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Retired Vice Admiral Mark Norman, who once served as Canada’s Vice Chief of the Defense Staff, does not believe that the relationship between his nation and the United States is salvageable — even if President Donald Trump is no longer

European leaders gathered in Paris Monday for emergency talks on how to react to the U.S. diplomatic blitz on Ukraine, which has thrown a once-solid alliance into turmoil and left the Europeans questioning the reliability of their key transatlantic partner. [time-brightcove

The 88-year-old pontiff was initially admitted to the hospital on Friday for bronchitis. On Monday, the Vatican said test results show Francis has “a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract.” (Image credit: Mondadori Portfolio)

11 dead from storm in Kentucky as US braces for another cross-country storm bringing extreme cold, snow  ABC News Rescues are ongoing in flooded Kentucky and a new winter storm and brutal cold are incoming  CNN California Gov. Newsom mobilizes aid to

11 dead from storm in Kentucky as US braces for another cross-country storm bringing extreme cold, snow  ABC News Rescues are ongoing in flooded Kentucky and a new winter storm and brutal cold are incoming  CNN California Gov. Newsom mobilizes aid to

What to know about Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court  CNN Trump administration to ask Supreme Court to keep fired government watchdog off the job as case pends  NBC News Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency

Judge appears inclined to deny request to block DOGE’s mass firings, access to data  ABC News Federal judge skeptical of effort to block Musk’s DOGE from accessing data, firing employees  Fox News Judge seems unwilling to immediately bar Musk from meddling in

by Delphine Matthieussent with Leon Bruneau in Riyadh Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he was “committed” to a U.S. proposal to take over Gaza and displace its Palestinian residents, as Washington’s top diplomat was in Saudi Arabia to

‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts  The Guardian US

The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press.