Good morning. We're covering Canada's next prime minister and fighting in Syria. Plus: How peacekeeping could work in Ukraine.
Canada's getting a new leaderThe Liberal Party of Canada yesterday chose Mark Carney, a technocrat with deep experience in financial markets, to replace Justin Trudeau as its leader and the country's prime minister, and to take on President Trump. Carney, who steered the Bank of Canada through the 2008 global financial crisis and the Bank of England through Brexit, has never been elected to office. He won 85.9 percent of the votes cast by more than 150,000 Liberal Party members. Carney is expected to be sworn in as prime minister early this week, officially ending the Trudeau era. But because he does not hold a seat in Parliament, he is expected to call federal elections soon. His opponent will be Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party. Quotable: "America is not Canada," Carney said in his acceptance speech, referring to Trump's threats to annex the country. "And Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form. We didn't ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves."
Syria's leader called for unity amid violenceSyria's interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, appealed for calm and unity yesterday after days of clashes between his government's fighters and those loyal to Bashar al-Assad, the ousted dictator. "We call on Syrians to be reassured because the country has the fundamentals for survival," al-Shara said. The violence, which erupted last week, has been the worst since the Assad government fell in early December. More than 1,000 people have been killed, including about 700 civilians, mostly by government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group based in Britain that has monitored the Syrian conflict since 2011. The information could not be independently verified. Reaction: Thousands protested in the first wide-scale demonstrations against the new government. Residents were ordered to stay indoors as security forces scrambled to contain the turmoil. Here's what else we know.
How peacekeeping could work in UkraineA new paper written by civilian and military experts explores the details of how a cease-fire along the front line in Ukraine, which stretches for more than 700 miles, could be monitored and enforced. It proposes a buffer zone at least six miles wide to separate the Russian and Ukrainian armies. It says 5,000 civilians and police officers could patrol it, supported by as many as 10,000 foreign troops. For most of the three-year war, the possibility of a cease-fire has seemed far off. Some saw it as a taboo subject, as Kyiv and its allies tried to keep the focus on the battlefield. But President Trump's desire to end the war quickly has cast a spotlight on what could happen in the aftermath. Reinforcements: France and Britain have proposed sending thousands of troops to Ukraine after the fighting stops, though there is little clarity about what their responsibilities would be. Russia has shown no sign of agreeing to such a force, while Trump has offered few assurances that the U.S. would provide assistance.
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