World Briefing: March 8, 2025

Two women and a man have been found guilty of spying for Russia in a huge espionage operation from a rundown former guesthouse north of London. Odesa comes under heavy fire from Russian drones hours after Trump threatened Moscow with heavy punitive measures 

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World Briefing: March 6, 2025

President Trump’s decision this week to pause military assistance and intelligence sharing with Ukraine could reorder the battlefield, either halting the fight or potentially giving Russia a decisive advantage. The Trump administration has been holding direct talks with Hamas over the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza and the possibility of a broader deal to end the war.

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World Briefing: March 4, 2025

President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Washington. Punishing, blanket tariffs have been imposed by the U.S. on Canadian goods — as has a first wave of counter tariffs on some U.S. imports.

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World Briefing: March 1, 2025

President Donald Trump ripped into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday, demanding respect and gratitude from the wartime leader in a blistering encounter that could determine whether Europe’s future is war or peace

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Michael BociurkiwComment
World Briefing: February 27, 2025

Top White House official wants to expel Canada from Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network as Donald Trump moves to annex northern  neighbour. Hamas says it will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Gaza, with Israel releasing more than 600 Palestinian prisoners

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World Briefing: February 25, 2025

A US resolution calling for a “swift end” to the war in Ukraine passed the UN Security Council with the backing of Moscow and Beijing in a vote that dealt the latest blow to western unity under Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump and Emmanuel Macron have managed to “rekindled the most touchy-feely bromance in world politics.”

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Michael BociurkiwComment
World Briefing: February 24, 2025

Today marks exactly three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The country was on high alert overnight after a record number of Russian drones swarmed many regions the previous evening - bringing death and destruction.

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Michael Bociurkiw
World Briefing: February 23, 2025

Germany entered its last day of campaigning on Saturday ahead of snap parliamentary elections. The Holy See issued a statement Saturday regarding the deteriorating health of Pope Francis, describing it as “critical” and the pontiff as “not out of danger.”

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World Briefing: February 21, 2025

U.S. opposing calling Russia the aggressor in a G7 statement marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. It’s also refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. that backs Ukraine's territorial integrity and again demands Russia withdraw its troops

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World Briefing: February 19, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was shut out of high-level U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia, while a heavily sanctioned Russia gained the geopolitical optics it craved. Without a single concession from Moscow, the U.S. accepted Russia’s proposal to lift restrictions on each other’s diplomatic properties

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