Tuesday brought back ugly memories of the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis when it felt we were hours away from an all-out nuclear war.
This time, though, we werenât immediate targets. Instead, we were watching Trump threaten to kill a civilization. Crawford Kilian writes. #uspoli
So many posts lately about Trump mention dementia, as if the world is at the mercy of a single out-of-control madman.
I don't think that's it. I think Trump is the misdirection. He may well be experiencing cognitive decline. But he has a whole machine of vested interests behind him, profiting from the disarray.
Israeli troops appear to have halted their advance into Lebanon short of their original objective of the Litani River. But Israel's government has not moved off its stated intention to reoccupy southern Lebanon, which it held from 1982 to 2000.
When Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked for Canada's response last week, he faced similar questions to those put to his predecessor Stephen Harper 20 years ago.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lebanon-israel-canada-reaction-9.7152218
Canada's response to Israel's 2026 invasion of Lebanon has been unequivocal condemnation of what Prime Minister Mark Carney called "an illegal invasion." That's a marked contrast to Stephen Harper's defence of Israel's 2006 invasion.
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