US AND CANADA

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President Donald Trump has threatened Beijing with tariffs of up to 200% if China restricts shipments of rare-earth magnets to the United States, reigniting trade tensions just weeks after both sides agreed to extend a fragile truce.

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France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.

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Talia Menendez, the stepdaughter of Erik Menendez, has erupted with anger following the California parole board’s decision to deny Erik’s release. After a lengthy hearing that lasted nearly ten hours, Erik was informed he would remain behind bars, prompting an emotional outburst from Talia on social media.

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Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted of murdering their wealthy parents in 1989, have been denied parole after more than 36 years behind bars. The California Board of Parole Hearings ruled that the brothers, now in their mid-50s, must remain incarcerated, citing the severity of their crime.

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Just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt Gen Jeffery Kruse, the head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency. The Pentagon said Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and that two other senior military commanders have also been ousted. The defence department has not yet offered an explanation for the firings.

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Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, his defense attorneys told a court Saturday.