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There’s a lot to discuss in Canada ahead of its April 28 election, including tariffs, inequality and President Trump’s threats to annex the country. But a political debate in Montreal on Wednesday night won’t have a prime time slot. That is because many Canadians would rather watch a hockey game that evening. A French-language debate…

The Supreme Court in Britain ruled on Wednesday that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the country’s equality legislation. The deputy president of the court, Lord Hodge, said in a summary of the decision: “The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the…

The Jordanian security services said Tuesday that they had arrested 16 people they accused of plotting threats to national security involving weapons, explosives and plans to manufacture drones and train combatants, both domestically and abroad. The statement from Jordan’s General Intelligence Department was a rare acknowledgment of threats to security in a country seen as…

This month in the White House’s Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President Trump paused to fondly recall a fallen friend. “The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo, was — Shinzo Abe — he was a fantastic man,” Mr. Trump said during the tariff…

Trump escalated a feud with Harvard After freezing $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard University, President Trump turned up the pressure yesterday and threatened to revoke its tax-exempt status. The fight between the Trump administration and the nation’s oldest and most elite university was headed for a showdown that could affect other U.S. institutions. Harvard…

China has warned its people to think twice before visiting the United States, citing trade tensions. It also told its students to be careful about studying there and accused two American universities of hacking. And it has vowed to cut down on the number of Hollywood films that can be shown in China. The trade…

Tensions between France and Algeria, never far from the surface, flared as the two countries engaged in tit-for-tat expulsions of officials working at each of their embassies and consulates. In response to Algeria’s decision of Monday to expel 12 officials working at the French embassy and consulates, the French presidency announced on Tuesday that it…

The paramedics and rescue workers killed in an Israeli shooting in Gaza last month died mainly from gunshots to the head or chest, while others had shrapnel injuries or other wounds, according to autopsy reports obtained by The New York Times. Israeli troops had fired on ambulances and a fire truck sent by the Palestine…