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The Dark Side of Canada’s Fight Over Lobster
02 Feb 2025As Canada wrangles an epic, decades-long saga of who can fish for lobster, and when, emerging threats are heating up the conflict in Nova Scotia.
Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers
02 Feb 2025General Motors and a few other companies make as much as 40 percent of their North American cars and trucks in Canada and Mexico, leaving them vulnerable to tariffs.
Why Trump Is Imposing Tariffs on Mexico
01 Feb 2025Mr. Trump is trying use tariffs to force Mexico to better guard its border with the United States, but Mexican officials say the tariffs will only hurt both countries.
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
02 Feb 2025Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico
02 Feb 2025Ties between the United States and Mexico have deepened over 30 years of free trade, creating both benefits and irritants.
Canada’s Auto Industry Capital Braces for Trump Tariffs
01 Feb 2025Windsor, Ontario, right across the border from Detroit, has close ties to the United States but now faces exceptional economic disruption.
Restored Anti-Fascism Mural by Philip Guston Unveiled in Mexico
02 Feb 2025In 1934, two young artists drove from Los Angeles in a beat-up car to Mexico, to create a powerful artwork about repression. It was concealed — and then forgotten.
Latin America Gets Into Deal-Making Mode for Rubio’s Visit
01 Feb 2025After a barrage of threats from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now tasked with trying to reap cooperation from Latin America.
Great White Sharks Washing Up Dead in Canada With Brain Swelling
01 Feb 2025Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery.
Venezuela Frees 6 Americans After Visit by Trump Envoy
01 Feb 2025Richard Grenell, the envoy for special missions, said he was flying home with the detainees after he met with President Nicolás Maduro.
7 Are Killed in Medical Plane Crash in Philadelphia
02 Feb 2025The Learjet, carrying a pediatric patient and five others, crashed on Friday, killing all on board. On the ground, one person was killed and at least 19 others were injured, officials said.
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Americans
01 Feb 2025President Trump relies on tariffs to address trade, immigration and drug issues. Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, explains their potential impact on everyday Americans.
Father Seeks $7 Million for Food Poisoning Deaths in Dominican Republic
31 Jan 2025A Canadian family of four fell ill after eating at an all-inclusive resort’s buffet in late 2023, leading to the deaths of the mother and oldest son.
Ahead of Possible Tariffs, No Rush to Get Goods In From Canada and Mexico
31 Jan 2025Experts say the freight system could handle an increase in imports from Canada and Mexico, but there is little sign of a significant increase.
Trump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
01 Feb 2025The White House said it would move forward with levies on America’s largest trading partners on Saturday.
Trump Tariffs Could Hurt Oil Companies and Raise Gas Prices
31 Jan 2025Some oil refineries will probably struggle to replace imported crude oil if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico.
What to Know About Trump’s Military Deportation Flights
31 Jan 2025The president authorized the military to assist in deportations. The planes triggered a crisis between the United States and Colombia, and prompted questions. Here’s what to know.
Eeny Meeny Miny Mo, Catch a Pterosaur by Its Neck
30 Jan 2025A puncture in the fossilized neck of a winged reptile that flew with the dinosaurs suggests the creature became a feast for a crocodile ancestor.
Trump Calls Canada a Big Player in the Fentanyl Trade. Is It?
30 Jan 2025President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada over drug trafficking, equating it with Mexico. U.S. government reports do not support the claim.
Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil
29 Jan 2025The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.
Trudeau Government Left Canada Vulnerable to Foreign Interference
28 Jan 2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have acted quicker to protect Canadian elections from outside meddling, a government commission said, shaking trust in democratic institutions.
Mauricio Funes, Salvadoran President Who Fled to Nicaragua, Dies at 65
28 Jan 2025He was a popular TV journalist when elected as El Salvador’s first modern-day leftist leader in 2009, but he went into exile hounded by corruption charges.
G.M. Has Plans Ready for Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs
28 Jan 2025General Motors, the largest producer of cars in Mexico, won’t provide details on how it would react if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs from the two countries.
‘The Gulf of America’? Here’s What Mexicans and Cubans Think.
28 Jan 2025Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed annoyance, defiance, confusion and even amusement.
Inside Colombia’s Crisis Over Trump’s Deportations
28 Jan 2025When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become.
Behind the Colombia Blowup: Mapping Trump’s Rapid-Escalation Tactics
27 Jan 2025There were no Situation Room meetings and no quiet calls to de-escalate a dispute with an ally. Just threats, counterthreats, surrender and an indication of the president’s approach to Greenland and Panama.
Rising Prices Dashed Trudeau’s Promise to Canada’s Middle Class
27 Jan 2025While many issues turned Canadians away from their prime minister, the high cost of groceries and homes has become a chief grievance.
As Trump and Putin Circle Each Other, an Agenda Beyond Ukraine Emerges
27 Jan 2025President Trump jabs at the Russian leader with threats; Vladimir Putin responds with flattery. But there are notable signals in their jousting, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control.