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Canadian News

CBC News
Doug Ford shifts direction on wind power in Ontario

CBC News
Ernesto will sail below Newfoundland, but will still pack a strong, wet punch

CBC News
Pro-Palestinian encampment dismantled at Vancouver Island University after 110 days

La Presse canadienne
Les aqueducs de Montréal et de Calgary témoignent d’un « besoin urgent » de modernisation

Radio-Canada
Winnipeg fête ses 150 ans avec sobriété, en honorant ses racines autochtones

La Presse canadienne
Ottawa juge conforme le resserrement américain pour les demandeurs d’asile

Canadian Commentary

Michael Adams and David Jamieson | The Globe and Mail
Why is the Trump campaign getting involved in the gender wars? They’re reading the room.

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
Harris and Trump’s paths to the White House cross in Pennsylvania

Debra Thompson | The Globe and Mail
Republicans can’t land a punch on Kamala Harris

International News

Reuters News Agency
U.S. says Iran targeted Harris, Trump campaigns with cyberattacks in attempt to sow discord

CBC News
The Harris show: Democratic convention a prime-time debut for surprise nominee

Reuters News Agency
Democrats, protesters gather in Chicago to cheer, challenge Harris and Biden

The Guardian
Biden to address Democratic convention in Chicago

Reuters News Agency
US House Republicans say Biden committed impeachable offenses

Reuters News Agency
Expelled former Rep. George Santos to plead guilty to corruption charges, source says

Reuters News Agency
For Black Britons, UK riots leave lasting scars - More

Reuters News Agency
As rioters fill overcrowded prisons, UK turns to police cells - More

Reuters News Agency
One dead, six missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily - More

The Guardian
‘The land is becoming desert’: Drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink

Reuters News Agency
Cyprus picks scientist Costas Kadis for EU Commissioner post

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine official says civilians have 'week or two' to evacuate key hub Pokrovsk

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine repels Russia's air attack, including on Kyiv, Ukraine's air force says

Reuters News Agency
Russia says third bridge damaged in Ukrainian incursion in Kursk region - More

Reuters News Agency
Russian marines capture group of Ukrainian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region

Reuters News Agency
Russian forces capture town of Zalizne in Ukraine's east, defence ministry says

Reuters News Agency
Russia says Kursk attack means no peace talks with Ukraine for now, but keeps proposals on table - More

Reuters News Agency
Russia declares U.S. Clooney Foundation an undesirable organisation

Reuters News Agency
Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv

CBC News
Washington pushes Israel and Hamas toward a deal, but is it enough?

Reuters News Agency
Israel's July strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port a 'possible war crime', HR Watch says

Reuters News Agency
Indian medics refuse to end protests over doctor's rape and murder

Reuters News Agency
PM Narendra Modi to visit Ukraine, weeks after rebuking Putin in Moscow

Reuters News Agency
Parties backing Indonesia's Prabowo close ranks to thwart rival's Jakarta governor bid

Reuters News Agency
Philippines detects first mpox case this year, yet to determine strain

Reuters News Agency
China and Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet

Reuters News Agency
Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in South China Sea - More

Reuters News Agency
German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait

Agence France-Presse
Kamala Harris en campagne à la veille d’une convention démocrate sous haute sécurité

Radio-Canada
En 1984, Geraldine Ferraro devient candidate à la vice-présidence américaine

Radio-Canada
La campagne électorale de Robert F. Kennedy Jr., un ours mort et un ver au cerveau

The Associated Press
L’ancien élu républicain George Santos devrait plaider coupable de fraude

Agence France-Presse
Bangladesh : le dirigeant par intérim veut défendre les Rohingyas et l’industrie textile

International Commentary

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
Policy Isn’t Going to Win This Election

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
The Mistake That Could Cost Trump the Election

Elliot Ackerman | The Atlantic
Trump’s Medal of Dishonor

Gershon Baskin | The Guardian
These ceasefire talks have been doomed to fail – Netanyahu and Hamas have tied negotiators’ hands

Peter Muiruri | The Guardian
‘A revolution is building’: Can young people force change across Africa?

Rafael Schacter | The Guardian
How does Banksy feel about the destruction of his art? He may well be cheering.