World

Pentagon chief calls for urgent diplomacy to avoid Israel-Hezbollah war

Posted by June 25, 2024

In meeting with Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin warns against ‘catastrophe’ of wider war.United States Defense Secretary Ll

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Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero?

Posted by June 25, 2024

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been set free after fighting a long-running legal battle against extradition to the United States, where he could

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Canada considering tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

Posted by June 24, 2024

Canada said the domestic car sector faced unfair competition from China’s ‘state-directed’ global oversupply of EVs.Canada is considering whether to impos

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Learning to live after my husband’s suicide

Posted by June 23, 2024

That Easter was particularly hot. As I lay in the inflatable kiddie pool in my dried-up yard in California’s Inland Empire, I squinted my eyes and watched the

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Everyone is talking about Biden’s age

Posted by June 22, 2024

The two eldest nominees in US history are going head-to-head, in a battle to lead the world’s greatest superpower. Given how partisan the media has become, ha

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Top US State Department official for Israel-Palestine affairs resigns

Posted by June 22, 2024

Andrew Miller cited family reasons but resignation is latest in a string of departures from Biden administration since Israel’s war on Gaza began.A senior US

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US proposes restrictions for investments in Chinese tech, AI

Posted by June 21, 2024

Draft rule would prohibit US investors from funding AI systems in China that could be used for weapons targeting, other military uses.The United States Departme

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Donald Sutherland, whose career spanned MASH to Hunger Games, dies…

Posted by June 21, 2024

Donald Sutherland, the acclaimed Canadian actor who charmed and enthralled generations of audiences in films such as MASH, Klute, and The Hunger Games, has died

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Trump says he would give green cards to foreign graduates…

Posted by June 21, 2024

Republican contender known for his hardline stance on immigration says graduates should be able to stay in the country.Former United States President Donald Tru

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How 2024’s US election could affect the global fight against…

Posted by June 20, 2024

With climate change fuelling more extreme weather events around the world — from record wildfires to powerful hurricanes, floods, heatwaves and drought — U

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World Refugee Day: The faces behind the numbers

Posted by June 20, 2024

One out of every 69 people on Earth is now displaced. That is about 120 million people, or 1.5 percent of the world's population, who have been uprooted from th

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Biden’s new immigration plan: How will it work?

Posted by June 19, 2024

EXPLAINERJoe Biden’s latest plan, announced ahead of the 2024 election, gives some undocumented migrants a pathway to United States citizenship.United States

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