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Canadian News

Le Devoir
Un septième Canadien a été tué dans la guerre Israël-Hamas

Radio-Canada
Ottawa envisage de plafonner sa cible d’immigration

Radio-Canada
Des Philippins forcés de payer pour travailler au Canada

La Presse canadienne
Le Canada doit s’activer en matière d’énergie renouvelable, dit le ministre Wilkinson

Radio-Canada
Les Gardiens de la révolution d’Iran « surveillés » mais pas bannis par le Canada

Le Devoir
Un septième Canadien a été tué dans la guerre Israël-Hamas

Radio-Canada
Ottawa envisage de plafonner sa cible d’immigration

Radio-Canada
Des Philippins forcés de payer pour travailler au Canada

La Presse canadienne
Le Canada doit s’activer en matière d’énergie renouvelable, dit le ministre Wilkinson

Radio-Canada
Les Gardiens de la révolution d’Iran « surveillés » mais pas bannis par le Canada

Canadian Commentary

Tristin Hopper | National Post
The quiet Liberal plan to strike King Charles III from the oath of allegiance

Nick Logan |CBC News
Why open-source intelligence can help and hinder understanding of what's happening in Gaza

Marsha Lederman | The Globe and Mail
For Jewish people, the Hamas massacre has resurfaced painful family trauma

Harry Rakowski | National Post
Those who rejoice in the massacre of Jews have no moral compass

Jason Markusoff | CBC News
Ontario has concerns over Danielle Smith's CPP exit bid, but also a stark lesson for her

Keith Ambachtsheer and Ed Waitzer | The Globe and Mail
What to make of Alberta’s unrealistic CPP withdrawal demand of half the assets

Timothy Garton Ash | The Globe and Mail
As America’s attention turns elsewhere, Europe must do more for Ukraine

Bhagwant Sandhu | The Hill Times
Domestic political calculus shapes federal response to Israel-Hamas conflict

Lawrence Martin | The Globe and Mail
Is the parochial Pierre Poilievre ready for this war-ravaged world? - More

Editorial | The Hill Times
The flogging will continue until morale improves?

Les Whittington | The Hill Times
Is this any way to run a country?

Imran Bayoumi and Wazim Mowla | The Globe and Mail
Canada needs to walk the talk on its new strategic partnership with the Caribbean

Jordan Peterson and Bjorn Lomborg | National Post
The world is not as gloomy as the media would have you believe

David Oliver | National Post
The sun could be setting on the British Tories

International News

Aviation Week Network
B-21 Begins Taxi Tests Prior to First Flight

The Associated Press
Manhunt still underway near Lewiston after Maine shootings leave at least 16 dead - More - More

ABC News
At least 18 killed, massive manhunt underway for Army sergeant

The Associated Press
Judge urged to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff

The Associated Press
Trump isn’t accustomed to restrictions

ABC News
Judge upholds Trump's $10,000 fine

The Guardian
Earth close to ‘risk tipping points’ that will damage our ability to deal with climate crisis

Agence France-Presse
Official Swedish dictionary completed after 140 years

The Guardian
Royal British Legion gives poppy plastic-free makeover - More

The Independent
Human extinction risk from AI on same scale as pandemics or nuclear war, Sunak warns

The Guardian
AI dangers must be faced ‘head on’, Rishi Sunak to warn ahead of tech summit

The Associated Press
Fresh off a hearty Putin handshake, Orbán heads into an EU summit on Ukraine

The Associated Press
Business owners in a Ukrainian front-line city adapt

BBC News
Ukraine war: Russia goes back to prisons to feed its war machine

The Associated Press
Ukraine bracing for another winter of Russian attacks targeting energy grid

The Globe and Mail
Those who fled Ukraine face a new conflict zone in Israel - More

The Associated Press
Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions

Reuters News Agency
Broken Lebanon cannot afford war, and Hezbollah knows it

CBC News
Fearing all-out war, thousands flee southern Lebanon

The Associated Press
Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

CNN News
Al Jazeera says bureau chief's family killed in Gaza strike - More

CBC News
Rescues from rubble in Gaza as Israel warns of ground incursion

The Associated Press
Israel launches brief overnight raid into Gaza - More

The Wall Street Journal
Video: How Israel’s Iron Dome Works - More

The Telegraph
‘Sponge bombs’ are Israel’s new secret weapon to block Hamas tunnels

The Guardian
Gaza diary part nine: ‘Writing this means my heart is still beating’

The Guardian
Red Cross witnesses ‘utter chaos’ at Gaza hospitals as supplies run critically low

The Guardian
Qatar hopeful Hamas will soon release more hostages

The Associated Press
Pakistan sets up deportation centers to hold migrants who are in the country illegally

BBC News
Manual scavenging: The unending pain of India's sewer workers

Aviation Week Network
KF-21 Keeps Making Progress, But Hard Tasks Await

BBC News
Itaewon crush: Survivors are still tormented a year on

CBC News
Panama Canal disruptions caused by drought set to continue into 2024 - More - More

The Associated Press
Turbocharged Otis caught forecasters and Mexico off-guard

The Associated Press
Acapulco residents are left in flooded and windblown chaos with hurricane’s toll still unknown

Agence France-Presse
Une fusillade dans le Maine fait au moins 22 morts et 50 blessés - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Nouvelle amende pour Donald Trump pour ses propos à son procès civil

Agence de presse Reuters
Gaza : Biden prône une « voie vers la paix », une solution à deux Etats

Agence de presse Reuters
La planète proche de plusieurs seuils critiques avec le changement climatique, selon l'Onu

Radio-Canada
Les effets néfastes de « mémoires biologiques » inversés sur deux générations

Radio-Canada
À Jérusalem, la vie se poursuit au ralenti

Agence de presse Reuters
Opérations terrestres israéliennes à Gaza

Agence de presse Reuters
L'UE va appeler à la création de « couloirs humanitaires » à Gaza

Radio-Canada
« Coup d’État » au ralenti au Guatemala

International Commentary

Dana Milbank | The Washington Post
A fifth-string speaker suits up for House Republicans

Russell Berman | The Atlantic
Mike Johnson’s win was as sudden as it was improbable

Ruth Marcus | The Washington Post
How dangerous is Mike Johnson?

Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
Trumpist Mike Johnson is the US House speaker. There’s plenty to fear.

Karen Tumulty | The Washington Post
Mike Johnson’s job is about to get a lot harder

Josh Rogin | The Washington Post
Iran’s proxy forces are teaming up to attack Americans

John Crace | The Guardian
Unloved by party or country, Rishi longs for his old hedge fund life in California - More