WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House September 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Under pressure from Trump, the DOJ indicted former FBI Director James Comey on counts of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding related to the September 2020 Russia investigation. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
American farmers are struggling under Donald Trump, and the American president is now turning back to Canada as a means to a financial end. Trump claimed during a roundtable in Washington on Monday that Canadian fertilizer being exported south of the border could be hit with significant levies in the future as he attempts to aid American farmers who have been negatively impacted by months of trade uncertainty created by Trump. During the roundtable, Trump also announced a $12-billion aid package for farmers.
According to the US, “This relief will provide much-needed certainty to farmers as they get this year’s harvest to market and look ahead to next year’s crops, and it’ll help them continue their efforts to lower food prices for American families,”
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House September 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Under pressure from Trump, the DOJ indicted former FBI Director James Comey on counts of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding related to the September 2020 Russia investigation. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Travis Hutchison, a soybean farmer, unloads his cargo from his family’s truck at a local grain dealer in Queen Anne, Maryland, on October 10, 2025. The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping. But a decent yield is not enough to secure his income this year — with China, once the biggest buyer of US soybean exports, halting orders in a trade row triggered by President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs. Soybean prices « are really depressed because of the trade war, » Hutchison told AFP. His family tills 3,400 acres of soybeans, corn and other crops. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)MARION, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 14: A combine harvests soybeans on October 14, 2025 in Marion, Kentucky. U.S. soybean farmers are being negatively impacted by the Trump administration’s ongoing tariff dispute with China. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)Travis Hutchison, a soybean farmer, drives his truck on a country road near his family’s farm in Cordova, Maryland, on October 10, 2025. The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping. But a decent yield is not enough to secure his income this year — with China, once the biggest buyer of US soybean exports, halting orders in a trade row triggered by President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs. Soybean prices « are really depressed because of the trade war, » Hutchison told AFP. His family tills 3,400 acres of soybeans, corn and other crops. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)MARION, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 13: Farmer Greg Adams holds a freshly harvested handful of soybeans on October 13, 2025 in Marion, Kentucky. U.S. soybean farmers are being negatively impacted by the Trump administration’s ongoing tariff dispute with China.(Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
A US flag is seen above as US President Donald Trump stops to speak with reporters while walking to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House September 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump is heading to Glendale, Arizona to attend the public memorial service for Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
2025 was… an eventful year in America (to say the least). The renaissance of Donald Trump, violent foreign affairs, America’s turn to fascism, and the response from Americans all defined the calendar year. Here are seven stories that defined America in 2025, and may continue to define the world’s most polarizing country in the budding new year.
A US flag is seen above as US President Donald Trump stops to speak with reporters while walking to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House September 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump is heading to Glendale, Arizona to attend the public memorial service for Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: The inauguration of President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2017.
(Photo by Katherine Frey /The Washington Post via Getty Images)Federal agents at the suburban Chicago ICE Detention Center in Broadview, IL after a morning of violent confrontations between federal agents and activists. Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)AT SEA- NOVEMBER 13: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), right, USS Mahan (DDG 72), left, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025. U.S. military forces, like the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, are deployed in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (Photo by Gladjimi Balisage/US Navy via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 03: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks during a news conference with alleged victims of disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on September 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have introduced the Epstein List Transparency Act to force the federal government to release all unclassified records from the cases of Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)OREM, UTAH – SEPTEMBER 10: Charlie Kirk throws hats to the crowd after arriving at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his « American Comeback Tour » when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Photo by Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 18: Protestors march along Pennsylvania Avenue during the second « No Kings » protest on October 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Organizers expect millions to participate in cities and towns across the nation for the second « No Kings » protest to denounce the Trump administration. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)People enjoy the weather at the closed National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025. The US government shutdown dragged into a third week, with Congress gridlocked in a clash over spending and no resolution in sight to a crisis that has already cost thousands of jobs. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
According to Ukrainian statements, the drones moved toward the vessel inside the harbor before detonating alongside it, producing an explosion that was later visible in video released by the SBU.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt publicly embraced the confrontational tone of the new plaques, saying in a statement that «many were written directly by the President himself», confirming that Donald Trump personally authored part of the language now displayed beneath the portraits.
Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney, wearing a personalized Montreal Canadiens hockey team jersey, speaks during a campaign rally in Laval, Quebec, Canada, on April 22, 2025. Canadians go to the polls on April 28, 2025, and all party leaders are doing one last tour around the country. Conservative hopes of returning to power in Canada appear to be fading a week before its election, with polls showing voters view the Liberals as a stronger counter to Donald Trump. By April 20, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) data put Liberal support at 43.3 percent with Tories at 38.4. But the margins remain close and the race could still tilt towards the Conservatives, led by party leader Pierre Poilievre. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
2025 was a year of change in Canada. From Canadians putting their elbows up to usher out the era of Justin Trudeau, to Trump’s nearly all-encompassing tariffs, to a litany of strikes from public servants, 2025 was dramatic in the context of Canadian politics. Here are seven stories that we think defined Canadian news in 2025, and may continue to define Canada in the future.
Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney, wearing a personalized Montreal Canadiens hockey team jersey, speaks during a campaign rally in Laval, Quebec, Canada, on April 22, 2025. Canadians go to the polls on April 28, 2025, and all party leaders are doing one last tour around the country. Conservative hopes of returning to power in Canada appear to be fading a week before its election, with polls showing voters view the Liberals as a stronger counter to Donald Trump. By April 20, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) data put Liberal support at 43.3 percent with Tories at 38.4. But the margins remain close and the race could still tilt towards the Conservatives, led by party leader Pierre Poilievre. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)OTTAWA, CANADA MARCH 9:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the 2025 Liberal Leadership results announcement event at Rogers Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 9, 2025.
After leading the Liberal Party of Canada since 2013, Trudeau announced on January 6, 2025, his decision to step down as both prime minister and party leader. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump hold up an executive order, « Unleashing prosperity through deregulation, » that he signed in the Oval Office on January 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke to reporters about tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico and how the newly confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burghum will coordinate with the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)OTTAWA, CANADA MARCH 9:
Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, addresses supporters in a victory speech after the official announcement of the 2025 Liberal Leadership race results at Rogers Centre, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)OTTAWA, CANADA APRIL 28:
Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Mark Carney on his way to deliver his victory speech in the Canadian Federal Election at TD Place Arena during the Canada Strong Election Night event in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)OTTAWA, CANADA – MAY 27: Britain’s King Charles III delivers a speech from the Throne to open the first session of the 45th Parliament of Canada as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on (L) at the Senate of Canada on May 27, 2025 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Victoria Jones – Pool/Getty Images)CHICAGO – AUGUST 15: An Air Canada traveler looks at the Air Canada departure board August 15, 2003 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Air Canada canceled all flights August 15 after an emergency power system crashed at its main operations control center near Toronto. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – 2025/10/23: Protesters gather outside the Alberta Legislature during the demonstration. Over 20,000 people gathered outside the Alberta Legislature to protest the state of education under Premier Danielle Smith as the Throne Speech was read. The demonstrators, including striking teachers and their supporters, held signs calling for smaller class sizes, more educational assistant support, and fair wages. Teachers have been on strike since October 7 and have already rejected two offers from the province, while their latest proposal has yet to receive a response. The provincial government is expected to introduce back-to-work legislation on Monday. (Photo by Ron Palmer/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Vladimir Putin delivered one of his most confrontational statements in months, vowing that Russia would seize the entire Donbas region and warning that Europe could face war if it chose to challenge Moscow.
Susie Wiles frames that period as a time when the two men moved in the same social orbit, describing them as «young, single playboys together,» while the administration’s posture is presented as one of containment, aiming to reduce the political damage that can come from renewed focus on those records.
Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, was tried in federal court in Manhattan, New York, where a U.S. jury in March 2024 found him guilty of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and of related firearms offenses, including possessing «destructive devices» such as machine guns.
The project’s promoters present the plan as a way to turn what they describe as a destructive war into an economic opportunity, arguing that if Russia and the United States become deep commercial partners, shared economic interests could help stabilize the region and deter future conflicts.
