The Wires

A Gallup poll suggested on Friday a narrow majority oppose reopening negotiations

The prime minister of Canada and the Democratic governor of New York State said they would not be changing the name, which is more than 400 years old

U.S. intelligence flags possible limited Russian probe of the alliance as NATO conducts unusual air operations near Kaliningrad

The ousted defence minister says that engrained corruption and patronage networks are holding the country back

The rare high-level U.S. intelligence visit underscores continued back-channel engagement between the two countries despite the ongoing war in Ukraine

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled the U.S. would target "fearful nations" that practice "appeasement" by engaging with Iran's economy and financial system

Mark Carney is one of the ​few global leaders to retaliate against U.S. tariffs and has pledged to forge new trade and military alliances

Canada’s PM Mark Carney said he had suspended trade negotiations and ​Canada would retaliate "dollar for dollar" on the new tariffs

From airstrikes on a Syrian airbase to an Interpol notice for Netanyahu - the Middle East’s post-Iran war realignment hardens

The President of Ukraine called Thursday's strike one of the most "cynical, calculated, and ​large-scale" of the 4-1/2-year war

The U.S. President also threatened military action against Oman, a U.S. ally engaged in separate talks with Tehran on restoring commercial shipping through the strait

Lev Shlosberg ​used his closing speech in court to deliver a searing indictment of the war, which he described as a catastrophe for ‌Russia