Tag: United States International Relations

Canada, Fishing, Sport, Indigenous People, Innu, Land Use Policies, Quebec Province (Canada), Trudeau, Justin, United States, United States International Relations

Indigenous Canadians Challenge an Exclusive American Fishing Camp

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Spread the loveTweet The Innu want the entire river back, all 225 miles. Their effort is part of a movement that is sweeping countries from Australia to Argentina as aboriginals…


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Feature: The Long, Lonely Road of Chelsea Manning

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Spread the loveTweet Manning, who is 29, tapped an unplugged microwave next to the door and asked me to place my laptop inside: The Faraday cage in the microwave would…


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Trump Has Busy Day in Vortex of Middle East Relations

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Spread the loveTweet For the administration, Wednesday served as a reminder that the world does not operate in the black-and-white terms that Mr. Trump used on the campaign trail and…


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Aid Coordinator in Yemen Had Secret Job Overseeing U.S. Commando Shipments

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Spread the loveTweet This secretiveness has prompted some lawmakers to call for greater scrutiny of the military’s clandestine units. “There is not enough oversight, certainly from Congress,” said Representative Seth…


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Meeting the Paris Climate Goals Was Always Hard. Without the U.S., It Is Far Harder.

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Spread the loveTweet Miguel Arias Cañete, the European commissioner for climate action and energy, denounced Mr. Trump’s decision, brandishing a copy of the agreement as he spoke to reporters in…


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Can China Take the Lead on Climate Change? That Could Be Difficult

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Spread the loveTweet With Washington now ceding global leadership on climate change and at least temporarily halting its partnership with Beijing, China may find it hard to fill the vacuum.…


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Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron Unite Behind Paris Accord

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Spread the loveTweet And officials around the world said that they would press for the climate agreement to be respected regardless of the American decision. “I can assure you, France…


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Investigation Turns to Kushner’s Motives in Meeting With a Putin Ally

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Spread the loveTweet The meeting came as Mr. Trump was openly feuding with American intelligence agencies and their conclusion that Russia had tried to disrupt the presidential election and turn…


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With Italy No Longer in U.S. Focus, Russia Swoops to Fill the Void

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Spread the loveTweet A deliberate, gray-haired career diplomat, Mr. Razov has been plugging away at building relationships with Italian politicians, organizing concerts for Italy’s earthquake survivors and visiting Italian regional…


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Pope Francis and Donald Trump Meet at the Vatican

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Spread the loveTweet Mr. Trump, wearing a dark suit, a white shirt and a black-and-white stripe tie, entered the Clementine Hall of the palace behind a dozen attendants and was…


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