Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has assured President-elect Donald Trump of beefed-up border controls geared toward curbing migrant and drug crossings. A senior Canadian official revealed that Trudeau met with Trump in Florida, discussing tariffs on Canadian imports.
Romania's Social Democrats seem forward in parliamentary elections towards an rising far-right social gathering. Regardless of the change, partial outcomes present a steady pro-Western political panorama between successive election rounds.
In Syria, elevated assaults by Russian and Syrian forces have focused the rebel-held metropolis of Idlib. Amid continued violence, President Assad reiterated his aggressive stance towards the insurgents, affecting an estimated 4 million residents within the battle zone.
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