Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a sign declaring “Lake Ontario — Now and Always” after President Trump ordered the U.S. government to call the Great Lake “Lake America.” The Seneca Nation and other critics also condemned the move as trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada escalate.
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King Haakon VIII paid an emotional tribute to his late father, King Harald V, in his first televised address as Norway’s monarch. He promised to listen to Norwegians as the country enters a national mourning period.
A Russian strike on a warehouse near Kyiv killed at least 37 people and prompted a criminal negligence investigation into the storage of explosives near homes. The attack came amid days of Russian air raids and intensifying long-range strikes by both sides.
Ukraine is investigating possible negligence after a Russian drone strike on a warehouse near Kyiv triggered explosions, killed at least 27 people and damaged dozens of homes. Officials are examining whether explosive materials or ammunition were improperly stored near residential buildings.
Icelanders voted in a tight referendum on whether to reopen EU accession talks, 13 years after negotiations were halted. The campaign has focused on fishing rights, sovereignty, economic pressures and security concerns in the North Atlantic.
Spain has asked Frontex to help process thousands of migrants still in Ceuta after protests and attacks on camps intensified. The unrest follows a mass crossing from Morocco that left dozens dead and has strained relations between local leaders and Madrid.
Trump said the United States has secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves through a private-business partnership. The administration has not released details on the fields covered or the companies that would drill them.
Six months into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, Tehran’s government remains entrenched, diplomacy is stalled and the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted. Washington is expanding sanctions as Iran calls the pressure campaign “economic terrorism.”