The Trump administration on Tuesday let U.S. companies supply Venezuela with equipment and technology needed to boost the country's oil production.
The Treasury Department issued a new general license allowing transactions by U.S. entities to supply "goods, technology, software, or services for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in Venezuela," according to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Nine Killed and at Least 25 Injured in Canada Shooting
Nine people were killed Tuesday in a mass shooting in British Columbia and at least 25 people were injured, according to authorities.
The suspected shooter was found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Police said they believe the shooter was a woman with brown hair wearing a dress but declined to give a name pending family notification.
U.S. Weighs Seizing Tankers Carrying Iranian Oil to Pressure Tehran
Trump administration officials have discussed whether to seize additional tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil but have held off, concerned about Tehran's near-certain retaliation and the impact on global oil markets, U.S. officials said.
The U.S. has seized several ships that have carried Iranian oil as part of its two-month-old blockade of sanctioned tankers serving Venezuela. The tankers, which make up the so-called shadow fleet, help transport illicit oil from numerous sanctioned countries to China and other buyers.
Getting a Job Is Harder Than Toppling a Government for Bangladesh's Gen Z
RANGPUR, Bangladesh-In July 2024, when young Bangladeshis frustrated with their job prospects were taking to the streets, Faruk Ahmed Shipon joined them each day.
To the amazement of the 25-year-old, the demonstrations grew into a revolution that toppled Bangladesh's authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled the country for most of Shipon's life. Their success helped inspire a string of similar protests by young people in countries such as Nepal, Indonesia and Madagascar.
Canada's Carney Tries to Resolve Trump Demands Over New Bridge
OTTAWA-Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada and the Trump administration would work to resolve a dispute over a new bridge connecting the two countries, a sign of how the U.S. leader's frequent threats might be losing their bite with some of his foreign counterparts.
The fight over the soon-to-be-opened Gordie Howe International Bridge was the third economic threat President Trump has lobbed against Canada in the span of a month, after Carney struck a limited trade pact with China and delivered a speech at Davos calling on smaller powers to fight economic coercion.
Epstein Files Appear to Show Effort to Get Trump Letter for Birthday Book
Newly released Justice Department documents appear to show an effort to get Donald Trump to contribute to Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book and reveal that the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized material about the project during its investigation into the sex offender.
A person whose name is redacted sent an email with the subject line "b-day book update" on Dec. 24, 2002, in which they appear to detail outreach efforts to Trump and other Epstein associates. Epstein's 50th birthday was Jan. 20, 2003.
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