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Amid a trade showdown with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting a historic partnership with the European Union, positioning Canada as the bloc’s first “associate member.” The gamble could redraw North‑American geopolitics while testing the limits of Canada’s diplomatic flexibility.
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John Ternus has taken the helm of Apple at a moment of bold transition, unveiling the company’s first folding iPhone as his debut product. The gamble signals a new design era and puts the former hardware chief at the center of Apple’s AI and market‑share challenges.
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Amid a stormy debate that saw Chancellor Friedrich Merz label the Alternative für Deutschland’s migration plan as “ethnic cleansing,” he now bears the weight of defending Germany’s post‑war democratic consensus. His rise from corporate lawyer to CDU leader, and now chancellor, frames a clash that could reshape the nation’s political centre.
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At 35, former air‑freshener salesman Ulrich Siegmund is the AfD’s lead candidate in Saxony‑Anhalt, where polls suggest a historic outright majority. His ascent from regional parliamentarian to the party’s “sunny face” captures both the ambition of Germany’s far‑right and the deep anxieties it provokes.
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As U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff step into Moscow to revive peace talks on Ukraine, the former senior advisor re‑emerges as a diplomatic figure. The portrait traces his rise from a New York real‑estate dynasty to the Trump White House and examines what his latest mission means for the war and for his own political future.