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| Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada voting on Monday. Cole Burston for The New York Times |
Mark Carney triumphs in Canada’s election
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada won a new term last night, according to the national broadcaster CBC/Radio Canada, in a remarkable turnaround for the Liberal Party owed in large part to President Trump’s aggressive stance toward the country.
It is still too early to tell if the Liberal Party has secured a majority of seats in the House of Commons, or if it will be forced to form a minority government. Here’s the latest.
Until just a few months ago, the Conservative Party, run by career politician Pierre Poilievre, seemed all but certain to win. But Trump and his relentless focus on Canada upended the race, securing the Liberal Party a fourth term. Trump has imposed tariffs on Canadian goods, pushing it toward a recession, and repeatedly threatened to annex it as the 51st state.
Knock-on effects: The result highlights how Trump’s brand of conservative politics can turn toxic for conservatives elsewhere if they are seen as being too closely aligned. Poilievre, who railed against “radical woke ideology,” pledged to defund Canada’s national broadcaster and said he would cut foreign aid, seemed to have lost centrist voters, polls suggested.
Who is Mark Carney? Carney, who has been prime minister since March, is a Harvard- and Oxford-educated economist who served as governor of the Bank of Canada during the 2008 global financial crisis and the Bank of England during Brexit and who promoted himself as the anti-Trump candidate.
| The site of a Russian attack in the Ukrainian city of Sumy this month. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times |
Putin promised another brief pause in fighting
For the second time in a week, Russia vowed to temporarily halt its attacks on Ukraine. This time, the Kremlin said, President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day cease-fire, starting on May 8, in an apparent attempt to placate President Trump. Yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would decide this week whether to continue pursuing a settlement.
Ukrainian officials responded with skepticism. “Why wait until May 8th?” the foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, wrote on social media. “Ukraine is ready to support a lasting, durable, and full cease-fire,” he said.
For more: Without confidence in U.S. support, Ukraine is now banking on expanding the use of domestically produced drones.
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| A dark market in Vigo, Spain, after a massive power outage hit Spain, Portugal, and France on Monday. Miguel Riopa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
A blackout affected millions in Spain and Portugal
Spain and Portugal were hit by a major power outage yesterday that forced businesses to shut down along with trains, subways and airline flights. The cause of the outage was unclear. Here’s what we know.
Portuguese energy authorities did not provide specifics but said the outage occurred after a disruption in the European grid. An E.U. official said there were no indications of a cyberattack. Last night, power had flickered back on in many areas. The Basque region of France was also briefly affected.
The reaction across the region ranged from frantic stockpiling to confused bewilderment to calmly hunkering down and making do with old-fashioned electricity-free ways of living. See images from the blackout.
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| France: Ten people from a group nicknamed the “grandpa robbers” went on trial in Paris for the violent robbery of Kim Kardashian in 2016. Yemen: The Houthi militia blamed the U.S. for an attack on a migrant facility in Saada that it said had killed dozens of people. Vatican: A conclave to elect the next pope will start May 7, 16 days after Pope Francis died. (Read one of the last things Francis wrote.) South Asia: India and Pakistan have canceled visas following the Kashmir attack. Families with mixed citizenship have been split. Pakistan’s detention of an Indian border guard has injected another element of tension. |
| Israel: Ronen Bar, the country’s spy chief, announced that he would step down in June. Gaza: The U.N. criticized Israel for its ban on humanitarian aid entering the territory in hearings that began at the International Court of Justice. Middle East: Saudi Arabia and Qatar will pay the country’s $15 million debt to the World Bank, potentially unlocking millions of dollars in aid. Syria: The Kurdish-led force that runs the northeast has agreed to be integrated into a new national army, but some of its supporters remain wary. Southeast Asia: The Philippines pushed back on China’s claim that Beijing had seized Sandy Cay, a reef in the disputed South China Sea, and urged it to not increase tensions. Australia: Valerie, a miniature dachshund who was missing for 529 days on Kangaroo Island, was found “safe and sound,” rescuers said. |
News from the U.S.
| Immigration: President Trump plans to sign two executive orders that will ramp up his crackdown. The move is part of an effort against so-called sanctuary cities. Justice Department: Hundreds of lawyers have resigned from the department’s civil rights division since President Trump took office in January. Tariffs: The Trump administration said it plans to announce measures to ease the impact of duties on imported cars and car parts to give automakers more time to relocate production to the U.S. Climate change: The Trump administration has dismissed the hundreds of experts who had been compiling a flagship report on how global warming is affecting the U.S. |
| Tech: IBM said it would invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years as the Trump administration pressures firms to expand their U.S. manufacturing. |
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| Soccer: Wrexham completed its third straight promotion to move one tier away from the Premier League. Golf: The largest playoff in LPGA history ended with 23-year-old Mao Saigo claiming her first major victory at the Chevron Championship. Tennis: Play was suspended at the Madrid Open because of a power outage. |
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The first rule in a campaign to be pope is that there’s no such thing. Instead, the contenders lie low and let allied kingmakers do the work — but they can’t tread so softly that they leave no mark.
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| Fraud in a barrel: Investors in Britain and Ireland have fallen prey to Scotch whisky investment scams. Made for the manosphere: The streaming star Hasan Piker uses his “bro” platform for a socialist cause. Not your mother’s popcorn: Social media has fueled a “proteinification” of snacks. Real life rom-com: Sparks are flying in airport lounges. |
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Welcome to the poetry challenge
Can you memorize “Recuerdo,” a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay?
For this weeklong poetry challenge, A.O. Scott and Aliza Aufrichtig were looking for a poem that was “just right,” they wrote. “Not too difficult, but not too simple; not obscure but not a chestnut; not a downer but not frivolous either.”
Learning a poem by heart can be a way to hold on to something beautiful or to drive away the noise of everyday life. Start by meeting the poem and learning its refrain. You’ll learn more of it over the course of the week. Begin the challenge here.
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