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Canadian News

CBC News
How do Carney's special agencies work? Governing documents are out of public view.

CBC News
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative

CBC News
Trump and Carney keep it civil over dinner ahead of APEC Summit - More

National Post
Canada more popular than Donald Trump in the U.S., CNN analyst declares

The Canadian Press
Canadian firms Cameco, Brookfield sign $80B US nuclear reactor deal with U.S. government

CBC News
Former senator Don Meredith found not guilty in sexual assault case - More

CBC News
Measles outbreak expected to continue in northeast B.C.

NBC News
Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status. The U.S. could be next.

CBC News
Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate to 2.25%

CBC News
World Series games really can boost heart rates for fans, cardiologists say

Radio-Canada
La Banque du Canada réduit son taux directeur de 25 points de base, à 2,25 %

Radio-Canada
L’ambassadeur américain s’en prend au représentant de l’Ontario à Washington

Canadian Commentary

Chris Brown | CBC News
If China invades Taiwan, these islands would be on the front line. But there's little panic here.

Jesse Kline | National Post
Carney proves he wasn't the man to take on Trump, after all

International News

CBS News
Trump fires board that oversees D.C. construction projects

CBS News
Trump appeals criminal conviction in Stormy Daniels case

The Guardian
Court to reconsider ruling that allowed Trump to send troops to Portland

The Guardian
Too bad I can’t run, but we’ll see what happens, says Trump

CBS News
Government shutdown enters 5th week

NBC News
Federal Reserve poised to cut key interest rate for the second time this year

NBC News
Shutdown pain intensifies as air traffic controllers lose pay, and food assistance is drying up - More

The Hill
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump shutdown layoffs

NBC News
DOD takes steps to fire civilian employees with 'speed and conviction'

NBC News
Air traffic controllers and TSA workers miss first paycheck

MSNBC News
Mike Johnson: ‘I don’t see the path’ for a third Trump term

NBC News
Georgia Republicans brace for a bruising Senate primary

CNN News
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change

CNN News
US military strikes four boats in the Pacific, killing 14 - More

NBC News
When it comes to walking for health, longer is better, study suggests

The Guardian
False claims online damaged Brigitte Macron’s quality of life, daughter tells court - More

The Guardian
Moscow under drone siege for third night running

The Guardian
Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group - More

Al Jazeera
Satellite images reveal mass killing sites in Sudan’s el-Fasher city

Reuters News Agency
US warns citizens in Mali to leave country immediately

The Guardian
Teenager from Gaza ‘stuck in hell’ after being prevented from joining mother in UK

CNN News
Israel strikes Gaza after it accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire

NBC News
Israel says ceasefire back on after strikes kill more than 100 in Gaza - More

The Guardian
Trump and Xi talks could end months of global economic chaos - More

The Guardian
South Korea awards Trump gold crown - More

The Guardian
‘No Trump’ protests in South Korea

BBC News
Investigation after woman left behind by cruise ship dies on Great Barrier Reef island

BBC News
Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast - More

The Guardian
Argentinians contemplate future after Milei coasts to victory

NBC News
Huge raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest in Brazil - More

CNN News
Hurricane Melissa is plowing through Jamaica - More

NBC News
Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba as a dangerous Category 3 - More - More

Le Monde
Gaza : après des bombardements qui ont fait plus de 100 morts, Israël annonce un retour au cessez-le-feu

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis et la Corée du Sud annoncent avoir finalisé un vaste accord commercial

International Commentary

Franz-Stefan Gady | Foreign Policy
Is the U.S. Ready for War With China?

Joe Perticone | The Bulwark
Jack Smith Wants a Spectacle. Will Republicans Play Ball?

Editorial | Le Monde
Sudan's tragedy and the unbearable international inaction

Owen Jones | The Guardian
From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles.

Will Saletan | The Bulwark
Trump Isn’t Easing the Shutdown Pain. He’s Inflicting It.

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression

Srdjan Cvijić | The Guardian
After a year of student-led protests, the cracks in Serbia’s government have turned into fissures

Mark Hertling | The Bulwark
Why Commanders Don’t Sign NDAs

Éditorial | Le Monde
Soudan : l’insupportable passivité internationale face à la tragédie

Pauline ROUQUETTE | France 24
Avec Grokipedia, Elon Musk veut enterrer Wikipédia et imposer sa vérité

Books

Agence France-Presse
Ségolène Royal publie un livre, Mais qui va garder les enfants ? - Plus

Lives Lived

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