth degeneracy. The song humorously shifts blame to America’s northern neighbor rather than US government policies, parenting failures, or media influence, declaring that “we need to form a full assault  — it’s Canada’s fault.” Decades later, US President-elect Donald Trump appears to be channeling a similar energy, blaming Canada for illegal migration and drug trafficking across the northern border. Weeks after winning a second term in the White House, Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian…

Algeria on Saturday rejected France’s accusation of escalation, denouncing a “campaign of disinformation” in their latest diplomatic row after Algiers sent back to Paris an influencer deported from the European country. “Algeria is in no way engaged in a logic of escalation… or humiliation,” the Algerian foreign ministry said in a statement, accusing the extreme right in France of “waging a campaign of disinformation” against Algeria. “Doualemn”, a 59-year-old influencer, was detained by French authorities in the southern city of Montpellier after posting a controversial video on TikTok. He was sent by plane to Algeria on Thursday, according to his lawyer,…

  Israel will send a delegation led by the head of its spy agency, Mossad, to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement late on Saturday. It was not immediately clear when Mossad chief David Barnea would travel to Qatar. Also being sent to Qatar are the head of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency and military and political advisers. One brief ceasefire has been achieved during 15 months of fighting. Talks mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar have so far failed to achieve another ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages…

Drug dealer convicted of rival’s murder after refusing to ditch luxury manbag A drug dealer who stabbed a rival to death has been convicted of murder after being snared by his Louis Vuitton-style manbag. Dualla Abdi, 20, was wearing the flash accessory when he knifed Tyreece Scott, 24, in Hounslow, west London, shortly before 1 am on January 16 last year. While he ditched his clothes after the attack, he refused to dump the bag and it was eventually used to help identify him as the killer, the Old Bailey heard. His accomplice and getaway driver Ben Laing, 24, from…

Syria’s new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanon’s prime minister vowed on Saturday to build lasting ties after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa said the new Syria would “stay at equal distance from all” in Lebanon, and “try to solve problems through negotiations and dialogue”. Syria, Lebanon pledge 'long-term strategic relations' after Assad ouster

  Ethiopia and Somalia renewed their diplomatic relations during a visit of Somali President Hassan Sheik Mohamud to Addis Ababa on Saturday. Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed “agreed to restore and enhance their bilateral relations through full diplomatic representation in their respective capitals.” The two emphasized that regional stability requires “strong cooperation between the two countries based on mutual trust, confidence and respect.”  The restoration of Ethiopia-Somalia diplomatic ties came just one month after the Horn of Africa neighbors reached a peace deal brokered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Why were Ethiopia and Somalia at odds? Relations…

Reeves defiant over China trip in face of growing criticism and economic turmoil following a below par trade deal with China in the week the pound dropped. The Labour chancellor accused of ‘undesirable’ policies and ‘incompatible promises’ released a statement today that suggested the UK got a below average trade deal. As the pound hit a new 14-month low and the cost of government borrowing rose again, Ms Reeves faced calls to cancel her trip and remain home to deal with the market turmoil. But she insisted the visit was “in the national interest” as the government scrambles to boost economic growth.…

Nigel Farage makes a U-turn about Shamima Begum. The Reform leader is putting out fires all over the place, since Elon Musk disavowed him. But now Farage has said that he is “thoughtful” when asked if the UK should consider bringing back Shamima Begum. Mr Farage said that he believes her to be “a lesser part of the equation”. Nigel Farage makes a U-turn about Shamima Begum Nigel Farage ‘thoughtful’ about whether UK should bring Shamima Begum back. In the past he has said while he ‘never wanted’ to bring back Shamima Begum, he is now ‘thoughtful’ about the matter and…

The UK Treasury has assured this Saturday that the United Kingdom has closed agreements with China worth 600 million pounds (about 715 million euros) during the Economic and Financial Dialogue being held in Beijing. But the reality according to experts is this was a below average trade deal. The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, is visiting the Asian country today on a trip that is highly questioned in her country as it coincides with a moment of crisis in the national economy due to the increase in interest on debt bonds. sovereign. The Chinese do state visits perfectly According to the…

Dozens of Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Friday that is the reality of what’s happening on the ground as the IDF marches forward killing and destroying what’s left of Gaza. However, officials involved in the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel talked up the prospects of a deal on Friday as efforts to broker an end to the war intensify ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration later this month. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an urgent meeting with his defence minister yesterday after Qatar delivered a positive message from Hamas about its willingness…