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Carney says Gordie Howe bridge will open this week after Trump threat
The prime minister called the Windsor-Detroit crossing “positive news,” but did not give an exact time for when traffic will begin moving over it
Trump says Netanyahu did not defy him, but Iran flare-up exposes strains
The US president rejected the idea that Israel ignored him, yet analysts say the latest confrontation shows Washington and Netanyahu are pursuing increasingly different goals
Trump booed at MSG before Knicks fall to Spurs in Game 3
The president’s high-security visit came as New York hosted its first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden since 1999. The Knicks still lead the series 2-1
Trump says Iran deal may be days away as Lebanon fighting tests truce
The president said talks are in their final stage, but Israeli strikes in Tyre killed at least eight and Tehran has tied any settlement to Lebanon
Oil falls as Trump says Iran deal could reopen Hormuz soon
U.S. crude and Brent moved lower Tuesday even as a recent exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel kept attention on the blocked shipping lane
Trump walks out of NBC interview after challenge on election claims
The president also said he wanted a disputed Justice Department-backed “weaponization” fund to move forward, despite a court block and a department retreat
Trump urges Israel and Iran to stop firing as strikes test ceasefire
The first reported exchange since the Iran war truce began included Iranian missiles toward Israel and Israeli strikes in Iran and Lebanon, according to news reports
Trump’s Iran push keeps returning to the nuclear deal he abandoned
As a war-ending agreement remains out of reach, the 2015 JCPOA is again the benchmark for judging Trump’s promise of a stronger deal with Tehran
Trump turns to Bill Pulte for intelligence shake-up, triggering qualification fight
The president says Pulte will serve only temporarily while starting cuts at the intelligence director’s office, but lawmakers from both parties are questioning his lack of national security experience
Iran says it halted attacks after Trump urges both sides to stop
The announcement followed Israeli strikes in Beirut, Iranian fire on Israel and Trump’s demand that Tehran and Israel “immediately stop ‘shooting