Former central banker Mark Carney has won the race to lead Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. His leadership begins at a critical time, with looming elections and rising trade tensions with the U.S.
Carney, 59, defeated former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a leadership contest where over 150,000 party members cast their votes. His victory marks the first time a political outsider with no previous government role has become Canada’s prime minister.
A former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, Carney positioned himself as the best candidate to handle trade disputes with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is threatening additional tariffs on Canada’s economy.
During his campaign, Carney backed retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. and pushed for a stronger investment strategy to boost Canada’s economy, arguing that growth under Trudeau had been insufficient.
Trudeau announced his resignation in January after nine years in power, amid plummeting approval ratings. Carney, the frontrunner in the leadership race, secured the most endorsements and raised the most funds among four Liberal candidates.
His leadership has already boosted the Liberal Party’s momentum, as Trump’s tariff threats and jokes about annexing Canada have sparked national unity debates. A general election is expected soon, with Carney preparing to defend his new position.
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Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
Speaking during a closed-door deposition in New York on Thursday (February), former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she did not “recall” ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had “no knowledge of his crimes”.
Pakistan’s declaration of an “open war” with Afghanistan must be understood in the context of months of escalating violence, regional analysts have said, describing the latest developments as a significant shift in the nature of the conflict.
Follow the latest developments and global reaction after the United States and Israel launched "major combat operations" in Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
Two people were killed and around 40 injured when a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday (27 February), a spokesperson for the local fire service said.
The United States is expected to deploy six additional aerial refuelling aircraft to Israel as Washington continues to strengthen its military presence in the Middle East while nuclear negotiations with Iran remain under way.
Pakistani air strikes hit a weapons depot on the western outskirts of Kabul overnight, triggering hours of secondary explosions that rattled homes across the Afghan capital and left residents fearing further violence.
A senior Iranian official has warned Israel to “prepare for what is coming”, insisting that Tehran’s response to the latest escalation in the Middle East will be made openly and without limits.
Cuba has released extensive details of a deadly midweek shootout at sea, showing rifles, pistols and nearly 13,000 rounds of ammunition that it says were carried by a group of exiles who attempted to enter the island by speedboat.
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday (27 February) they were ready to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in several Afghan cities, including Kabul and Kandahar, and Islamabad declared the neighbours were now in "open war".
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
Two people were killed and around 40 injured when a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday (27 February), a spokesperson for the local fire service said.
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