Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed Friday in part amid a last-minute standoff over cutting US tariffs on Canadian medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, people familiar with the matter said. Both countries had the outline of a deal, which would have lowered US sectoral tariffs on autos, steel, aluminum and lumber, and were locked
Sensing it has the upper hand, Iran issued a long list of maximalist demands before it reopens the Strait of Hormuz, even as officials in Tehran grow increasingly concerned about the shattered economy. While Iran and Oman have been in talks over how to manage traffic through the narrow waterway, an agreement won’t automatically unlock
Nigeria’s military says it has freed all 44 students and teachers who were kidnapped two months ago from schools in southern Oyo state and arrested some of their captors. A local teachers union told the BBC of their “relief” but families say the ordeal has been heartbreaking and they are still hoping to be reunited