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Washington hopes more countries will join US, UK and Canada in signing agreement to define, identify and label such operationsA global coalition of democracies is being formed to protect their societies from disinformation campaigns by foreign governments, the US special envoy on the issue has said.James Rubin, the special envoy for non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts at the US state department’s global engagement centre...

Talks that began in 2022 halted amid unhappiness on both sides about lack of access to agricultural marketsThe UK has halted trade talks with Canada, with discussions breaking down after a disagreement over beef and cheese.The two countries have been negotiating for the past two years in the wake of Britain leaving the European Union, with trade continuing under the same deal brokered when...