Central Europe floods pound cities, kill 17 as mass evacuations underway – National
Heavy rains and floods have hit large swaths of Central Europe, with authorities urging people to follow emergency evacuation orders. At least 17
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2 years after women stood up to Iranian regime, little to show for Canada’s sanctions – National
As women took to the streets in 2022 to protest Iran’s killing of a youth whose only crime was to show her hair
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Tech billionaire returns to Earth after 1st private spacewalk – National
A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled
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Ukraine renews call for allies to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory – National
Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between U.S. and
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Ugandan Olympic athlete who died from burns gets military funeral – National
Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set
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Romania floods: Torrential rain leaves 5 dead, scores stranded – National
Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said
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Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc
Ongoing controversy over the documentary “Russians at War” has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the
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Canadian, 3 Americans among 37 sentenced to death in Congo on coup charges – National
A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating
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Pope slams Harris and Trump, tells U.S. Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’ – National
Pope Francis said that American voters face the choice between “the lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, taking aim at both
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China approves raising retirement age for 1st time since 1950s – National
Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major economies, in
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