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Poilievre warns Trump not to turn Canada into a ‘resentful neighbour’– www.reddit.com

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Poilievre warns Trump not to turn Canada into a ‘resentful neighbour’– National Post
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre warned U.S. President Donald Trump not to turn a “loyal friend into a resentful neighbour” with his incessant threats of tariffs on key sectors to the Canadian economy and of making Canada into the 51st state.

Poilievre was speaking to hundreds of supporters at a “Canada First” rally on Saturday afternoon, to coincide with Flag Day, in the same downtown Ottawa convention centre where Poilievre’s leadership of the party began more than two years ago.

“Sometimes it does take a threat to remind us of what we have, what we could lose and what we could become,” he told the crowd. “The unjustified threats of tariffs and 51st statehood from Donald Trump have united our people to defend the country we love.”

Attacks upon Nigerian Christians claim 15 more lives – Alabama Baptist

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Attacks upon Nigerian Christians claim 15 more lives – Alabama Baptist
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The news outlets Christian Daily International and Morning Star News report these recent attacks upon Christians:

— Six Christians were killed in two attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna state within a week. One Christian was slain Feb. 5 in Majagada Binawa village and two others in Fadan Rumaya, sources said. On Jan. 30, a pastor of an Evangelical Church Winning All congregation in Kwassam village was ambushed and slain. Two other Christians also were killed. Muslim Fulani herdsmen are suspected in the Feb. 5 and Jan. 30 raids.

— Seventeen Christians were kidnapped Feb. 2 from Fadan Ruruma.

— Muslim Fulani herdsmen are likewise suspected in the Feb. 3 and Feb. 5 raids upon the villages of Okpomaju, Odudaje and Asa in Benue state, in which six Christians were killed. Eight others were kidnapped, sources said.

— Bala Galadima, pastor of an Evangelical Church Winning All congregation in Lubo in Gombe state, was gunned down Feb. 9 at his residence on church property. Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, is suspected in the attack, according to sources.

US-China dispute over Afghanistan resolutions intensifies at UNSC – News.Az

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US-China dispute over Afghanistan resolutions intensifies at UNSC – News.Az
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The US-China dispute over Afghanistan resolutions has intensified at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The disagreement, which has been simmering since late 2024, has intensified in recent weeks following the return of the Trump administration, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

The dispute could shape not only the U.N.’s engagement with the Taliban-led government in Kabul but also Beijing’s growing influence in the Security Council.

“While the Trump administration has made headlines by pulling out of U.N. mechanisms like the Paris climate pact and the World Health Organization, this argument in the council could be a harbinger of more Sino-American tensions over multilateral security,” the report stated.

At the center of the dispute is which country should serve as the Security Council’s “penholder” on Afghanistan. In U.N. terminology, the penholder is responsible for drafting resolutions, initiating negotiations, and shaping key mandates related to the country in question.

Rare earths, controlled by China, are increasingly driving US geo-strategy – Agencia EFE

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Rare earths, controlled by China, are increasingly driving US geo-strategy – Agencia EFE
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United States mediation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine highlights Washington’s concern about the scarcity of rare earths, which have multiple applications in electronic and industrial materials and processes.

In the past five years, the market for critical minerals has doubled to 320 billion dollars and will likely double again by the end of the decade, according to a Goldman Sachs report.

Supply remains concentrated in China, which the same analysts estimate refines 85-90% of rare earths and produces 92% of rare earth magnets.

Enrique Feas, a researcher at the Real Instituto El Cano, told EFE that these materials are crucial for industrial production and that China has used its supply as a “warning” in the face of trade tensions.