TCE News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Why did John Ratcliffe go to Moscow? Ex-DOD worker admits trying to trade classified info for foreign citizenship Greer says ‘no open channels right now’ with Canada on trade talks  Canadians deserve better than tariff ‘war’ Alberta premier slams ‘disastrous’ proposals to leverage Canadian oil in U.S. trade war CIA director John Ratcliffe makes surprise trip to Moscow. Why? US aims to revive civil war-era court to claim Iran oil as prize State-backed hackers targeted EU officials on WhatsApp, document shows Putin moves to escalate war in Ukraine with talks at dead end CIA chief used Moscow visit to warn Russia against attacks on NATO allies, helping Iran As Europe eyes Russia in sabotage attacks, some in Germany urge tougher stance French intelligence chief warns of more ‘violent, hostile action’ after Leipzig drone attack Why carmakers staying quiet despite ‘cataclysmic’ Canada tariff threat OpenAI says it took week to detect its AI models had hacked Hugging Face U.S. and Canada bracing for prolonged trade dispute U.S. weapons shortage from Iran war alarms allies confronting China. Iran inflicted billions in damage to U.S. intelligence sites—AND MORE US says Chinese hackers hit hospitals, NASA, Senate and more Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe Canada opens to Chinese EVs as FBI exposes Beijing-linked IoT hacking network Trump makes tariff case saying ‘it’s time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore’ Anti-trade poison pill made Canada-U.S. deal ‘easy to walk away from,’ say ex-diplomats  Newsom says Trump will reverse Canadian tariffs to ‘save face’ Quebec election campaign to kick off Thursday after premier meets with lieutenant-governor Former NDP MP Boulerice officially exits Parliament to run in Quebec election Canada’s retaliation tests limit of American power under Trump Canada’s Carney to attend EU’s State of Union Alberta’s Smith wants Ottawa to resume negotiations with U.S. before counter-tariffs Ex-Alberta premier Jason Kenney says oil needs to be on table in U.S. tariff war B.C.’s Eby urges Carney to look beyond tariff response in U.S.-Canada trade war Hegseth’s purge of top generals leaves army rudderless From ‘Fortress North America’ to all-out trade war: How U.S.-Canada talks collapsed Is Mojtaba Khamenei dead? Trump claims Carney lied about trade deal terms, says he ‘loves French Canadians’ U.S. mulling further trade sanctions after Canada’s retaliation: White House official Maximum pressure on Iran will fail Why Israeli authorities are encouraging settler violence against Palestinians OpenAI’s head of data centers has left company Deloitte to pay Trump admin $21.5mn to settle ‘discriminatory’ practices investigation Boss of Trump Jr-backed start-up donated to Republicans after winning US contract At home and abroad, deference to Trump turns increasingly to defiance Instagram head Mosseri, at children’s addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature China’s new hypersonic missile puts US on notice Iran and Oman propose temporary Hormuz deal as tensions over key waterway persist—AND MORE TCE News Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says UK’s civil defence planning accelerated over threat from Russia US threatens sanctions on countries that don’t cut economic ties to Tehran. Can US strangle Iran’s economy without China’s cooperation?—AND MORE China hits out at ‘illegal’ new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners The Latest