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Canadian News
CBC News
Canada's plan to donate refurbished armour to Ukraine appears to be on the scrap heap
CBC News
Industry minister pushing Lockheed Martin for economic F-35 benefits in Canada
CBC News
Progressive Conservatives end decade of Liberal rule in N.L.
CBC News
Premier Ford says he told Home Depot shoplifter, 'I'm going to kick your ass'
CBC News
Man pleads guilty to nine charges in kidnapping of ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski
Canadian Commentary
Briar Stewart | CBC News
The Middle East peace plan is full of obstacles, and it's already under strain
Chris Brown | CBC News
Young Taiwanese aren't so anti-China. That's a problem for the island's government.
Mark MacKinnon | The Globe and Mail
Trump unveils fuzzy commitment to ‘peace in the Middle East’
Stephen Staley | The Hub
Is Jared Kushner the world’s most underrated diplomat?
International News
BBC News
As US shutdown starts to bite, how much could it hit economy?
The Associated Press
This family visit to Camp Pendleton ended with ICE deporting a Marine’s dad
SFGATE News
Trump targets San Francisco, 'strongly' recommending National Guard deployment
NBC News
Judge blocks Trump's layoffs during shutdown, calling them illegal
Vanity Fair
Donald Trump Absolutely Loves Attention. So Does James Comey.
CBS News
Government shutdown live updates as Senate prepares for 9th vote to fund government
The Washington Post
Trump complains about ‘really weird’ Time magazine photo
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ABC News
Trump says some 'Democrat programs' to be cut during shutdown may never come back
The Guardian
Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’
The Associated Press
Overweight Texas National Guard troops sent home
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The New Republic
ICE Agent Threatens to Shoot Ambulance Driver Helping Protester
ABC News
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
The Hill
Hegseth changes Pentagon press policy
The Daily Beast
Pentagon Pete Will Be First Big Scalp of Trump 2.0
The Daily Beast
Trump Makes Revealing Comment on Stephen Miller’s ‘Truest Feelings’
The New Republic
Trump Compares Charlie Kirk to Socrates as He Awards Medal of Freedom
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BBC News
US revokes visas over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death
The Associated Press
Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston
The Asia Times
A big focus on fighting drones at US Army Association show in DC
The Associated Press
Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds
NBC News
Alaskan homes swept out to sea by remnants of Typhoon Halong
The Associated Press
Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages
CBS News
Coast Guard reels in bales of cocaine from Pacific Ocean after suspected drug boat capsizes
The Guardian
Sweden, Estonia, and Finland pledge to increase spending on weapons purchases from US
BBC News
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks.
The Daily Beast
Trump’s Beloved Golf Course Posts 13th Straight Annual Loss
Politico News
German conscription plan stalls after defense minister’s objections
The New York Times
Trump Threatens Spain With Higher Tariffs Over Defense Spending
The Guardian
Space Live: The new TV channel streaming absolutely spellbinding footage of Earth … forever
The Guardian
‘Bored aliens’: Has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?
Reuters News Agency
Ukraine tells residents to leave dozens of villages near city of Kupiansk
NBC News
'Firepower' coming for Ukraine, Hegseth tells NATO
CBS News
Russian submarine being followed by fighter jets and warships in Baltic Sea
Politico News
Greta Thunberg accuses Israeli troops of abusing her in captivity
BBC Verify
How many wars has President Trump really ended?
The Guardian
‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit
BBC News
How five US presidents tried to make peace in Middle East
NBC News
Zohran Mamdani says it's 'too early' to give Trump credit for Gaza ceasefire deal
The Guardian
Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering Gaza
The Canadian Press
'If they don't disarm, we will disarm them': Trump tells Hamas
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BBC News
Hamas returns two more bodies but says it cannot retrieve remaining dead hostages
NBC News
Pain at release of terrorists under Israel-Hamas hostage deal
Reuters News Agency
Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused
CBS News
Netanyahu says Israel giving "peace a chance"
BBC Verify
'Worse than starting from scratch': how big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?
The Associated Press
Afghanistan says more than a dozen civilians killed in renewed border fighting with Pakistan
The Guardian
Dozens killed in fresh clashes along Afghanistan-Pakistan border
CBS News
Afghanistan's Taliban announces ceasefire with Pakistan after unprecedented cross-border violence
The Associated Press
Indonesia to buy 42 Chengdu J-10C fighter jets from China
Defense One
U.S. Air Force spikes plans to stand up command focused on competing with China
The Asia Times
China, US clash in global shipping after chip and tariff wars
Reuters News Agency
China takes steps against US-linked units of S.Korea shipbuilder Hanwha
The New Republic
Trump Treasury Sec Scott Bessent Reveals Argentina Bailout Is Actually Twice as Big
BBC News
Trump confirms he authorised CIA action inside Venezuela
Reuters News Agency
Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead or missing
International Commentary
Steve Benen | MSNBC News
JD Vance tries to downplay leak of disgusting Young Republican chats
Jen Psaki and Seamus O'Toole | MSNBC News
Backlash to Noem and Hegseth’s outrageous demands shows the simple power of saying ‘no’
Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure
Allison Detzel | MSNBC News
Nicolle Wallace: The reality of Trump’s mass deportation scheme is sinking in for MAGA
Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
The administration continues to try to demonstrate its power
Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy
The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last
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Jason Burke | The Guardian
A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed.
James Downie | MSNBC News
Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring
Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know.
Pjotr SauerThe Guardian
Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East
Hossam Elsherbiny | Los Angeles Times
If AirPods can instantly translate, why learn a language?
Marina Hyde | The Guardian
Compare Donald Trump with Kissinger and you’ll be lost. But Taylor Swift? That’s more like it.
Greg Sargent | The Daily Blast
Trump Erupts at ABC News Over Vance On-Air Fiasco
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Books
Mythili Rao | The Guardian
Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai review – growing up in public
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