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Canadian News
Defense One
Canada, Australia jointly pledge $474M to research hypersonic missile defense tech
The Canadian Press
Canada Post down eight million parcels amid strike
The Canadian Press
Colleges and universities face job cuts, deficits amid international student cap
CBC News
Canadian government apologizes to Inuit in Nunavik for mass killing of sled dogs
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CBC News
Out on a limb: Ottawa is falling behind on its promise to plant 2 billion trees
Canadian Commentary
Amina Zafar | CBC News
Why family doctors across Canada are turning to AI scribes — and what it means for patients
International News
The Associated Press
The V-22 Osprey’s safety issues caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it.
Marine Corps Times
Could a F/A-18E Super Hornet software upgrade have saved this pilot’s life?
Navy Times
Navy removes CO of VAW 115
Defense One
NIST sets up new task force on AI and national security
Breaking Defense
Lockheed, Pentagon reach handshake deal for next 2 F-35 production lots
The Associated Press
Record dryness in US Northeast should change water behavior
NBC News
General's promotion blocked in first sign of Trump retaliation for Afghanistan pullout
The Observer
Biden must Trump-proof US democracy, activists say: ‘There is a sense of urgency’
CBC News
Expect years of pitched battles between Trump and Democratic-run states
BBC News
Just how big was Donald Trump’s election victory?
BBC News
Can RFK Jr make America's diet healthy again?
The Guardian
Wire cutters: How the world’s vital undersea data cables are being targeted
Deutsche Welle
Nordic countries ramp up civil defenses
The Guardian
World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert
Deutsche Welle
German leaders denounce US artist's fiery Israel speech
Deutsche Welle
Romania votes for a new president with far-right seeking win
The Guardian
Russia ‘aggressive’ and ‘reckless’ in cyber realm and threat to NATO
The Guardian
No ‘red lines’ when it comes to support for Ukraine, says French foreign minister
Defense One
What does Russia’s launch of an ‘experimental’ weapon at Ukraine mean for allies?
Defense News
Russian forces test flying flamethrower to target Ukrainian firedrones
Deutsche Welle
Russia offers debt relief to recruits for Ukraine war
The Guardian
Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritise aiding Ukraine over Taiwan for now
BBC News
Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, aid chief warns
BBC News
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
Reuters News Agency
Gunman dead, police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan
Agence France-Presse
Hamas says Israeli female hostage killed in north Gaza combat zone
The Associated Press
Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
The Associated Press
Israel says seven injured after Hezbollah launches massive rocket, projectile volley
The Associated Press
U.A.E. arrests three after missing rabbi found dead
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The Guardian
COP29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’
BBC News
$300bn deal at COP criticised as 'too little, too late' for scale of climate challenge
MIT Technology Review
Who’s to blame for climate change? It’s surprisingly complicated.
BBC News
Dozens killed in Pakistan sectarian violence
The Associated Press
Pakistan partially stops mobile and internet services ahead of pro-Imran Khan protest
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BBC News
India's 'rebel' Muslim princess who shot tigers and drove a Rolls-Royce
Deutsche Welle
Asia's chronic pollution has high health costs
Defense One
Russian submarine tech could help China out-pace the US, says INDOPACOM chief
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BBC News
South Korean man dodged draft by binge eating
Defense News
Boeing’s F-15 jet is undergoing a renaissance in Asia
Defense One
In Fiji, defense diplomacy and rain-soaked rugby
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The Associated Press
Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops
NBC News
Flight ban strains humanitarian efforts and frustrates Haitians trying to fly home
Agence France-Presse
Three Mile Island : la réouverture d'une centrale nucléaire suscite enthousiasme et effroi
Agence France-Presse
Présidentielle en Roumanie : les bureaux ont ouvert, possible percée de l'extrême droite
France 24
En RD Congo, l'opposition fait front contre le projet de réforme constitutionnelle
France 24
Au Liban, la citadelle romaine de Baalbek menacée par les frappes d'Israël
France 24
Le Liban fait état de plus de 50 morts dans des raids israéliens
France 24
Le Hezbollah tire des missiles sur Israël, l'UE appelle à un « cessez-le-feu immédiat »
France 24
COP29 : un accord trouvé « dans la douleur » et un résultat « pas à la hauteur des enjeux »
France 24
Qianfan, le groupe chinois qui veut devenir Starlink à la place de Starlink
International Commentary
Peter Pomerantsev | The Observer
Trump depends on the EU and UK to act as peacemakers more than he thinks
James Tapper | The Observer
Don’t know what to buy your loved ones for Christmas? Just ask ChatGPT.
Eva Wiseman | The Guardian
An open letter to the microplastics living in my body
Books
Lloyd Green | The Guardian
Bill Clinton grapples with his past in memoir – too much, too little, too late
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Emma Sarappo | The Atlantic
Cher: What a 16-Year-Old Doesn’t Yet Know
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