News Wire | June 8, 2023 Archive

Wildfires Spread Smoke, and Anxiety, Across Canada to the U.S.

By Dan Bilefsky, Liam Stack and Vjosa Isai | The New York Times

Canada on Wednesday was struggling to fight an extraordinary outbreak of wildfires across the country that sent smoke pouring over the border and forced millions of Canadians and Americans to stay indoors as skies darkened over large portions of both nations.

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UK’s Sunak Seeks Stronger Economic Ties With US on Washington Trip

Reuters (registration required)

Britain wants to put its economic ties with the United States on the same footing as the two countries’ defense and security cooperation to help both counter global threats, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will tell President Joe Biden this week.