President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday it would've taken him just five months to end a war he refused to fight in. Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box , Trump bragged about how quickly he ended the war in Iran"shortly after threatening to resume attacks if things don't go his way in the as-yet unstarted peace talks. read more
Mark Carney says that after decades of partnership with the United States, close economic ties between the two countries have become a "weakness" that must be corrected. read more
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ordered an investigation into the role played by two US officials in a counter-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua. The two died alongside two Mexican officials when their car crashed on their way back from an operation to destroy illegal drug labs, Chihuahua officials said. Sheinbaum said that neither she nor senior members of the federal security team had been informed about any joint US-Mexican operations. The Mexican leader has been adamant that foreign officials can only operate on Mexican soil if given prior clearance at the federal level. read more
The Israeli army has said it is investigating a soldier who was seen apparently striking a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces said they had determined that an image circulating on social media showing the incident was authentic. The image appears to show an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross. The sculpture is located in Debl, a Christian village in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. read more
[Trump personal attorney Todd] Blanche: "If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, 'Thank you very much. I love you, sir.'" read more
Five months as measured on Neptune.