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Canadian News

CBC News
Lord Strathcona's Horse take a turn as the King's Life Guard in London

The Canadian Press
National Defence considering purchase of fighter drones that could fly with F-35

CBC News
Island Lake communities under states of emergency due to Manitoba wildfires

The Canadian Press
Quebec is the happiest province in Canada, survey finds

CTV News
Could AI be fuelling more text scams?

CBC News
Canadian on FBI's most-wanted list allegedly leads a murderous drug empire

International News

United Press International
Search paused in central Texas amid rainy forecast, flash flood warning

NBC News
Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade'

Newsweek
Trump gets 'ratioed' on Truth Social for first time amid Epstein backlash

United Press International
ICE memo indicates agency may expand effort to send immigrants abroad

Agence France-Presse
Trump urges MAGA base to stop attacking administration over Epstein investigation

Politico
Megabill may not be a silver bullet for Democrats in the midterms

Axios
Trump officials deflect from "Alligator Alcatraz" scrutiny by pointing fingers at Biden

Axios
Trump wins bigly on the Supreme Court's "shadow docket"

The Associated Press
A year after Trump’s near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man - More - More

Axios
Federal workers face mass firings this summer after Supreme Court ruling

NBC News
New Senate report on Trump assassination attempt calls for more severe disciplinary action

Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Dublin ceremony marks anniversary of Battle of Somme - More - More

BBC News
Trump will be hosted by King Charles at Windsor Castle

BBC News
Strongman Viktor Orbán who inspired Trump's playbook now finds his power crumbling

BBC News
Europe's freedom faces greatest 'threat' since WW2, says Macron

RFI
Macron to announce major defence measures amid rising global threats - More

AeroTime News
Bastille Day parade 2025: Full flypast lineup of 100 aircraft and helicopters - Photo

United Press International
Ukraine, Russia trade blows in escalating spy war

RFI
Macron declares July 12 annual Dreyfus commemoration day

Agence France-Presse
Dozens killed in violent clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city of Sweida

Agence France-Presse
France says Australia defence ties repaired after submarine row

The Independent
Trump’s anger over Bolsonaro case leaves top adviser fumbling

Agence France-Presse
US conducts military exercises at Panama Canal

Le Figaro
Critiqué par ses fans sur l’affaire Epstein, Trump assure que « tout le monde se fout » du criminel

Agence France-Presse
Militaires agressés au couteau à Clermont-Ferrand : un suspect poursuivi pour meurtre

Le Figaro
À la découverte du « Jaguar », nouvel engin blindé de l’Armée de Terre - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Emmanuel Macron instaure une journée annuelle de commémoration pour la réhabilitation de Dreyfus - Plus - Image

La Tribune
L'Ukraine dit avoir tué des agents du FSB russe près de Kyiv

Agence France-Presse
La Russie revendique la capture d'un nouveau village dans la région de Donetsk

International Commentary

David Aaronovitch | The Observer
Orbán seized Hungary by the neck – and the right followed in his wake

Editorial Board | The Observer
Beware the insidious pull of illiberal democracies

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
Trump's authoritarian claims

Dave Lawler | Axios
Trump's paranoid security state

Julianne McShane | Mother Jones
I Watched Lara Trump’s “Interview” With the President So You Don’t Have To

Ed Caesar | The New Yorker
The First World War, in Sharp Focus

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