Latest Department of Defence budget authorizes 433,000 National Guard personnel in total, making it the second-largest component of the U.S. military
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Posted inSecurity
Over 1 million migrants have left U.S. on own in 2025: Homeland Secretary
White House plans to hire 10,000 new immigration officers, says more than 80,000 people applied in the first week
Posted inEconomy
Mexico seeks more trade with Canada in face of Trump tariffs
Canadian ministers have been visiting Mexico; Carney’s visit to Mexico not yet determined
Posted inConsumer
Gen Z shift, high costs force U.K. nightclubs to reinvent
About 400 venues have shuttered since 2020, prompting London’s mayor to create a task force that will publish a report later this year
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Brewed awakening: German beer sales lowest on record
Beer sales are 6 per cent less than sales a year ago; historic low sales may be result of economic uncertainty and changes in consumers’ taste
Posted inReligion
Spanish court orders rebel nuns out of convent
Nuns declare allegiance to an excommunicated ultra-conservative priest who has rejected the validity of all popes since the death of Pius XII in 1958
Posted inFamily
Spain boosts paid parental leave to 19 weeks
Each parent is entitled to 17 weeks of non-transferable paid leave during their child’s first year, six of which must be taken immediately after birth or adoption
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Smithsonian museum removes Trump impeachment references: report
Trump has accused the institution of having “come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology” and portraying American values as “inherently harmful and oppressive”
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Global markets reel from Trump’s sweeping tariff hike
Trump’s order cited Canada’s failure to “co-operate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl and other illicit drugs,” although Canada is not a major source of illegal narcotics
Posted inEconomy
Trump orders tariffs on dozens of countries in push to reshape global trade
Canada hit with 35 per cent tariffs on non-CUSMA compliant goods; China currently exempt from tariffs