The U.S. has ordered the drawdown of roughly 5,000 troops from Germany, following through on President Donald Trump’s threats to reduce the American military presence in the country, as tensions escalate over the war with Iran. Read More

Brazilian lawmakers voted to override President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto of a bill to reduce Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence, dealing another major blow to the leftist leader ahead of his reelection bid this year. Read More

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is reviewing its troop levels in Germany and will decide soon whether to reduce that number, escalating tensions with a top NATO ally over the war in Iran. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court sharply limited the use of the Voting Rights Act to create predominantly Black or Hispanic election districts in a major ruling that buttresses Republican efforts to keep control of the House in this year’s midterms and beyond. Read More

President Donald Trump told his aides to prepare for an extended U.S. Naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported, as the U.S. looks to intensify economic pressure on Iran as the war enters its third month. Read More

King Charles III called on the U.S. to maintain its leadership role in the world, and to support Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in a remarkably pointed speech for a monarch that urged Americans to resist the pull of isolationism. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed King Charles III to the White House for a visit fraught with doubt about the future of Britain’s so-called special relationship with America and fresh security concerns in the wake of the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney told the CBC he’s in no hurry to sign a minor deal for tariff relief with the U.S., arguing that other governments that have done so aren’t happy with the results. Read More

President Donald Trump called on Walt Disney Co.’s ABC to immediately fire late night host Jimmy Kimmel after what he called a “despicable call to violence” on an April 23 broadcast. Read More

President Donald Trump jumped on Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to add a security rationale to his case for building a massive White House ballroom that he has wanted for years. Read More

Manitoba plans to prohibit young people from accessing social media and artificial intelligence chatbots, said Wab Kinew. Read More

In early April — after a month of disruption around one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints — U.S. President Donald Trump wrote that with “a little ​more time, we can easily OPEN THE ​HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A ⁠FORTUNE.” Read More