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Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as "dangerous" and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an "axis of war," dousing hopes the plan could be a step towards ending the almost four-year-war. Read More … [Read more...] about Russia condemns ‘dangerous’ plan for European peacekeepers in Ukraine after ceasefire

Security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Iran as people angered by the economic situation in the Islamic republic kept up their challenge to the authorities and the exiled opposition Thursday urged them to step up their actions. Read More … [Read more...] about Soleimani’s statue pulled down as new clashes erupt in Iran over country’s economic situation

First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More … [Read more...] about FIRST READING: The unprecedented expansion of federal Indigenous spending

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. government to pull out of 66 international organizations that the White House said “no longer serve American interests.” Read More … [Read more...] about Trump pulls U.S. out of 66 international organizations, including 31 UN bodies

OTTAWA — With time ticking down until the Liberals launch their long-awaited "buyback" program for government-banned firearms, the federal government confirmed on Wednesday that only 25 guns were turned over as part of a test run.  Read More … [Read more...] about Federal government confirms 25 guns collected in ‘buyback’ pilot, as Quebec pledges support