* There were more than 1.1 million international students in the U.S. during the 2023-24 academic year. International students pumped nearly $44 billion into the American economy and generated more than 375,000 jobs last year. The three largest host schools for foreign students: New York University, Northeastern University and Columbia University.
* “We are over the shock of American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. … President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never ever happen.”—Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
* More than 75% of Canada’s exports go to the U.S.
* Greenland, an object of Trump’s possession obsession, is the world’s largest island. Its population, 56,000, approximates that of Pinellas Park (53,000). If Trump can’t buy it, perhaps he would settle for naming rights.
* Whenever India and Pakistan renew their adversarial relationship with troop attacks, drone volleys and missile strikes, it’s always cause for global concern. All-out war—and both sides have nuclear weapons—could result.
* China makes approximately one of every three physical products in the world—more than the U.S., Germany, Japan, the UK and South Korea combined.