China overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg on Friday, potentially signaling a diplomatic thaw between the two countries, according to a Canadian official. This development comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing.
Schellenberg was initially detained on drug charges in 2014, before Canada-China relations soured in 2018. The overturning of his death sentence occurred in the wake of other international developments. Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates in Greenland on Friday, demonstrating support for their NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island, following US efforts to secure control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Meanwhile, in other international news, Cuba expressed its willingness to engage in talks with the United States "without pressure," according to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, after months of threats from the Trump administration. This announcement comes amid the island's deepening economic crisis.
In economic news, Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday to increase the US's low-tariff imports of Argentinian beef. However, economists have suggested that this move may have little impact on prices for US consumers. The initial announcement of this policy change sparked outrage from US cattle ranchers.
Finally, in Pakistan, a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad on Friday, February 6, 2026, killed more than 30 people, prompting analysts to warn that the attack could be part of a broader effort to inflame sectarian tensions in the country. The attack occurred at the Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque during Friday prayers.
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