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As the Biden presidency nears its end, Ukraine makes moves to ensure future U.S. support

News/World | Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT

The pending shift in Oval Office leadership could have profound implications for Kyiv, which has already started reaching out to both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, either of whom could replace U.S. President Joe Biden. read more

Former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting in December 2019.

Trump comeback could see familiar faces re-emerge — and they may spell trouble for Canada

News/Politics | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT

Two-thirds of Canadians say a second Donald Trump term would be either '"bad news" or "terrible news" for Canada, according to a poll of 1,435 adults conducted by the Angus Reid Institute. read more

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Each with their own political mission, Trump and Netanyahu meet at Mar-A-Lago

News/World | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:42:14 EDT

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his home in Florida on Friday, meeting face-to-face for the first time in years as they each try to boost their political fortunes. read more

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Arsonists attack French rail network hours before Olympic ceremony

News/World | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:37:20 EDT

Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. read more

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Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president

News/World | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:09:32 EDT

Former U.S. president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice-president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation's two most popular Democrats. read more

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CrowdStrike says 97% of its Windows sensors are back online after global outage

News/Business | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:46:03 EDT

More than 97 per cent of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike's CEO George Kurtz said on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a global outage. read more

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Harris's approach to Netanyahu is a chance to set herself apart from Biden. Fractured voters are watching

News/World | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:11:13 EDT

U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris's Thursday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was her first chance to distinguish herself from the Biden administration. But political scientists say she must tread carefully to balance a Democratic base fractured by one of the most divisive foreign policy issues of the campaign. read more

A French sailor uses binoculars to scan the area as others stand on the bow of the French navy frigate Normandie during a docking manoeuvre in a Norwegian fjord, north of the Arctic circle.

Pentagon warns of potential Russian action in the Arctic — including jamming GPS satellites

News/Politics | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:27 EDT

The Pentagon has released an updated Arctic strategy that warns of low-level Russian 'destabilizing' activities in the Far North aimed at the United States, Canada and its allies. read more

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Philippine oil tanker sinks, raising fears of major oil spill in Manila Bay

News/World | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:53:44 EDT

A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast guard. The force was also assessing whether the vessel was leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — that could reach the bustling capital. read more

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French sprinter to wear cap during Olympic opening ceremony after hijab dispute resolved

Sports/Olympics | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:02:36 EDT

French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will be allowed to participate in the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics wearing a cap to cover her hair, an agreement reached with the French Olympic Committee after Sylla said she was barred because of her hijab. read more

An older cleanshaven man holds a banner that says 'Venezuela Libre' as a woman with her hair pulled back looks on to his left.

Venezuela's election: More Maduro or a new democratic era?

News/World | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:17:08 EDT

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in power since 2013 and running for a third term on July 28, is confident he is still the right man to lead the OPEC country, but Sunday's presidential election has attracted a level of voter enthusiasm for the opposition that could topple his regime. read more

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Situation inside Gaza hospital has reached the breaking point, says Canadian aid worker

News/World | Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:39:37 EDT

Aid workers say Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, is struggling to meet the needs of women and children because of an influx of wounded patients and a shortage of critical supplies. read more

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In fiery speech to U.S. Congress, Netanyahu slams protesters against Gaza war as 'useful idiots' for Iran

News/World | Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:01:20 EST

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This Gaza man makes videos cooking aid food for children in displacement camps

News/World | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT

Hamada Shaqoura, 33, says the kids motivate him to cook so that he can make them some of the meals they used to have before the war. Some of his videos have gone viral on TikTok, and he's since garnered hundreds of thousands of followers. read more

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Trump shooter used 'mechanical equipment' to climb roof, may have had collapsible gun stock: FBI

News/World | Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:47:17 EDT

Thomas Crooks, the shooter who killed one person and injured Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on July 13 may have possessed a collapsible stock weapon, FBI director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. read more

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'I revere this office, but I love my country more,' Biden tells nation

News/World | Sat, 13 Jul 2024 21:06:12 EDT

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Hottest day record broken globally — for 2nd time this week

News/Science | Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:45:05 EDT

Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. read more

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Salt Lake City confirmed as host of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games

Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports | Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:03:53 EDT

Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, which gives Utah its second Games after hosting in 2002. read more

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Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek gets first-class tribute with U.S. Postal Service stamp

News/Canada/Sudbury | Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:32:41 EDT

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is being posthumously honoured with a U.S. postage stamp. read more

Trudeau urges Israel response to UN court opinion on West Bank, Gaza

Canada/World/gaza | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:25:20 +0000

The International Court of Justice's non-binding opinion released last week was an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel's rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago. read more

Russia’s economy is struggling from sanctions, western officials say. Here’s why

Canada/Politics/World | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:39:24 +0000

High inflation, rising interest rates and labour shortages are undermining Moscow's claims of a strong economy, western officials say. read more

Prince Harry reveals why he won’t bring Meghan Markle back to U.K.

News/Trending/World | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:16:35 +0000

Meghan Markle has faced torrents of online hate after she married into the British royal family in 2018. read more

France’s high-speed rail hit by arson attacks, disrupting Olympic travel

World/arson attack/France | Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:56:27 +0000

three fires were reported near the tracks on the high-speed lines of Atlantique, Nord and Est, causing disruptions that affected hundreds of thousands of travellers. read more

Biden, Harris meet Netanyahu as U.S. urges ‘compromise’ on Gaza ceasefire deal

U.S. News/World/Benjamin Netanyahu | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:52:17 +0000

The meetings came a day after Netanyahu gave a fiery speech to Congress and at a time of growing pressure in Israel and the U.S. to find an endgame to the nine-month conflict. read more

Surfer’s severed leg washes ashore after shark attack. Docs hope to reattach it

Trending/World/Kai McKenzie | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:08:24 +0000

Kai McKenzie, 23, was surfing off Australia's east coast when a three-metre-long great white shark attacked him, severing his right leg. read more

Why is convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde allowed in Olympics?

Sports/Trending/World | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:45:52 +0000

Steven van de Velde pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old British girl when he was 19, after meeting the minor online and chatting with her for months. read more

Trump shooting is latest in ‘very long’ global wave of political violence

Politics/U.S. News/World | Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:00:13 +0000

The shooting came after attempted and completed assassinations of politicians in Slovakia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Ecuador, Brazil and other countries over the past few years. read more

Top U.K. rider out of Olympics after horse-whipping video surfaces

Sports/World/Charlotte Dujardin | Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:52:33 +0000

One of Britain's most decorated Olympians is out of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as she faces an investigation into alleged animal abuse. read more

Prince William’s eye-popping annual salary revealed in royal report

Trending/World/duchy of cornwall | Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:49:55 +0000

The Duchy of Cornwall has revealed Prince William's salary for 2023, which covers the 'official, charitable and private activities' of his family. read more