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Canada foreign minister takes Trump 51st state line ‘very seriously’ newsthirst.

Getty Images Mélanie Joly, Canada’s foreign minister, stands beside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a news conference denouncing Trump’s new tariffs Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has told the BBC she takes US President Donald Trump’s remarks on making Canada the 51st state of his country “very seriously”. “This is not a joke anymore,” Joly…

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Queensland floods devastation ‘incredible’, state premier says newsthirst.

Flooding in Australia has inflicted “incredible” devastation on communities across northern Queensland, the state’s premier has said, even though conditions are easing faster than predicted. Thousands of residents who evacuated from their homes are set to return on Tuesday but it is feared hundreds of homes and businesses have been inundated. “It’s a disaster that’s…

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Swedish plan to remove citizenship from people seen as threat to state newsthirst.

Sweden’s political parties have agreed that dual citizens who commit crimes that threaten national security should lose their citizenship. A cross-party committee recommended that the change could be applied to anyone who had used bribes or false information to obtain their citizenship; and also if they committed crimes that were a threat to the state…

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Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says ‘it’s not going to happen’ newsthirst.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US. “It’s not going to happen,” he said. Speaking to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki on MSNBC’s “Inside” on Sunday, Trudeau discussed President-Elect Donald Trump’s repeated comments that Canada could become a part of…

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