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The trade war between Canada and the US has deepened with US President Donald Trump flagging a new wave of 50 per cent tariffs on cars, trucks, auto parts and steel.

The US Trade Representative told CNBC tariff talks between the US and Canada collapsed after Ottawa changed its demands at the eleventh hour.

The currency was already under pressure before the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, but has hit new record lows after nearly six months of war. 

THE WASHINGTON POST: The shocking collapse of US-Canada trade talks is the latest sign that President Donald Trump’s bulldozer approach to remaking the nation’s trade relationships may be reaching its limits.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Prince Laurent of Belgium has formally recognised an adult son who was born before he was married and whom he had not acknowledged publicly until last year.

For weeks, there has been no diplomatic progress, but also no full-scale fighting, as both sides seem to believe they can hold out longer than the other.

Four people working on a railway track in Japan have died after an express train hit them north of Tokyo.

President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the US commitment to longstanding alliances.

The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande’s saga after the troubled property developer defaulted on more than $422 billion in liabilities.

Russia’s overnight barrage also included cruise missiles and fast-flying jet-powered drones that put further strain on Ukraine’s stretched air defences.

Pyongyang’s weapons test came a day after a US decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.

After a series of explosive tell-alls, failed media deals and explosive statements, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are ending their self-imposed US exile.

Russian President Vladimir Putin singles out AUKUS submarine plan as he warns the Indo-Pacific is ‘becoming increasingly prone to conflict’. 

Donald Trump has flagged plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the US ‌announced it would scale back military exercises with South Korea.

The Israeli military’s criminal investigations into high-profile attacks during the war in Gaza will not extend to the 2024 incident that left Australian aid worker Lalzawmi ‘Zomi’ Frankcom dead.