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Israel’s energy minister said on Sunday that he was immediately cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip, a move that may have limited impact in Gaza, given restrictions already in place, but that comes as Israel tries to pressure Hamas amid talks over their fragile truce.“We will employ all the tools at our disposal so that all the hostages are returned, and we will ensure that Hamas does not remain in Gaza in the ‘day after,’” Eli Cohen, the Israeli energy minister, said in a statement on Sunday about his decision.Both the fate of the approximately five dozen living and…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Fiona Hill, former White House Russia expert, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 9, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: Russia stepped up its aerial attacks on Ukraine following the Trump administration’s suspension of intelligence sharing and military equipment. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow has carried out hundreds of attacks using ballistic missiles and drones. For more now we’re joined by Fiona Hill. She is a senior fellow at Brookings, and during the first Trump administration, she was the senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National…

The New York Yankees organization feels the exact same about Gerrit Cole as the fan base does. “[I’m] prepared for the worst,” general manager Brian Cashman told the New York Post and Newsday on Sunday.Cole experienced discomfort in his throwing elbow after his second spring training start, a brutal outing against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, and serious concern has swirled around the team’s ace since then.  New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole pauses before taking the mound against the Minnesota Twins at George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Dave Nelson-Imagn Images)Cole underwent tests and imaging on that right elbow on Friday, and…

Democratic lawmakers on Sunday expressed disappointment at their party’s uncoordinated response to President Trump’s address to Congress last week, criticizing a colleague who staged a one-man protest during the speech by standing up and repeatedly shouting, “No mandate.”The party’s leadership urged its members last week to stage a solemn and staid protest during Mr. Trump’s Tuesday speech, which was televised to nearly 37 million viewers. But Representative Al Green of Texas heckled the president and eventually was escorted out of the chamber.The criticisms aimed at Mr. Green come as congressional Democrats debate how much to obstruct Mr. Trump’s agenda. With…

The federal Liberal government has awarded a $3.25 billion deal to Davie Shipbuilding near Quebec City to build a new polar icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. The contract, which has been expected, was unveiled Sunday at the Chantier Davie Canada Inc. headquarters in Lévis, Que., by a small platoon of federal Liberal cabinet ministers.The announcement, along with a second $8 billion deal for construction of new destroyers that was unveiled in Halifax, came just hours before Liberals gather to vote and pick a new leader.The major spending announcements also come amid speculation that the new Liberal leader could launch…

Syria’s leader has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed president Bashar al-Assad against the country’s new Islamist rulers and says he will hold to account anyone who oversteps their authority.The clashes, which a war monitoring group said had already killed 1000 people, mostly civilians, continued for a fourth day in Assad’s coastal heartland.In a televised speech Ahmed Sharaa, whose Islamist rebel movement toppled Assad in December, accused Assad loyalists and foreign powers that he did not name of trying to foment unrest.”Today, as we stand at this critical moment, we find ourselves facing…

India overcome New Zealand’s 351-7 to win by four wickets in the 2025 Champions Trophy final in Dubai.India made it back-to-back global cricket tournaments with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai. Rohit Sharma led the chase with 76 off 83 balls and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 34 helped India cross the finish line on 254-6 in 49 overs to win the Champions Trophy on Sunday for the third time. Half-centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell earlier helped New Zealand, who won the toss and chose to bat first, put on 251-7 in 50…

President Trump declined to rule out the possibility that his economic policies, including aggressive tariffs against America’s trade partners, would cause a recession in an interview aired Sunday on Fox News.Mr. Trump also told Maria Bartiromo, the host of “Sunday Morning Futures,” that he was considering increasing tariffs against Mexico and Canada.In the interview, which took place Thursday at the White House, Ms. Bartiromo referenced “rising worries about a slowdown” and asked Mr. Trump: “Are you expecting a recession this year?”“I hate to predict things like that,” Mr. Trump responded. “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing…

A University of Pittsburgh student has mysteriously vanished while on a spring break holiday in the Dominican Republic, and searches are currently underway.Sudiksha Konanki, 20, from northern Virginia, was first reported missing on Thursday in Punta Cana, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Punta Cana is located in the east of the Caribbean island nation and is a popular tourist hot spot. Konanki was last seen at around 4:50 a.m. on a beach at the five-star Riu Republica Resort and has not been heard from since, according to a flyer being circulated online. Local news reports say she was walking…

Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China’s sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities later this month. Beijing announced retaliatory tariffs on select Canadian farm imports in response to Canadian duties levied back in the fall against Chinese-made electric vehicles, as well as steel and aluminum products.China is now hitting Canada with 100 per cent tariffs on canola oil and peas, and 25 per cent tariffs on pork and aquatic products — loosely mirroring Canada’s EV and steel and aluminum levies.Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canada, said the Chinese…