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Canadian News

Global News
As AUKUS looks to collaborate with other allies, why is Canada not mentioned?

CBC News
Canadian embassy in Syria damaged in Israeli strike on Iranian embassy next door

CTV News
Bank of Canada holds its policy rate at 5 per cent

CBC News
Liberal minister 'not concerned' about Don Valley North interference allegations, inquiry hears - More - More

Global News
Trudeau should meet with premiers on carbon price, MPs say - More

CBC News
PMO officials refute allegations against Han Dong at foreign interference inquiry

The Canadian Press
CSIS saw ‘low-level’ Chinese meddling in 2019 election, inquiry hears

CBC News
GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth ordered to appear before MPs

CBC News
What's the most expensive home you could afford?

CTV News
Here's what to do with your solar eclipse glasses, instead of throwing them out - More

The Canadian Press
Six children of Canadian mother to be repatriated from Syrian detention camp

CBC News
How an Afghan supermarket chain in Hamilton is helping newcomers find work

CBC News
Acrobats who defected from Russia in 1992 return to thank Newfoundland 'mom'

Radio-Canada
L’intelligence artificielle à la rescousse du système de paye du système Phénix

Agence QMI
Atterrissage d’urgence d’un Boeing d’Air Canada en Idaho

Radio-Canada
De nouvelles lignes de transport d’électricité à travers le Québec, jusqu’en Gaspésie

Radio-Canada
« Comme un concert de Taylor Swift » : les retombées économiques de l’éclipse solaire

Radio-Canada
Visite de Gabriel Attal au Canada : renforcer les liens, sur fond de tensions commerciales

Radio-Canada
Rencontre avec deux Canadiens qui ont frôlé la mort dans le séisme à Taïwan

Canadian Commentary

Editorial | The Hill Times
Defence policy update doesn’t meet the moment

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
PMO staffers say intelligence reports on foreign interference fuzzier than advertised - More

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Pay CEOs for performance, not failure

Michel Maisonneuve | National Post
NATO is essential. And it's essential that Canada ups its defence spending.

Harry Rakowski | National Post
Why a ceasefire may be in Israel's best interests

Fannie Olivier | Radio-Canada
Serment au roi aux Communes : du sel sur une blessure

International News

CISA Alert
Microsoft Releases April 2024 Security Updates  - More

The Associated Press
AI-operated F-16 will fly Air Force secretary in a test run - More

Air Force Times
Report: Veterans with extremist views had bad experiences in military

The Associated Press
Congress summons Boeing’s CEO to testify on its jetliner safety

Reuters News Agency
Whistleblower alleges safety issues with Boeing 787 and 777 jets

BBC News
At least two people shot near Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia

The Associated Press
New EPA rule forces U.S. chemical plants to reduce cancer-causing emissions - More

The Associated Press
Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Reuters News Agency
Arizona's top court revives 1864 abortion ban - More - More

The Associated Press
Trump defends overturning of Roe v. Wade

The Associated Press
Trump renews criticism of Jewish voters who back Biden

CBC Radio
Baltimore bridge site a tangled, ever-changing mess of debris - More - More

The Associated Press
Investigators focus on electrical system of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse

Reuters News Agency
Biden says he is examining power to shut US border on his own

The Associated Press
Allen Weisselberg sentenced to five months in jail for perjury - More

ABC News
'I don't have any files for you,' man tells Trump's lawyers after they subpoena him

ABC News
Mike Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene speakership standoff continues after meeting

Stratfor
Biden Signals Impending Executive Order Limiting Asylum Seekers - More

CNN News
Biden considering Australian request to drop Assange charges - More

GMA News
Woman wins $1M jackpot after buying lottery ticket by mistake

BBC News
Why space isn't as colourful as photos make it seem

BBC News
Will Stonehenge lose its UNESCO World Heritage status?

Reuters News Agency
France tightens security at PSG stadium after Islamic State threats - More

Le Monde
Paris 2024: How will airports cope with challenge of Olympic and Paralympic Games?

BBC News
EU approves major overhaul of migration rules - More

Le Monde
Germany denies 'facilitating genocide' in Gaza with its military aid to Israel

Deutsche Welle
Legal pressures mount on Germany to cut aid to Israel

Deutsche Welle
Germany arrests 'IS' suspects for enslaving Yazidi children

Reuters News Agency
Switzerland joins European Sky Shield defence project

Reuters News Agency
Swiss press say 'absurd' European climate ruling could harm democracy

Deutsche Welle
Switzerland to host 'peace summit' in June

The Associated Press
U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine

BBC News
Russian missiles hit Odesa on WWII anniversary

Reuters News Agency
Russia aborts Angara-A5 space rocket launch for second time - More

Reuters News Agency
Floods swamp scores of settlements in Russia and Kazakhstan

The Associated Press
A Moroccan activist was sentenced to five years for criticizing the country’s ties to Israel

BBC News
Bate Urgessa: Ethiopian opposition OLF figure shot dead and dumped by road

BBC News
Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' Chinese cybercrime syndicate

The Associated Press
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says three sons in Gaza killed by Israeli airstrike - More

Reuters News Agency
Are Iranian drones turning the tide of Sudan's civil war?

Reuters News Agency
Biden says Netanyahu's approach to war in Gaza is a 'mistake'

ABC News
Cost of US effort to build humanitarian aid pier off Gaza expected to top $180M

Reuters News Agency
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Israel 'must be punished' for Syria embassy attack

The Associated Press
Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran launches attack from its territory

The Washington Post
Nuclear deal in tatters, Iran edges close to weapons capability

The Associated Press
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr - More

Reuters News Agency
Xi Jinping says nobody can stop 'family reunion' with Taiwan

Reuters News Agency
China labels US comments on Taiwan and AUKUS 'dangerous'

Reuters News Agency
Fire in packed Hong Kong building kills five, dozens in hospital - More

Reuters News Agency
US Coast Guard says boardings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal

Deutsche Welle
Japan, US to increase defense ties after leaders' summit

The Associated Press
Japan giving Washington 250 replacement cherry trees - More

BBC News
Australia hints it could recognise Palestinian state

The Associated Press
10 April 1912: RMS Titanic sets sail from England, bound for New York

Agence France-Presse
Trois modèles de Boeing visés par une enquête de la FAA

Agence de presse Reuters
Les livraisons de Boeing en baisse de plus la moitié en mars

Le Figaro
100 coups de feu tirés en 41 secondes : À Chicago, un contrôle routier a viré au drame

Agence France-Presse
L'Arizona valide une loi de 1864 interdisant l'avortement - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
Wall Street ouvre en hausse avant l'inflation et les résultats

Agence de presse Reuters
Irlande : Simon Harris élu nouveau Premier ministre

Agence France-Presse
Près de Bordeaux, d’anciens navires de guerre bientôt transformés en voitures, casseroles et chariots de supermarché

Agence de presse Reuters
L'Europe rebondit avec la tech avant l'inflation américaine

Agence France-Presse
Politique migratoire de l’UE : vote crucial du Parlement sur la réforme

Agence de presse Reuters
La presse suisse juge « absurde » la décision de la CEDH sur le climat

Agence de presse Reuters
Grèce : 14 migrants secourus et plusieurs disparus au large de l'île de Chios - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Washington va vendre à Kiev 138 millions de dollars d'équipements militaires

Agence de presse Reuters
La Cour de justice de l'UE retire deux oligarques russes de sa liste des sanctions

Agence France-Presse
Des bombardements israéliens font 14 morts, dont des enfants, à Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Israël sommé de justifier sa politique humanitaire à Gaza devant la Cour suprême

Agence de presse Reuters
La position britannique sur les ventes d'armes à Israël reste inchangée, selon Cameron

Agence de presse Reuters
Biden qualifie d'« erreur » l'approche par Netanyahu de la guerre à Gaza

Le Figaro
Six corps retrouvés après la collision de deux bateaux en Chine

Agence France-Presse
Le bilan du séisme à Taïwan s'alourdit à 16 morts

Agence de presse Reuters
Élections législatives en Corée du Sud, économie et scandales au coeur de la campagne

International Commentary

Jack Detsch | Foreign Policy
America’s Next Soldiers Will Be Machines

Caroline Fredrickson | The New York Times
What Worries Me Most About a Trump Presidency

Spencer Ackerman | The New York Times
Where Is America’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Now?

Editorial Board | The Washington Post
FISA: A vital intelligence tool needs reauthorization. The House might wreck it instead.

Thomas L. Friedman | The New York Times
Israel: Cease-Fire, Get Hostages, Leave Gaza, Rethink Everything

Assessment | Stratfor
Israel and Hezbollah Prefer Diplomacy, but Risks of War Remain Elevated

Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
Don’t overlook these five aspects of Trump’s N.Y. trial

Andrew Miller | 1843 Magazine
Robert F. Kennedy junior doesn’t care if he condemns America to Trump

Susie Dent | BBC News
US English: Why do Brits hate it so?

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