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Canadian News

CBC News
Ukraine pleads with Canada for armour, air defence systems

CBC News
Fires in Happy Valley-Goose Bay under control with no current risk of explosion

The Globe and Mail
Reputation of Canada’s Level-4 lab is unharmed by clandestine activities of two fired scientists

CBC News
Danielle Smith wants ideology 'balance' at universities

Canadian Commentary

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
The foreign interference inquiry features a parade of senior Liberals protesting too much

Mark Gollom | CBC News
Do wealthy Canadians pay enough taxes? That depends how we define 'fair share'.

Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
Here’s what a ‘fairness for every generation’ budget would have actually included

John Rapley | The Globe and Mail
An unambitious, lacklustre Budget 2024 – that shouldn’t be a surprise

Elliott Cappell | The Globe and Mail
After Canada’s mild winter, we should expect the unexpected on climate change

Gus Carlson | The Globe and Mail
Tesla layoffs bring the entire electric-vehicle industry into question

Gary Mason | The Globe and Mail
Danielle Smith’s Bill 18 is as cynical and nefarious as it gets

Louis Blouin | Radio-Canada
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau : « Quand on aime quelqu’un, il faut savoir lui céder sa liberté »

Ivanoh Demers | Radio-Canada
L’objectivité en photo de presse

International News

The Associated Press
U.S. House passes aid for Ukraine and Israel, with legislation now headed to Senate - More - More

Cnn News
Zelensky and Netanyahu hail House passage of $95 billion foreign aid package

The Guardian
Republicans erupt into open warfare over Ukraine aid package vote

CNN News
USN CPO found guilty at court martial on attempted espionage charges

Salon
FISA law reauthorized by Senate hours before deadline

CBS News
25 years after Columbine, school lockdown drills are common - More

NBC News
Judge locks up 'Three Percenter' militia members in Jan. 6 obstruction case

CBS News
RFK Jr.'s quest to get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states

Reuters News Agency
US House to vote on long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

The Guardian
Melania Trump to hit campaign trail for husband

The Associated Press
Video appearing to show MLB coach inside cockpit of Toronto-bound flight prompts probe

The Guardian
Bid to secure spot for glacier in Icelandic presidential race heats up

The Guardian
UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024

The Guardian
MoD accused of ‘go-slow’ with half of £900m Ukraine fund unused

The Observer
Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn

The Guardian
‘ICU on wheels’: 24 hours with Ukraine’s combat medics in Donbas

Reuters News Agency
Russia's Smolensk governor says Ukrainian drone sets fuel depot ablaze

Reuters News Agency
Russia's Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise

CNN News
US troops set to withdraw from Niger - More

The Guardian
Sudan’s Hotel Rwanda: The man who saved scores of people during Darfur violence

The Associated Press
Israeli airstrike on a house kills at least nine in Rafah

The Observer
Gaza death toll passes 34,000

The Guardian
How Israel uses facial recognition systems in Gaza and beyond

CNN News
Tensions simmer between Iran and Israel as war devastates Gaza

CBC News
Iran and Israel may have taken a step back from a catastrophic regional war

The Guardian
US denies carrying out airstrikes in Iraq after explosion at military base - More

The Guardian
Rains bring deadly flash floods to Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Guardian
Experts say Narendra Modi is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’

CNN News
How a store manager from India ended up killed on the battlefields of Ukraine fighting for Russia

The Associated Press
Indonesia volcano: Thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears

Reuters News Agency
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

Los Angeles Times
Two Japanese MSDF helicopters each carrying 4 crew members believed crashed in Pacific

Reuters News Agency
Venezuela opposition backs Gonzalez as presidential candidate

The Associated Press
Avancée de la Chambre des représentants pour l’aide à l’Ukraine, à Israël et à Taïwan

Agence de presse Reuters
L'homme qui s'est immolé par le feu devant le tribunal de New York est mort - Plus

Agence France-Presse
L’ONU dénonce une intensification des violences sexuelles lors des conflits en 2023

Agence France-Presse
L’Ukraine « ne peut plus attendre » : Zelensky exhorte l’OTAN à fournir des armes

Agence de presse Reuters
Les États-Unis vont retirer leur personnel militaire du Niger

Agence de presse Reuters
Liban : Macron et Mikati ont discuté des moyens d'assurer la stabilité du pays

Agence de presse Reuters
Irak : Un poste de commandement des Unités de mobilisation populaire touché par une explosion

Radio-Canada
Les États-Unis n'ont pas mené de frappes en Irak, assure le Pentagone

Agence de presse Reuters
Le ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères minimise l'attaque de drones

Agence de presse Reuters
La Corée du Nord dit avoir effectué des tests

Agence de presse Reuters
Haïti : Le nombre de morts augmente alors que l'aide internationale se fait attendre

International Commentary

Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
In breaking their fragile truce, Israel and Iran have opened a Pandora’s box

Lauren Aratani | The Guardian
Silenced in court: Trump curbed by trial rules but tries to wield power outside

Kenneth Mohammed | The Guardian
As India goes to the polls, can democracy deliver a better life for all of its people?

Books

John Crace | The Guardian
‘Five-year-old on acid’: Liz Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West