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Canadian News

CBC News
Ukraine cleared to use armour donated by Canada on Russian territory

CBC News
Jasper residents return to wildfire-ravaged townsite as re-entry begins

BBC News
Drone footage shows fire-ravaged Jasper National Park

The Canadian Press
Canadian railways halt cargo ahead of possible lockout

CBC News
The upstart Canadian Future Party launches into byelections

CBC News
All eyes on Ernesto as storm tracks north toward Atlantic Canada

The Canadian Press
Canada lists old NYC residence for $13M, surpassing cost of new luxury condo

CBC News
Key convoy figure's defence argues he's 'morally innocent'

CBC News
Bot campaign backing Pierre Poilievre looks the work of an amateur,

CBC News
Florida company faces multiple lawsuits after massive data breach

CBC News
Scientists believe they now know where the dinosaur-killing asteroid came from

Radio-Canada
L’armée israélienne pourrait recevoir des munitions fabriquées au Québec

Radio-Canada
Des orages violents encore prévus dans plusieurs régions du sud du Québec - Plus

TVA Nouvelles
Des tonnes de débris encore dans les rues près d’une semaine après « Debby »

TVA Nouvelles
Legault refuse de demander l’aide des forces armées

Radio-Canada
Importante fuite d’eau sous le pont Jacques-Cartier

TVA Nouvelles
Un nouveau parti arrive sur la scène fédérale

Radio-Canada
Les fonctionnaires du Québec mettent le feu à des bâtiments illégaux

International News

The Associated Press
Newly identified remains of missing World War II soldier from Oregon set to return home - More

ABC News
Newly released docs show security plans ahead of Trump rally shooting

The Associated Press
TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban

The Associated Press
US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations

BBC News
Trump and Harris battle over election’s biggest issue

The Associated Press
Beyond ‘childless cat ladies,’ JD Vance has long been on a quest to encourage more births

The Guardian
FBI raids US home of Russian-born analyst who advised Trump in 2016

The New York Times
Trump Made $300,000 for Endorsing Bible, Financial Disclosure Shows

The New York Times
Secret Service Pulls From Biden’s Protective Team to Guard Trump

The Guardian
Walz attacked by Trump but military record shows honorable service

The Associated Press
Five charged in Matthew Perry's death - More - More

The Associated Press
Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft

The Associated Press
UNHCR to monitor implementation of Italy-Albania accord to ensure migrants’ asylum rights respected

The Associated Press
Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha - More

The Associated Press
Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

The Associated Press
Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern town of Pokrovsk

ABC News
Ukrainian soldiers, engineers add metal netting to US tanks and vehicles to protect against Russian drones

The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Russian troops advancing ‘at fast pace’ on key eastern city of Pokrovsk

BBC News
Ukraine incursion destroys key Russian bridge

Agence France-Presse
Turkey parliament descends into chaos as dozens of MPs take part in fistfight

The New York Times
Hezbollah Weighs Risks of Backlash at Home in War With Israel

Agence France-Presse
Gaza sees first polio case in 25 years

Reuters News Agency
Gaza talks resume in Qatar, White House condemns West Bank settler attacks

The Associated Press
Diplomacy intensifies to halt the Israel-Hamas war and prevent wider regional conflict

ABC News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Cease-fire talks 'in the end game'

BBC News
Do not undermine Gaza ceasefire deal, warns Biden

The Associated Press
Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation

The Associated Press
Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected Thailand’s new PM - More

The Associated Press
Evacuation ordered in northern Japan, power out, flights, trains canceled as Typhoon Ampil nears

The Associated Press
Alberto Fernandez, Argentina's last president, charged with abuse of former spouse Fabiola Yanez

The Associated Press
US arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country

Reuters News Agency
Hurricane Ernesto bears down on Bermuda

Radio-Canada
Affaire Stormy Daniels : Trump veut repousser sa sentence après l’élection

TVA Nouvelles
« Inflation, famine, rationnement » : Trump s'attaque aux politiques de Biden et Harris

Agence France-Presse
Nouvelles craintes de sabotage près d'une caserne en Allemagne

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis approuvent la vente de cinq milliards de dollars de missiles à l’Allemagne

Agence de presse Reuters
Un câble électrique défectueux pourrait être à l'origine des feux en Grèce

Radio-Canada
L’Ukraine revendique le contrôle de la ville russe de Soudja

Agence France-Presse
Un bombardier Tu-22M3 s'écrase en Sibérie, un pilote tué

Agence de presse Reuters
Cisjordanie : Mort d'un Palestinien après une attaque de colons israéliens

Agence de presse Reuters
Les négociations sur un cessez-le-feu à Gaza se poursuivront vendredi

Agence de presse Reuters
Stéphane Séjourné attendu en Israël et dans les territoires palestiniens

Agence France-Presse
Premier cas de mpox au Pakistan

Agence de presse Reuters
Thaïlande : La fille de Thaksin Shinawatra élue au poste de Premier ministre

Agence de presse Reuters
Séisme de magnitude 6,3 dans l'est de Taïwan - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
Kim et Poutine promettent de renforcer les liens entre Pyongyang et Moscou

Agence de presse Reuters
Le Japon ordonne des évacuations à l'approche du typhon Ampil - Plus

Constant Méheut | The New York Times
Ukraine’s Push Into Russia Met Early Success. Where Does It Go From Here?

David Frum | The Atlantic
Trump’s Screw-the-Consumer Tariff Plan

Charles Sykes | The Atlantic
The Trump Campaign Endorses a Racist Theory

Michelle Goldberg | The New York Times
Trump Is No Longer Even Pretending to Champion the Working Class

Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
The Rise of Trump Is a Warning We Must Heed

Catherine Rampell | The Washington Post
When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls?

Dana Milbank | The Washington Post
Republicans want Trump to drop the insults — but that’s all he’s got

Matt Bai | The Washington Post
Donald Trump is making all of us sleepy

Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
Kamala Harris has made a dream start. But it’s too early to count out Donald Trump

Peter Kuras | The Guardian
‘From the river to the sea’: six words that are testing freedom of speech in Germany

International Commentary

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