The recent reports have brought to the limelight growing tensions between the U.S. and Canada, where comments from political leaders have received much attention. U.S. President Donald Trump said that the country might consider withdrawing from a key agreement with Canada, which led to further debates regarding the relationship between the two nations. Trump also mentioned his aspirations to potentially make Canada the 51st U.S. state, though this suggestion was met with strong rebuttals.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back, mentioning that the countries had stood in unison together through global crisis, such as the wars of Afghanistan and during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The remarks emphasized the value placed on cooperation from the U.S. and Canada, even amidst trying times.
In fact, significant occurrences within Canada too have not escaped notice. The Kottyam police officer of Kerala was brutally attacked by the miscreants. A police man was brutally murdered in that incident. Investigation into the affair is on currently and a suspect Jibin George has already been arrested by the police.
Back in the political scene, former MLA Mukesh's remarks about certain caste-related issues have been hotly debated. His statement about the "upper caste" had created controversy after opposition leader V. D. Sateeshan condemned the statement. Sateeshan described the statement as old-fashioned and inappropriate, saying that such views did not have any place in contemporary politics.
A clash over the opinion of Mukesh on caste besides the other regional political squabble has once more heated up into the divisive waters of regional groups. CPI-M has urged thorough discussion in legislative assembly for investigations into the "sensitive speech".
In case of such growing developments, undoubtedly, such stories of foreign country relations, plus internal controversy amidst the state-politics would mark the trend into the media report.