Petersburg Post Home

The Petersburg Post



WORLD   POLITICS  
'We're buying Canadian': PM Mark Carney hits back at Trump's 100% tariff threat - The
- Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has urged citizens to back domestic businesses and workers under a new "Buy Canadian" policy, hours after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa proceeded with trade deals with China. In a video posted on his X account, Carney framed the policy as a response to growing economic pressure from abroad. Trump Threatens Canada ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Row erupts within UK's governing Labour Party after popular mayor blocked from upcoming election
- LONDON (AP) — A row erupted Sunday within Britain's governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to re-enter Parliament at a special election in the city, with critics claiming Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potentially dangerous rival back in the House of Commons. Andy Burnham , who has been in charge of the Greater Manchester region since 2017 ...

Source: apnews.com
WORLD  
Zelenskyy Says Trilateral Talks Ended Constructively and More are Possible Next Week
- KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the United States wrapped up Saturday with "constructive" discussions on "possible parameters" for ending the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Negotiators will return to the United Arab Emirates for the next round on Feb. 1, according to a U.S. official who described the meetings as upbeat and positive. ...

Source: military.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
'If you haven't served, respect those who have': Nato soldiers on Trump's slurs
- For those who fought alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, president's remarks have cut deep It was shortly before dawn and Bruce Moncur was eating breakfast when the American warplane roared overhead. The 22-year-old reservist had been stationed in Afghanistan for three weeks when the A-10 Warthog strafed the camp west of Kandahar City where and he and 30 other Canadian soldiers had spent the night. Moncur ...

Source: theguardian.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Israel launches 'large-scale operation' to locate last hostage in Gaza
- – Israel said Sunday its military was conducting a "large-scale operation" to locate the last hostage in , as Washington and other mediators pressure Israel and Hamas to move into the The statement came as Israel's Cabinet met to discuss the possibility of opening Gaza's key Rafah border crossing with Egypt, and a day after with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about next steps. The return of the has been ...

Source: news4jax.com