Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:
Trump Says U.S. Ending Trade Talks With Canada
President Trump on Friday said that the United States would terminate all trade discussions with Canada, “effective immediately,” over the country’s plan to begin collecting digital services taxes that will affect U.S. technology giants.
El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests
Tens of thousands of people were jailed in El Salvador as part of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.
Russia Seizes Key Lithium Field in Challenge for U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
Russian forces have seized control of a valuable lithium deposit in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, depriving the country of a critical asset that could have helped support a new economic partnership with the United States.
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