US President Donald Trump has abruptly ended all trade talks with Canada after Ontario’s government aired an advert criticizing his tariffs, quoting Ronald Reagan’s warning that such measures “hurt every American.” Calling the advert “fake” and “egregious,” Trump declared negotiations “terminated.” His administration has imposed a 35% levy on many Canadian imports, with Ontario’s car and steel industries among the hardest hit. France24 correspondent Cristopher Guly repor...| International news from the Americas - France 24
Relatives of a Trinidadian man who say he was killed in a US military strike in the Caribbean are demanding evidence to back up Trump's allegations that those who died were trafficking drugs. Alice Brogat and Siobhan Silke tell us more.| International news from the Americas - France 24
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada, accusing Ottawa of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an anti-tariff ad campaign. France24's Liza Kaminov reports.| International news from the Americas - France 24
The Trump administration launched an aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Chicago in September. The city’s Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, pushed back by enabling the imposition of “ICE-free zones”, which a number of businesses have adopted. Our Observer, who runs a thrift store in Chicago, joined the movement to protect vulnerable communities.| International news from the Americas - France 24
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada, accusing Ottawa of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an anti-tariff ad campaign.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed Thursday for calm as tensions rose with Washington, saying in English: “No crazy war, please!” His plea followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had authorised covert action against Caracas amid an expanding US military campaign targeting alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed Thursday for calm as tensions rose with Washington, saying in English: “No crazy war, please!” His plea followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had authorised covert action against Caracas amid an expanding US military campaign targeting alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.| International news from the Americas - France 24
By striking alleged drug-trafficking boats, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Washington was "carrying out extrajudicial executions" that "violate international law". Speaking on FRANCE 24, Gabriel Hetland, Assistant Professor in Latin American Studies and Sociology at SUNY at Albany in New York, says that 'the US is willing to use very aggressive force in particular against leaders and states that it considers to be enemies'.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Colombia's leftist president on Thursday renewed his criticism of US military strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, fueling a spat with President Donald Trump that has shattered ties between the two nations. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis takes a look at what the White House is trying to accomplish with repeated strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific.| International news from the Americas - France 24
After Americans opposed to President Donald Trump took to the streets in protests on October 18, right-wing social media users began to claim that photos of the large protest in Boston were fake, basing their claims on a “Community Note”. It turns out, however, that this was a moderation error caused by a new function that uses artificial intelligence to write these Notes.| International news from the Americas - France 24
A strike launched by the US military killed two people on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Pacific Ocean, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. The latest strike marks an expansion of what US President Donald Trump described as an "armed conflict" with South America's drug cartels that has, until now, targeted vessels in the Caribbean.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Demolition crews were tearing down part of the White House's storied East Wing on October 20, 2025, to begin building President Donald Trump's ballroom - despite lacking the approval from the Federal regulator in charge of such projects. The US president has said that he is partly funding work on the giant ballroom while private and corporate donors will cover the rest.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Responding to a US media report that he is seeking $230 million from the Justice Department in compensation for past investigations, President Donald Trump said the department "would owe me a lot of money" and added that as president it would be "awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself".| International news from the Americas - France 24
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off criticism over the demolition of part of the White House to build a new ballroom, saying the sound of the construction work was "music to my ears." FRANCE 24's Daniel Quinlan reports.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Over the weekend, huge crowds gathered in cities across the US for demonstrations against President Donald Trump's policies. Some online have been alleging that the American news channel MSNBC used old…| France 24
President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in federal prison. The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign. Story by Liza Kaminov.| France 24
