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Cryptic emails and no strings attached. How MacKenzie Scott gives away billions.
Wall Street Journal: The injections of cash, which arrive without warning, have led to bolstered finances, scholarships, jobs—and…
March 7, 2026
Venezuela’s Machado fights to be heard as Trump embraces rival
Bloomberg: Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado held private talks in the White House Friday as she struggles…
March 7, 2026
UAE and Kuwait start oil output cuts after Hormuz blockage
Bloomberg: Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is “managing offshore production levels to address storage requirements,” the company said in…
March 7, 2026
US faced with few good options to tamp down surging oil prices
Financial Times: …most experts said the only way to reverse the largest jump in oil prices in more…
March 7, 2026
Ships in Gulf declare themselves Chinese to dodge attack
Financial Times: At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read “Chinese…
March 7, 2026
America’s military focused on Iran. Its biggest challenge is China.
Wall Street Journal: Trump’s war in the Middle East is the latest campaign that has drained missile stockpiles…
March 7, 2026
U.S. army sends Ukraine-tested drones to hit Iran’s drones
Wall Street Journal: A small number of the defensive systems, dubbed Merops, are being sent from U.S. Army…
March 7, 2026
How war in Middle East could sow hunger
New York Times: For now, most factories in the Gulf that make nitrogen fertilizers are continuing to produce…
March 7, 2026
‘Designed to wreak havoc’: Cheap drones shaping war with Iran
New York Times: The dueling drones have become a defining feature of the war with Iran. It is a glimpse…
March 7, 2026
Video of ICE shooting of Texas man raises questions about government claim
Washington Post: Geoffrey P. Alpert, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina,…
March 7, 2026
Strikes intensify across Middle East. No compromise in sight. Mixed signals from Tehran. Trump: Iran targets will expand. Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime
New York Times: President Trump met on Saturday with the families of the first six U.S. soldiers killed…
March 7, 2026
Iran president reins in apology to Gulf states after outcry from hardliners at home
CBC: At home, Pezeshkian’s apology quickly prompted pushback from hardliners in the Revolutionary Guard and clerical elite, forcing…
March 7, 2026
Gap narrows in Alberta as federal Conservatives shed some support to Liberals: Poll
CBC: The Abacus Data poll suggests the Conservatives boast a 51-per-cent share of the intended vote in the…
March 7, 2026
Canadian lawmaker, and friend of JD Vance, channels Charlie Kirk
New York Times: Jamil Jivani, a Conservative rookie member of Parliament, follows an American playbook to win over…
March 7, 2026
Liberals move to end Conservative filibuster over religious exemption to hate speech laws
The Globe and Mail: Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has tabled a motion for a vote on the…
March 7, 2026
Why some in federal NDP fear they are on verge of being wiped out in Quebec
Toronto Star: Boulerice’s exit could open up another possible pathway for a Mark Carney majority government, and a…
March 7, 2026
With Trump visit coming up, China hedges its bets on helping Iran
CBC: Despite being the top customer for Iranian oil — 90 per cent of its output is sold…
March 7, 2026
As Carney seeks strengthened global alliances, is it time Canada join EU?
CBC: Meredith Lilly, a former trade adviser for prime minister Stephen Harper who now teaches international economic policy…
March 7, 2026
‘Cavalier and demeaning’: Trump team’s hyper-aggressive war rhetoric
Financial Times: …the restraints have come off in Trump’s White House with critics accusing the administration of using…
March 6, 2026
US draws up strict new AI guidelines amid Anthropic clash
Financial Times: The Trump administration has drawn up tight rules for civilian artificial intelligence contracts that would require…
March 6, 2026