Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the Biden administration would loosen sanctions on the communist-run island, while Havana would release more than 500 people from its jails who are considered political prisoners by Washington.

Annual inflation ticked up for a third straight month in December as food, energy costs rose, CPI report showed. But underlying price measure eased.

Canada's annual inflation rate dropped to 1.8% in December, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, slightly lower than expected and a tick below the prior month's 1.9%.

Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government's GST holiday contributing to a price decline across several categories, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The annual inflation rate in Canada eased to 1.8% in December from 1.9% in the previous month, slightly below market expectations that it would remain at 1.9%. The annual core inflation rate in Canada which excludes eight of the most volatile components such as food,

For the first time since 2019, Canadian inflation stayed within the central bank’s target range for a full year, a mark of achievement for policymakers ahead of a potential tariff war that threatens to derail their progress.