Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.
Feds recommit to Africa strategy as observers anxious to see long-awaited plan

The feds say $230-million in funding for various diplomacy, development, and trade programs are the ‘first deliverables’ in what will become Canada’s Africa strategy.
Saint Kitts and Nevis mark independence anniversary
Slovakia throws national day party
We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations against India.
Nepal’s foreign minister joins national day fun
Chile hosts boisterous bash
‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst

As the Canada-Indian diplomatic relationship continues to collapse, the two countries vow to maintain economic links.
Switzerland throws national day party
Malaysia lays out breakfast spread