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Canadian News

CBC News
Canada scrambles to fill equipment gaps as it extends Latvia mission

CBC News
Korean firm promises speedy delivery of submarines

The Canadian Press
Ukrainian soldiers get advanced engineering and medical training

The Canadian Press
Google refusing to comply with "right to be forgotten" delisting decision

The Guardian
Doug Ford’s party spent nearly $300,000 on novelty ‘Canada is not for sale’ hats - More

CBC News
Electronic device searches surging at U.S. border

CBC News
Intruder in Lindsay, Ont., break-in used a crossbow, court documents say

CBC News
Muslim leaders say Quebec report on secularism is discriminatory

CBC News
Quebec plans to table bill banning prayer in public

La Presse
Le Canada achètera des sous-marins ultramodernes pour patrouiller dans l’Arctique

La Presse canadienne
Mark Carney visite une base militaire en Lettonie pour conclure son voyage en Europe

Radio-Canada
Des microdoses de lithium pour freiner la progression de la maladie d’Alzheimer ?

La Presse
Les Canadiens vendent… à cause de Trump

La Presse canadienne
Dominic LeBlanc a eu une réunion constructive avec Howard Lutnick

Canadian Commentary

Chris Brown | CBC News
Trump wants Putin to meet Zelenskyy face to face. That seems unlikely.

International News

Defense One
Second B-21 will fly by year’s end, USAF says

Defense One
Pentagon stands up new task force to coordinate anti-drone efforts

ABC News
DOJ drops charges against another client of AG Pam Bondi's brother Brad

The Guardian
How Elon Musk’s billionaire DOGE lieutenant took over the US’s biggest MDMA company

The Associated Press
B-52 bomber nearly hit two different planes in North Dakota last month, NTSB says - More

ABC News
Radio problems force Newark flights to halt, adding to string of airport problems

BBC News
Timelapse shows massive clouds of smoke from California wildfire

CBS News
Climate-driven wildfires are reversing clean air progress

NBC News
Minneapolis: Two children dead, 17 victims injured in Catholic school attack - More

CBC News
Minnesota lawmakers and advocates plead for gun control

CBC News
Trump calls for George Soros and son to face federal charges - More

The Telegraph
Trump fails to bring federal charges against Subway-throwing DOJ staffer

The Guardian
Trump serious about pursuing a third term, Gavin Newsom warns

The Associated Press
CDC director Susan Monarez is being ousted less than a month after she was sworn in - More

CNN News
CDC staff gather to honor leaders who resigned - More

CNN News
Lisa Cook sues to challenge Trump’s attempt to fire her

The Associated Press
'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days - More - More

The Associated Press
Mystery surrounds $1.2B Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas

The Associated Press
Robot rabbits the latest tool in battle to control invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

The Guardian
Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds

CBS News
Crews battling a wildfire in English countryside face added risk of hidden WWII-era bombs exploding

CBC Radio
Enormous 'Wet Wipe Island' being removed from River Thames

The Guardian
Second woman accuses ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct

NBC News
Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 15 - More

BBC News
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 21 and damage EU's HQ

Defense One
Test your arms and gear in Ukraine, NATO’s military chief urges companies

ABC News
Zelenskyy calls for 'tough' sanctions on Russia after major air attack

The Guardian
Frustrated Russians grapple with fuel crisis as Ukraine attacks oil refineries

NBC News
What is a 'double tap,' and why has Israel's use of it outraged so many?

The Guardian
A third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF’s Gaza hospitals in 2024 were children

The Guardian
Iran faces return of sweeping sanctions from UK, France and Germany

The Guardian
How hard will Trump’s 50% tariff hit India, and what is Delhi doing about it?

The Guardian
Taipei City council in the dog house over Chinese-made patrol robot

NBC News
Beijing on Sept. 3 is being held to mark the end of World War II - More

The Guardian
Pentagon walks back claim Richard Marles didn’t meet with Pete Hegseth

NHK News
Japan's top tariff negotiator cancels US visit - More

United Press International
Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group drops anchor in Tokyo Bay

Agence France-Presse
Senators in Mexico come to blows over U.S. military intervention against drug cartels

International Commentary

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
National Guard troops in the nation’s capital was always a cover for an authoritarian takeover

Alexandra Petri | The Atlantic
Maybe a New Melania Magazine Cover Will Give Trump What He's Beeen Seeking - Photo

Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
Unhinged tweets and absurd self-promotion? Two can play at that game.

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