by Elizabeth Oakes | Oct 24, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President Trump terminated trade negotiations with Canada, the U.S. launched strikes on alleged drug boats in the Pacific expanding its campaign beyond the Caribbean, the Chinese Communist Party held its fourth plenum in Beijing, and President Trump imposed...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Oct 17, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Hamas released all 20 living hostages and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of the first phase of the Gaza peace deal, President Trump spoke on the phone with President Putin and met with President Zelenskyy at the White House,...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Oct 10, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Israel and Hamas accepted the first phase of President Trump’s Gaza peace deal, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with President Trump at the White House, Japan’s Komeito party withdrew from its 26-year alliance with the Liberal Democratic...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Oct 3, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President Trump proposed a peace deal to end the war in Gaza, European leaders gathered in Copenhagen to discuss defense initiatives, President Trump and Secretary Hegseth assembled U.S. military leaders at Quantico, and the U.S. government shut down. Read...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Sep 26, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the UN General Assembly met in New York; President Trump indicated a shift in his position on Ukraine by announcing he believes it can win back occupied territory; the UK, Canada, France, Australia, and others formally recognized a Palestinian state;...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Sep 19, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President Trump and President Xi agreed to meet in South Korea in October, President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer signed a U.S.-UK tech deal including investments in AI and nuclear power, Israel launched a ground offensive in Gaza City, and Nvidia...
