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Carney was the head of the Bank of Canada and was also the first non-citizen to run the Bank of England. After the election, Carney was quick to attack U.S. tariffs on Canada. Donald Trump, as we know, has put, as the Prime Minister just said, unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell, on how we make a living. He's attacking Canadian families, workers and businesses, and we cannot let him succeed. Carney said he will do that by helping to build a stronger Canada. President Trump is dismissing concerns by businesses over the uncertainty of being caused by

his planned tariffs on many imports. Speaking on Fox News on Sunday, he would not rule out the possibility of a recession this year. He said there will be a period of economic transition because what his administration is doing is very big Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky lashed out on social media Sunday after the US said it would stop sharing intelligence with Kiev Russia stepped up attacks on Ukraine after that announcement by the Trump administration and Paris Eleanor Beardsley has this report. In a post on X, Zelensky said Russia had carried out hundreds of attacks against Ukrainians this past week using various types of weapons, he said, including 1,200 guided aerial bombs, 870 attack drones, and over 80 missiles of different types. Zelensky said each weapon contained thousands of components supplied by the circumvention

of sanctions, but he said Ukraine is working with its partners to bring a just peace with reliable security guarantees closer. The Institute for the Study of War says the pause in intelligence exchange is already making it harder for Ukraine to defend itself and putting civilians at greater risk. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Lviv, Ukraine. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced new leadership for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, also known as ICE, and Pierce Juliana Kim has more. In a statement, Noem said she's appointing Todd Lyons as the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a key role in President Trump's plans to aggressively

crack down on immigration. Lines had previously served as the assistant director of field operation in ICE's enforcement and removal operations, the branch responsible for identifying, arresting and detaining immigrants without legal status. Gnome also said she is appointing her former aide, Madison Sheehan, as ICE's next deputy director. On Sunday, Nome also told CBS' Face the Nation that she's ramping up polygraph tests for her department's employees, days after she said two workers leaked information about

her department's operations. And you're listening to NPR News. U.S. citizens in South Sudan are evacuating that country as fears continue to grow over a potential return to civil war. There's been heavy fighting in the country since Friday's deadly attack on a UN helicopter that was attempting to evacuate some government troops. Emanuel Igunsa reports. The State Department ordered all non-emergency US government personnel in South Sudan to leave as the security situation worsens.

There has been heavy fighting between government forces and troops allied to the first Vice President Riek Machar, who is under house arrest in the capital Juba. Rebellion between President Salva Ki and Machar led to a five-year civil war that killed more than half a million people before a fragile pistol was signed in 2018. The UN is warning that the peace process in South Sudan could collapse anytime. The US is attempting to evacuate its citizens through Kenya, the only viable route out amid ongoing conflicts in neighboring Sudan and Ethiopia. For NPR News, I'm Emanuele Gunza in Nairobi, Kenya.

Four wildfires on Long Island and New York have now been put out. The fires forced the closing of a major highway that connects New York City to the Hamptons, but officials say high winds and dry conditions could leave the region vulnerable to additional fires. Russell Henley rallied on Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Golf Invitational in Orlando. After being down three strokes, he birdied the 14th hole, chipped in from 50 feet in the 15th for an eagle, and had two pars in the back stretch to seal the win. Colin Morikawa had led for much of the day, but he finished one stroke back.

The win was Henley's biggest so far of his career. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.