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Canadian News
Global News
Microsoft vulnerability can strike before users open ‘malicious’ email: CSE centre
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CBC News
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim rejects 'insinuations' he won election due to Chinese interference
CBC News
Ottawa's proposed firearms law could extend to airsoft guns
CTV News
Canada to hold ceremony to mark coronation of King Charles III
CTV News
Fewer than one-in-five Canadians want monarchy to continue
The Canadian Press
Some federal public servants get remote-work extension as others face deadline
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CBC News
Some in Canada's tech industry are feeling jittery after SVB's collapse
CTV News
Border concerns, defence priorities to be discussed during Biden's visit to Canada
The Canadian Press
Court temporarily stays order to repatriate four Canadians from Syria, pending appeal
CTV News
High activity of aurora borealis in Canada following 'rare' solar eruption
Canadian Commentary
John Ibbitson | The Globe and Mail
David Johnston is an inspired choice to investigate Chinese election interference
Eric Reguly | The Globe and Mail
The collapse of the tech bros’ SVB was more amusing than deadly to the U.S. banking system
Don Drummond | The Globe and Mail
Remember the 2008 financial crisis – Canadians cannot be complacent about global shocks
International News
Stars and Stripes
Army Golden Knight killed in parachute training jump in Florida
Stars and Stripes
Army brings back ‘Be All You Can Be’ recruiting pitch
Navy Times
Retired Navy captain sentenced for role in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal
Stars and Stripes
Military service member found dead in Pentagon parking lot
Army Times
How a veteran helped rescue the Afghan interpreter who saved his life
BBC News
Giant, stinky seaweed bloom headed for Florida
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CNN News
NASA and Axiom unveil spacesuits astronauts will wear on the moon
ABC News
Suspect crashes helicopter after trying to steal it from Sacramento airport
The Associated Press
Trump’s VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration
The New York Times
Sold: Yacht With a Waterfall. Price: $19 Million. Broker: George Santos.
The Associated Press
Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction
The Associated Press
TikTok dismisses calls for Chinese owners to sell stakes
BBC News
Chat GPT4: Is the world prepared for the coming AI storm?
The New York Times
How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race
BBC News
TikTok to be banned on UK government phones
The Associated Press
Macron’s pension plan advances despite strikes across France
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The Associated Press
Macron uses special power to enact pension bill without vote
Agence France-Presse
France to force Paris binmen back to work as trash stacks up
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BBC News
Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge
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BBC News
Entire Russian spy network dismantled in Poland
The Associated Press
Poland to give Ukraine a dozen MiG-29 jets
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CNN News
Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor to start three-year military training
France 24
Quickly providing munitions 'very important' for Ukraine, says Olaf Scholz
BBC News
Bakhmut: Russian casualties mount but tactics evolve
BBC News
US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into drone
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The Associated Press
US, Russian military chiefs resume contact to discuss downed drone
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The Associated Press
Russia has committed 'wide range' of war crimes in Ukraine, UN inquiry finds
The Guardian
Italian princess, conspiracy theorists and Steven Seagal: Meet Russia’s friends overseas
Reuters News Agency
Death toll from record-breaking cyclone Freddy jumps to 225 in Malawi
BBC News
Libya uranium: Missing barrels recovered, say eastern forces
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Reuters News Agency
U.S. military conducts first maritime exercises with West African forces
Reuters News Agency
Son of Uganda's president says to stand for leadership in 2026
Reuters News Agency
No White House visit for Benjamin Netanyahu as US concern rises
The Associated Press
Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects judicial compromise proposal
The Associated Press
Many killed in mysterious helicopter crash in Iraq's north
Reuters News Agency
Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished'
The Associated Press
With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Middle East
CNN News
Child detainees in Iran subjected to flogging, electric shocks and sexual violence, says Amnesty
Agence France-Presse
Mahsa Amini remains a symbol of resistance in Iran six months after her death
Reuters News Agency
India-Russia defence firm eyes $200 mln missile deal with Indonesia
Reuters News Agency
China's answer to ChatGPT? Baidu shares tumble as it unveils Ernie Bot.
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The Associated Press
North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit
CNN News
Japan and South Korea agree to mend ties
The Associated Press
Seoul: Japan agreed to lift export controls on South Korea
CBC Radio
South Korea and Japan improving relations doesn't erase dark WW II history, says expert
The Associated Press
Brazil reintroduces visa requirement for US tourists, others
The Associated Press
Musk’s Starlink brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it.
The Associated Press
Honduras ditching Taiwan raises larger geopolitical concerns
Agence France-Presse
First Republic, la banque américaine sous le feu des projecteurs
Radio-Canada
Mobilisation contre le réforme des retraites : Macron « pense qu’on va s’épuiser »
Agence France-Presse
Varsovie va transférer quatre avions de chasse MiG-29 à Kiev
France 24
Washington publie les images de l'interception de son drone par les Russes
Agence France-Presse
Mer Noire : Moscou veut récupérer le drone américain, Washington enquête
Agence France-Presse
Le transfert d’enfants ukrainiens par la Russie est un « crime de guerre », selon l’ONU
Agence de Presse Reuters
Deux tonnes d’uranium ont disparu d’un site en Libye, selon l'AIEA
Agence France-Presse
Le Malawi appelle à l’aide après le passage d’un cyclone ayant fait au moins 225 morts
Agence France-Presse
Cisjordanie : quatre Palestiniens tués dans un raid militaire israélien à Jénine
France 24
La désobéissance civile s'installe en Iran
France 24
Les Baloutches, à l’avant-poste des manifestations en Iran depuis la mort de Mahsa Amini
Agence France-Presse
Aux Philippines, les internautes pris dans un torrent de désinformation médicale
Agence France-Presse
La Chine fustige les « attaques » américaines contre TikTok
The Associated Press
Les Canadiens devront à nouveau obtenir un visa de touriste pour visiter le Brésil
La Presse Canadienne
Les blindés canadiens livrés en retard nuisent à la lutte contre les gangs, dit Haïti
Agence France-Presse
Un ancien gouverneur mexicain condamné à neuf ans de prison aux États-Unis
International Commentary
Editorial Board | The Washington Post
Republicans enable voter fraud in the name of fighting it
Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian
Conservatives hate wokeness. Don’t trigger them by asking what it means.
Charles M. Blow | The New York Times
Donald Trump Must Be Prosecuted
Gail Collins | The New York Times
The Kamala Removal Fantasy
Julian Borger | The Guardian
How the Iraq war altered US politics and led to the emergence of Trump
Kelli María Korducki | The Atlantic
Don’t Be Misled by GPT-4’s Gift of Gab
James Bridle | The Guardian
The stupidity of AI
Chris Stokel-Walker | The Washington Post
Banning TikTok is a bad solution to the wrong problem
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