Canadian PM arrives in US to meet Trump

Mark Carney

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by President Donald Trump, and he was set to have the opportunity to do that in a face-to-face Oval Office meeting on Tuesday.

Trump has shattered a decades-old alliance by saying he wants to make Canada the 51st US state and levying steep tariffs against an essential partner in the manufacturing of autos and the supply of oil, electricity and other goods. The outrage provoked by Trump enabled Carney's Liberal Party to score a stunning comeback victory last month as the ongoing trade war and attacks on Canadian sovereignty have outraged voters.

US judge orders 12K refugees be taken in

A US District Judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the US under a court order partially blocking the President's efforts to suspend the nation's refugee admissions programme. During a hearing last week, the Trump administration had said that it would only like to process 160 refugees.

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