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Canadian News

CBC News
Montreal man caught supplying Russia with $7M in weapon parts

The Canadian Press
Mark Carney would be 'outstanding' addition to federal politics, Trudeau says

CBC News
Labrador City told to head to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as wildfire draws nearer to town

The Canadian Press
With most campus pro-Palestinian encampments gone, protesters look to the future

CBC News
GAC buys new condo for consul-general in New York - More

Canadian Commentary

Roland Paris | The Globe and Mail
Canadians must face a difficult truth: Our military needs to prepare for war

Stéfanie von Hlatky and Kerry Buck | The Globe and Mail
The NATO Summit is not just about defence, it’s about shared values

Gary Mason | The Globe and Mail
Mr. Trudeau isn’t going anywhere. He made sure of that long ago.

Shannon Proudfoot | The Globe and Mail
Joe Biden has big problems. Donald Trump is a problem so big he’s invisible.

Debra Thompson | The Globe and Mail
Why Kamala Harris can’t win

Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
Trump’s first term was a warning for Canada. We didn’t heed it.

Robert Rotberg | The Globe and Mail
To stop the violence in Congo, we need to end the black market for the minerals in our phones

International News

Reuters News Agency
Senator wants Boeing CEO to testify as she prepares new FAA legislation

The Independent
‘Aggressive’ United Airlines passenger bites flight attendant after plane takes off from Miami

Reuters News Agency
SpaceX's Falcon 9 grounded after failure dooms batch of Starlink satellites

Business Insider
Find My: This popular iPhone feature started from an intern's idea

The Associated Press
On NYC beaches, angry birds are fighting drones on patrol

The Washington Post
La Niña is coming. Here’s how it could change the weather.

The Associated Press
Vermonters pummeled by floods exactly a year apart

The Washington Post
Anger over power outages boils as Beryl leaves Houston reeling

The Associated Press
Helicopter crashes in the ocean off the Hawaiian island of Kauai

Reuters News Agency
Woman who accused RFK Jr of sexual assault says he apologized by text

The Associated Press
Judge ends Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case, says he flouted the process with his lack of transparency

The Associated Press
Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again

Reuters News Agency
Trump lawyers invoke immunity ruling in bid to toss hush money verdict

Reuters News Agency
UAW considering next steps on worries Trump could beat Biden - More

The Wall Street Journal
Economists Say Inflation Would Be Worse Under Trump Than Biden

NBC News
Trump disavows Project 2025, but he has longstanding ties to key architects of the project

The Associated Press
Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it's Joe Biden's turn.

CBC News
Mike Novogratz Boosts Biden Critics as Donors Boycott President

Reuters News Agency
'I'm not going anywhere,' Biden says as campaign struggles

The Washington Post
Inside the glitzy fundraiser where Biden lost George Clooney

The Guardian
Alec Baldwin’s Rust shooting trial dismissed over withheld evidence - More

Reuters News Agency
AT&T says data from 109 million US customer accounts illegally downloaded

The Associated Press
Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the 'written word'

Reuters News Agency
OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name ‘Strawberry’

Reuters News Agency
Surreal images of known black holes in galaxies near and far

Reuters News Agency
Media mogul style at Sun Valley's 'summer camp for billionaires'

Reuters News Agency
Shell's bet on gas boom takes shape with string of deals

Reuters News Agency
Shunned UK markets emerge as haven from global storms

Reuters News Agency
Hugs, handshakes greet UK's Starmer at NATO in post-election honeymoon

The Associated Press
Four migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

Reuters News Agency
Finland to vote on turning back migrants crossing from Russia

Reuters News Agency
US firms bet on Paris Olympics with new stores, marketing push

Reuters News Agency
Musk's X breached DSA online content rules, EU says

Reuters News Agency
Genome evidence points to plague in Stone Age European population crash

The Associated Press
A man armed with a machete attacks his neighbors in Switzerland

The Associated Press
UN demands Russia immediately return Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to Ukraine

The Associated Press
A truce in Congo ends in a week

The Associated Press
Paul Kagame appears set to extend his long presidency of Rwanda

Reuters News Agency
Social media fuels Kenyan youth backlash over lawmakers' opulence

Reuters News Agency
Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border

Reuters News Agency
First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians

Reuters News Agency
Israeli forces pull back after Gaza City offensive, leaving dozens of bodies

The Wall Street Journal
Encircled by Gaza’s War, Some Families Risk Death to Stay Put

The Associated Press
A rapprochement between Syria and Turkey is on the table

The Associated Press
More than 50 people swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal - More

BBC News
India tycoon’s son to marry after months of festivities - More - More - Photos

Reuters News Agency
India's Modi drops privatisation plans

The Associated Press
US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines

The Associated Press
Japan punishes hundreds of defence officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct

The Independent
Japan removes navy chief as sweeping misconduct investigation roils military

The Associated Press
Solomon Islands and China are strengthening ties

CNN News
These Picasso pieces are on display in a ladies’ restroom inside a museum in Tasmania

Agence France-Presse
Une passagère d'United Airlines mord un steward, l’avion atterrit en urgence

Agence France-Presse
Après le sommet de l'Otan, Orbán a rencontré Trump en Floride

Agence France-Presse
Alec Baldwin : des doutes persistent à son procès pour homicide involontaire

Agence France-Presse
Pas de Calais : décès de quatre migrants qui tentaient de traverser la Manche

Agence France-Presse
« Il nous arrive à tous de faire des lapsus » : Macron prend la défense de Biden

Le Figaro
Gabriel Attal se déclare officiellement candidat à la tête du groupe macroniste

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis condamnés à payer près de 6,8 milliards de dollars à l’Iran

Agence France-Presse
Droit d’asile : « L'ensemble des femmes afghanes » susceptibles d'être protégées comme réfugiées

Agence France-Presse
Népal : 66 personnes portées disparues après un glissement de terrain

Agence France-Presse
Chine : Pékin mène des exercices militaires avec Moscou

Agence France-Presse
Séoul annonce déployer des armes laser contre les drones nord-coréens

Agence France-Presse
Nouvelle-Calédonie : le couvre-feu encore prolongé jusqu’au 22 juillet

Agence France-Presse
Australie : un couple poursuivi pour tentative d'espionnage pour la Russie

Agence France-Presse
Un phénomène inédit depuis 2015 : au Chili, le désert d’Atacama fleurit

International Commentary

Tom Balmforth, John Irish and Max Hunder | Reuters News Agency
Being Volodymyr Zelenskiy: How war has changed Ukraine's leader

Josh Rogin | The Washington Post
Biden should let Ukraine strike back at Russian air bases

David Frum | The Atlantic
Biden’s Heartbreaking Press Conference

Editorial Board | The Washington Post
Biden remains in denial. He needs to come to grips with reality.

Jesse Wegman | The New York Times
The Supreme Court Is Gaslighting Us All

Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
John Roberts Makes His Bid for Infamy

Ruth Marcus | The Washington Post
John Roberts once dreamed of a more unified court. Goodbye to all that.

Rogé Karma | The Atlantic
Trump Isn’t Even Pretending Anymore

Elaine Godfrey | The Atlantic
The Trump National Convention

Dana Milbank | The Washington Post
Are we really going to give Trump a pass? C’mon, man.

Ross Douthat | The New York Times
Do the Democrats Really Think Trump Is an Emergency?

Corey Kilgannon | The New York Times
A Trump Ally Is Training 75 Armed Citizens. Is That a Militia?

John Hendrickson | The Atlantic
Is Kamala Harris Ready for Trump?