The Daily Populous

Tuesday March 10th, 2026 morning edition

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US President Donald Trump intends to lift some sanctions against countries buying Russian oil.

This was reported by UNN with reference to the press conference of the White House chief.

According to him, the US is lifting "certain oil-related sanctions to lower prices.".

We have imposed sanctions on some countries, but we are lifting them until the situation improves.

The United States slowed down the sale of international assets of the Russian oil giant "Lukoil" to put pressure on Russia in peace talks on Ukraine.

Trump called the war in Iran a "short-term excursion". »

Canada ‘will not be participating’ in Iran war, defence minister says - National

Authored by globalnews.ca
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Defence Minister David McGuinty said Monday that Canada “will not be participating” in the war in Iran after Prime Minister Mark Carney last week did not rule out the possibility of Canadian military involvement.

“It’s important for Canadians to know that Canada was not consulted before the action undertaken by Israel and the United States.

Canada was not asked to comment, Canada has not participated and Canada will not be participating.”. »

Government Still Leads as Nation's Top Problem

Authored by news.gallup.com
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Government and political leadership remained Americans’ top concern in February, when asked to identify the “most important problem facing this country today.”

Overall, 29% of U.S. adults in February cited some aspect of government or politics as the country’s most important problem.

The relatively high percentage of Americans citing government as the nation’s top problem in recent months is largely driven by Democrats, 44% of whom named some aspect of the government in February. »

Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.

Authored by vox.com
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While Iran may not have directly orchestrated Hamas’s attack, the war it triggered allowed Israel to systematically degrade Tehran’s allies.

“Everyone would fire at once, so that Israel would be overwhelmed before the US was able to completely deploy its defenses.”.

The most powerful of Iraq’s Shia militias have also avoided direct attacks on the US military since 2024, but could rejoin the fight. »