Global Update Preview: Canada-U.S. Trade Visit Starts With Another Trump ‘51st State’ Post
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Your Places: Global Update
June 2, 2026, 2:09 p.m. Eastern time

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Canada-U.S. Trade Visit Starts With Another Trump ‘51st State’ Post

The Canadian trade minister is visiting Washington on Tuesday to meet with the U.S. Trade Representative.

Places mentioned: Mexico

Health workers standing outside wearing protective equipment including full suits, masks, gloves and goggles.

Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.

A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked.

Places mentioned: Central Africa

A slender, brown dog wearing a black harness and a pink collar in a sunny park.

It’s a Bone of Contention: Mexico and Brazil Are Arguing Over Dogs

To Brazilians, the ubiquitous caramel-colored mutts are a national icon. But a Mexican state has adopted them as its own homegrown symbol.

Places mentioned: Mexico

As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.

Places mentioned: Central Africa

Several people, many in suits, observe two large, colorful birds with long beaks fly. One rises from a wooden box, and the other hovers above.

Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of extinction.

Places mentioned: Japan

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