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Canadian News

My Muskoka Now
Historic RCAF Canso aircraft lands at Muskoka Airport - More - More

The Canadian Press
B.C. swelters as intense heat wave settles in

The Canadian Press
Calgary mayor reflects on water crisis - More

The Canadian Press
Chrystia Freeland says 'vast, vast majority' of Liberal caucus supports Trudeau

Canadian Commentary

Colin Robertson | Policy Magazine
NATO at 75: The Alliance Endures

Oleksa Drachewych | The Converstion
Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not.

Geoff Nixon | CBC News
What's at stake for France and its president in Sunday's vote

International News

VOA News
NATO to discuss Russia-North Korea military cooperation

The Associated Press
Justice Amy Coney Barrett shows an independence from majority view in recent opinions

The Associated Press
Alec Baldwin is about to go on trial in the death of a cinematographer

Agence France-Presse
'Ready to come out?' Scientists emerge after year 'on Mars'.

Agence France-Presse
'Not the end of the world', says data scientist on the big issues

Le Monde
French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right

France 24
French PM Attal says will hand in resignation Monday, hails new parliamentary era

Reuters News Agency
France: A timeline of the rise of the far right

France 24
We could have 'big difficulties in trade' if Trump returns, French former ambassador to US says

The Associated Press
NATO: As Biden falters, Europeans look to safeguard the military alliance

The Associated Press
Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull's-eye on France

Reuters News Agency
Democracy is in bad health, Pope Francis says - More

The Associated Press
A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia

Reuters News Agency
State of emergency in parts of Russia's Voronezh region after Ukraine drone attack

Reuters News Agency
Russian defence ministry says its SS-26 Iskanders destroy two Patriot launchers in Ukraine - More

Agence France-Presse
Tunisian lawyer handed one-year sentence over critical comments on the country

Agence France-Presse
Breakaway junta confederation undermines West African leaders' summit

The Associated Press
Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

Reuters News Agency
Israeli protesters urging Gaza deal block roads

Agence France-Presse
Israel launches deadly strikes on Gaza as war enters tenth month

The Associated Press
Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand - More

The Observer
Fears of long war in Gaza as new chapter opens and ‘intense fighting’ eases off

Reuters News Agency
EU naval mission says it destroyed two drones in Gulf of Aden

Agence France-Presse
Nuclear tension could ease, but not end after Iran election, say analysts

Reuters News Agency
Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing

Agence France-Presse
Ethnic fighters battling way into key north Myanmar town

France 24
NFP en tête sans majorité absolue, talonné par Ensemble et le RN - Plus

Le Monde
Emmanuel Macron attendra la « structuration » de la nouvelle Assemblée pour « prendre les décisions nécessaires »

Le Figaro
Pour Édouard Philippe, l’absence de majorité à l’Assemblée fait courir « un péril que personne ne doit sous-estimer »

Agence France-Presse
Le Hezbollah dit avoir visé avec des drones explosifs le mont Hermon au Golan occupé par Israël

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : quatre morts dans un nouveau raid sur une école, Israël affirme avoir visé des « terroristes »

Agence France-Presse
Cuba affirme avoir déjoué un projet « terroriste » planifié aux États-Unis

International Commentary

Mark Webber | The Conversation
NATO at 75: a muted celebration for an alliance facing uncertain times

Michael McFaul | Foreign Policy
This NATO Summit Is a Big Win for Biden

Tamar Jacoby | Foreign Policy
How Ukraine’s Drone Industry Took Flight

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