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Canadian News

CBC News
Ottawa and Washington exchange document outlining possible terms of deal

The Canadian Press
Leaders should ignore Trump outbursts at G7 summit: Jean Chrétien

CBC News
More than a dozen Canadian Sikhs face active assassination threats, organization warns

CBC News
Uncontrolled wildfires keep Alberta on edge as thousands remain displaced

The Canadian Press
Federal government to put latest Canada Post offer up for union vote

The Guardian
Canadian man wins lottery jackpots four times

Canadian Commentary

Eugene Lang | The Globe and Mail
Can Canada have both guns and butter? Carney shows us, yes, we can.

Trevor Tombe | The Hub
What a higher NATO military spending target means for Canada

Kyle Bakx | CBC News
G7: Why there is hope of a Carney-Trump tariff breakthrough at Alberta summit

Evan Dyer | CBC News
Are there 'snooping provisions' in Carney's massive border bill?

Aaron Wherry | CBC News
Mark Carney has a national unity problem. A Liberal voice in Calgary might help.

International News

CBS News
Google, OpenAI, Spotify, other platforms experience outage, affecting tens of thousands of users

CBS News
House passes rescission package to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR, PBS

NBC News
Sen. Alex Padilla removed from news conference with Kristi Noem

CBS News
Lawmakers outraged over Padilla's forcible removal from Noem press conference

NBC News
Judge blocks Trump from deploying National Guard in L.A.

CBC News
Trump thanked California National Guard before it arrived in L.A.

The Guardian
ICE targets churches, car washes and workplaces

New York Post
Trump admits crackdown on illegal immigrants is hurting US workforce

CBS News
Trump touts $5 million "Trump card" on social media, says waitlist is open

BBC News
LA under curfew for second night after hundreds arrested

NBC News
Trump's about-face on violence against police

CBS News
Fake videos and conspiracies fuel falsehoods about Los Angeles protests

The Guardian
Families arrested in LA ICE raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say

NBC News
Trump speech at Fort Bragg prompts new questions, concerns about politicization of military

Military News
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance

Defense One News
How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget

Reuters News Agency
RFK Jr. names new vaccine advisers after firing previous advisory committee - More

CBS News
Head of FEMA's storm response center leaving agency amid leadership exodus

NPR News
More than 400 CDC staff may be called back to work after being laid off in April

CBS News
NASA delays commercial crew launch to assess ISS air leak

The Guardian
Netflix documentary examines how the Titan submersible disaster happened

CBC News
How a Northern Irish town descended into three days of anti-immigrant violence

The Guardian
UK yet to commit to NATO plan for rise in defence spending to 3.5% of GDP

The Guardian
Denmark votes for defence bill giving US access to its airbases

The Guardian
UK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders

The Guardian
Putin mocking Trump with attacks on Ukraine, Poland says

Agence France-Presse
Niger-Benin border standoff deepens as trade collapse bites

Agence France-Presse
Ethiopia's vast lake being pumped dry

Agence France-Presse
Syria returns offer 'ray of hope' as wars displace 122 million people worldwide

CBC News
Dozens of Canadians gather in Egypt ahead of global march to Gaza border

BBC News
CIA analyst who leaked Israel strike plan sentenced to three years

NBC News
Israeli military conducts airstrikes on Iran - More - More

BBC News
US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq as Iran tensions rise

The Associated Press
Air India B787-8 with 242 aboard crashes in northwestern India - More - More

Reuters News Agency
Miraculous survival of Air India passenger with 241 confirmed deaths

BBC News
Seoul: BTS member has house broken into hours after military service release

The Guardian
Chinese J-15 in near miss with Japanese P-3C as Pacific tensions rise - More

BBC News
US reviewing AUKUS submarine pact as part of 'America First' agenda - More

France 24
L'Assemblée générale de l'ONU réclame « toutes les mesures » pour faire pression sur Israël

France 24
Israël frappe des sites militaires et nucléaires iraniens

International Commentary

Daniel R. DePetris | MSNBC News
On Iran, Trump knows he can’t afford to let Netanyahu call the shots

David Frum | The Atlantic
Why Trump Is Losing His Trade War

Heidi A. Urben | Defense One
The military must remain nonpartisan. America depends on it.

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
Poll: Both Trump and his policies are unpopular - More

Editorial | The Guardian
Trump and deportation protests: The king of confected emergencies

Zoe Williams | The Guardian
Yes, protesting can help tyrants like Trump, with its scenes of disorder. But that’s no reason to stay at home.

Dave Schilling | The Guardian
Living in Los Angeles in 2025 is a test of empathy

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