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2025 Los Angeles protests
Protests broke out in June 2025 over sweeping US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the California city.
Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre on Thursday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
China-Canada relations

Canada cannot replace US with China, Carney’s Conservative rival says

Pierre Poilievre outlined his vision for Canada’s relationship with the US after the prime minister’s recent outreach to Beijing.

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United States

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment

United States

Minneapolis on edge as Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act and send troops

Donald Trump

Trump says pulling National Guard from Chicago, LA and Portland, for now

US president claims credit for falling crime in US cities as he yields to a series of major legal defeats.

California National Guard members hold a line in front of anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles in June. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

US Supreme Court blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago

It is a rare setback for the US president at the high court, which has sided with his administration in almost every case.

United States

US judge says Trump must end National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

The ruling represents the latest legal setback to the US president’s efforts to deploy US troops to Democratic-controlled cities.

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US immigration

US government sued over removal of app that tracks immigration agents

ICEBlock developer alleges free speech violations after Apple removed the popular app following pressure from the Trump administration.

Police and ICE officers in New York last month. Photo: Reuters
Gun violence in the US

FBI probes motive in ‘ambush’ shooting of soldiers near White House

The suspect, identified as an Afghan national with no criminal history, was shot and subdued after ambushing a patrol.

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US Politics

Judge orders Trump end National Guard deployment in Washington DC

Federal judge rules Trump’s use of troops is likely unlawful, but the White House stands by the deployment.

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United States

Trump’s Portland National Guard deployment faces another setback

A judge extended the block on Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland for five days, a city the US president called ‘war-ravaged’.

Federal agents stand guard to keep demonstrators away from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Portland last month. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

Trump doubles down on ICE raids: ‘they haven’t gone far enough’

US president defends aggressive ICE efforts, claiming ‘liberal judges’ were holding back deportation efforts.

ICE agents and federal officers detain a migrant as he walks out from a hearing during targeted detainment at a US immigration court in New York City. Photo: Reuters
United States

US appeals court says Trump can deploy National Guard troops in Portland

Court ruling clears the way for the National Guard to protect federal buildings in Oregon’s largest city, despite objections from local and state officials.

Donald Trump

Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor, governor as troops move in

US president accuses the Democratic leaders of failing to protect federal agents, escalating the political battle over military deployments in US cities.

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United States

Governor says Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’, fixations

J.B. Pritzker calls Donald Trump ‘mentally impaired’ as the US president considers invoking the Insurrection Act.

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Members of the Texas National Guard at a military facility in Elwood, southwest of Chicago. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

Trump’s Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic US cities

Troops from the Texas National Guard are gathered outside Chicago, as the US leader seeks to expand the power of the presidency.

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US military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen in Elwood, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

‘Trump’s invasion’: Illinois sues to halt National Guard deployment to Chicago

US president suggests invoking the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court restrictions to deploying troops to police US cities.

Donald Trump

Trump orders National Guard troops to Portland, but judge blocks it

Judge’s ruling is a temporary setback for the US president, who sought to bypass a court order by sending troops from other states to Oregon.

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Donald Trump

Trump to send National Guard to Illinois, as he puts pressure on Chicago

Tensions are flaring between federal agents and protesters over increased activity by ICE officers cracking down on immigrants.

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Federal law enforcement agents stand guard as they are confronted by community members and activists for reportedly shooting a woman in Broadview, Illinois, on Saturday. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump dines out near White House and says he’ll send troops to another US city

The US president made a surprise visit to a Washington restaurant to showcase his law enforcement crackdown.

US immigration

US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids

The move allows agents to proceed with Southern California raids targeting people for deportation based on their race or language.

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Donald Trump

Trump suggests US troops could go into New Orleans, a blue city in a red state

The US president has already said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore.

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Members of the National Guard patrol near Union Station in Washington in August. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

‘We’re going in’: Trump to send National Guard troops to Chicago

The US president has threatened to expand his crackdown on Democrat-led cities, following similar moves in Washington and Los Angeles.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, in February. Photo: Reuters
US Politics

Trump’s use of National Guard in Los Angeles ruled illegal

The deployment in the city heightened tensions and drew Democratic criticism of Trump’s military use against immigration opposition.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Western democracies are facing their greatest test – and it’s not AI

The challenge for the West is not just to regulate AI or manage elections, but to prove democracy can generate prosperity, security and hope.

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Donald Trump

Chicago mayor defies Trump’s immigration crackdown plan for the city

Johnson told city departments to guard the constitutional rights of Chicago residents amid the ‘possibility of National Guard deployment’.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (centre) has denounced US President Donald Trump’s possible military deployment into Chicago. Photo: Chicago Tribune/TNS
Israel-Gaza war

Thousands protest against Israeli siege of Gaza near Venice Film Festival

Demonstrators said the film industry should use its public platform at Venice to focus attention on the war in Gaza.

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Demonstrators hold placards that read “On the red carpet lets sow peace” and “Free Palestine, peace has no borders” during a march in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, during the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Saturday. Photo: Invision/AP
Donald Trump

Trump suggests Americans ‘like a dictator’ as he clamps down on Washington

Trump complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration in the US capital.

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Donald Trump

Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore

Trump made the threat in a row with Maryland’s governor, who has criticised Trump’s flex of power aimed at combating crime in Washington.

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