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They're booing the American national anthem, cancelling holidays in the United States, and boycotting American products: Canadians are responding to US President Donald Trump's tariff threats with anger and patriotic spending.

Medical researchers forced to compile national data by hand, silence on a major tuberculosis outbreak, and the erasure of gender references: the Trump administration has pushed the US public health system into uncharted territory.

President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month Monday after the US neighbors struck last-minute deals to tighten border measures against the flow of migrants and the drug fentanyl.

Elon Musk and his aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system -- which manages trillions of dollars of transactions each year -- sparking alarm among critics.

Chelsea staged a stirring fightback to ruin Graham Potter's return to Stamford Bridge and climb to fourth place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win against West Ham on Monday.

NFL chief Roger Goodell laughed off claims the Kansas City Chiefs receive preferential treatment from league referees on Monday as the countdown towards the Super Bowl got under way in New Orleans.

The US government's giant humanitarian agency closed its headquarters to staff Monday amid moves by Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial aide, to seize control in actions decried by critics as "plain illegal."

Hundreds of US government websites were offline on Monday, an AFP review showed, including that of the humanitarian agency USAID which President Donald Trump's administration is shutting down.

Aston Villa added to Unai Emery's attacking options on Monday with the signing of Marco Asensio on loan from Paris Saint-Germain for the rest of the season.

The Grammy for Album of the Year eluded Beyonce for so many years -- despite so many critically and commercially acclaimed albums, through endless industry analysis -- that the narrative took on an aura of farce.

Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Nico Gonzalez from Porto before Monday's transfer deadline, while Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel is reportedly headed to Tottenham on loan.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday there were "no guarantees" that a fragile ceasefire in Gaza will hold, as he prepares to discuss its future with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Lawyers for Hollywood stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively faced off Monday in their $400 million defamation fight, as Baldoni's side dropped a cache of case documents online prompting censure from the judge.

US President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico for one month after the two countries struck a last-minute border deal Monday -- but Canada and China are still in talks to avoid sweeping levies that have caused stock markets to slump.

US speed queen Lindsey Vonn on Monday rounded on critics of her comeback to elite ski racing at the age of 40, calling the finger-wagging "inappropriate and disrespectful".

Snowboarders Musawer Khanzai and Nasima Zirak used to drag themselves up the thick snowy slopes of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains on foot before basking in the "freedom" of gliding back down.

Medical researchers left to compile national data by hand, contraceptive guidelines deemed essential by doctors erased, and the nation's largest tuberculosis outbreak left unreported: President Donald Trump's administration has thrown the US health system into uncharted territory.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday moved to force through France's budget without a vote, a step that immediately prompted a no-confidence motion from the left in the bitterly divided parliament.

Stock markets slumped Monday over concerns about the global economy after US President Donald Trump threatened to launch trade wars with Canada, China and Mexico.

Bayern Munich said Monday they had extended the contract of their long-standing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the end of the 2025-26 season.

Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr called a British police officer "stupid and white" during an incident at a police station, a jury was told on Monday.

Elon Musk's aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system -- which manages trillions of dollars of transactions each year -- sparking alarm among critics.

US President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks Monday -- but there was no breakthrough yet in negotiations with Canada on an issue that has sparked fears of a global trade war.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said Monday she was returning to the sport seven months after giving birth to a son.

A French court Monday ordered a filmmaker to wear an electronic bracelet for two years after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting an actor when she was a child, sparing him jail time in one of the key trials of France's #Metoo movement.

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant USAID humanitarian agency will be "shutting down" as part of his radical -- and critics say unconstitutional -- drive to shrink the US government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to begin talks Monday on a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas as he meets with the new Trump administration in Washington.

Luka Elsner has been sacked as coach of Ligue 1 strugglers Reims, the French club announced on Monday.

Deposed AC Milan captain Davide Calabria has been loaned to Bologna until the end of the season after an on-pitch row with coach Sergio Conceicao a week ago.

Stock markets tumbled while the dollar rallied and oil prices rose Monday over concerns about the global economy after US President Donald Trump launched trade wars with Canada, China and Mexico.

The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the DR Congo is often presented as a struggle to control the valuable minerals that power global electronics.

The France men's team would have been top of any alpine skiing pundit's list to be among the leaders of the medals table at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach.