The Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminium are "unjustified and unreasonable", according to Canada's finance minister. Canada is responding with additional tariffs on American goods worth over 200 billion kronor. However, Canada's incoming prime minister is open to talks.
BusinessRussia can send in the North Korean troops to fight in Ukraine as early as Sunday, says Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. He calls for international pressure on Russia and North Korea.
ConflictsChina has test-fired an intercontinental missile - which is described as a clear trend break. The missile landed in the southern Pacific Ocean according to plan, announces the military in Beijing.
WorldA very powerful typhoon has reached Japan, with hard winds and heavy rainfall. Hundreds of thousands of people are affected by an evacuation order.
WorldA Chinese military aircraft has for the first time violated Japanese airspace, according to the Japanese government. China responds that the country is gathering information to verify the claims.
WorldSouth Korea condemns North Korea's new security pact with Russia – and is said to be reconsidering its decision not to supply Ukraine with weapons.
WorldFor the eighth year in a row, Japan sets a new, dismal record: never before have so few babies been born in the country.
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