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Dr. Strangelove diplomacy: How the Pentagon’s symbolic defence board freeze with Canada could backfire
Washington’s decision to suspend a symbolic Cold War-era defence body may have been meant to pressure Canada on military policy. Instead, experts say it risks reinforcing Canadians' distrust of the United States, complicates the politics of NORAD and missile defence, and makes future purchases of American military equipment even harder for Ottawa to sell domestically.
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Cuba braces for possible U.S. military action as uncertainty follows Castro indictment
Former Cuban president Raúl Castro will be "keeping his head down," experts say, as questions swirl over whether the U.S. plans to take him by force and bring him to American soil to face charges over an incident from three decades ago. Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against Castro Wednesday in the 1996 downing of two small planes flown by Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue.
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Trump got revenge on his Republican critics. Here's why that could backfire
U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating back-to-back victories in his push to oust his critics from the Republican Party, but there are clear signs that his revenge campaign could come back to bite him.
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U.S.-bound flight from Paris diverts to Montreal over Ebola restrictions
An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Montreal Wednesday night after United States authorities barred it from entering the U.S., citing new restrictions for people who who have recently travelled to three East Africa countries, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has taken hold.
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As rare Ebola virus spreads in Congo, residents say 'nobody knows whether they are safe'
As health officials scramble to respond to a virus that has spread undetected for weeks, or possibly months, people in Congo are gripped with fear.
