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Kremlin accuses US of unacceptable pressure on Russian media

The Kremlin on Friday accused the United States of applying unacceptable pressure on Russian media after the U.S.

Kremlin accuses US of unacceptable pressure on Russian media
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Zelensky sounds alarm on air defense shortfall as US announces more military aid

Zelensky sounds alarm on air defense shortfall as US announces more military aid

Zelensky sounds alarm on air defense shortfall as US announces more military aid
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Canada to supply Ukraine with over 80,000 unarmed small rockets, some warheads

Canada plans to send 80,840 surplus small unarmed air-to-surface rockets to Ukraine as well as 1,300 warheads in the coming months, Defense Minister Bill Blair said in a statement

Canada to supply Ukraine with over 80,000 unarmed small rockets, some warheads
Economy|Europe|News|World

Azerbaijani president confident on Ukraine gas route talks

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday he was optimistic of a breakthrough in talks between Moscow and Kyiv to keep Russian gas flowing through Ukraine to

Azerbaijani president confident on Ukraine gas route talks
Economy|News|Political|World

Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada's welcoming image

A growing perception in Canada that immigration is to blame for some of the country's economic woes is fuelling a xenophobic backlash evidenced by a surge in

Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada's welcoming image
World

Israel-Hamas war latest: An American woman is killed in the West Bank during protest

Israeli soldiers have killed an American woman during an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank, a witness told The Associated Press, in a shooting that raised calls from Washington for an investigation

Israel-Hamas war latest: An American woman is killed in the West Bank during protest
Europe|News|World

US says deep strikes in Russia no game-changer after Zelenskiy plea

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US says deep strikes in Russia no game-changer after Zelenskiy plea
Europe|News|World

Zelenskiy seeks allies' support on air defence, long-range strikes at Ramstein talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and said he would push for "strong" decisions by Western allies to allow Kyiv to

Zelenskiy seeks allies' support on air defence, long-range strikes at Ramstein talks
Europe|News|Political|World

NATO chief urges China to stop supporting Russia's war in Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday called on China to stop supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and said Beijing's assistance has been a significant factor

NATO chief urges China to stop supporting Russia's war in Ukraine
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskiy calls on allies to lift restrictions on long-range strikes in Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday urged military allies to ignore Moscow's "red lines" and allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons for strikes on Russian

Zelenskiy calls on allies to lift restrictions on long-range strikes in Russia
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Using U.S. arms for long-range strikes into Russia no game changer, says Austin

The use of donated U.S. weapons for long-range strikes into Russia would not turn the tide of the war for Ukraine, U.S.

Using U.S. arms for long-range strikes into Russia no game changer, says Austin
Election|Europe|Political|World

Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement

Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the proper place of Black Irish identity in history.

Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement
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Rift over ultra-Orthodox education funding deepens Israeli coalition woes

Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties, already at odds with coalition partners over demands to draft young religious men into the army, are again testing the unity of

Rift over ultra-Orthodox education funding deepens Israeli coalition woes
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskyy presses US military leaders to let Ukraine strike deeper in Russia

Ukraine's president has told U.S. and allied military leaders meeting in Germany that his country needs the ability to strike deep within Russia now

Zelenskyy presses US military leaders to let Ukraine strike deeper in Russia
Africa|World

UN mission says both Sudan sides committed abuses, peacekeepers needed

Both sides in Sudan's civil war have committed abuses that may amount to war crimes, and world powers need to send in peacekeepers and widen an arms embargo to protect

UN mission says both Sudan sides committed abuses, peacekeepers needed
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Ukraine says Russian attacks injure at least 5, cause fires

Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight caused fires and injured at least five people across the country, local authorities said on Friday.

Ukraine says Russian attacks injure at least 5, cause fires
Africa|News|Opinion|World

UN-backed rights experts seek wider arms embargo and 'impartial force' deployed to war-torn Sudan

U.N.-backed human rights investigators are urging the creation of an “independent and impartial force” to protect civilians in Sudan’s war

UN-backed rights experts seek wider arms embargo and 'impartial force' deployed to war-torn Sudan
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Israeli forces appear to withdraw from Jenin. But the operation may not be over

Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, after a more than weeklong military operation that has left dozens dead and a trail of destruction

Israeli forces appear to withdraw from Jenin. But the operation may not be over
Asia|News|World

'I've got your backs,' Taiwan president tells sailors on combat-ready warship

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told sailors aboard a combat-ready warship at a major base in the Taiwan Strait on Friday that he had their backs, thanking

'I've got your backs,' Taiwan president tells sailors on combat-ready warship
World

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millenia that remain deeply ingrained

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs
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Israeli forces pull out of Jenin leaving a trail of destruction

Israeli forces pulled out of the Palestinian city of Jenin on Friday, leaving a mass of damaged buildings and infrastructure, following one of the biggest security

Israeli forces pull out of Jenin leaving a trail of destruction
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Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his Southeast Asia and Oceania trip

Pope Francis has arrived in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania

Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his Southeast Asia and Oceania trip
Environment|News|Science|World

The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year

The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year

The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year
Asia|News|Political|World

Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has visited Seoul and reaffirmed sympathy for the suffering of Koreans during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Friday underscored the need to maintain warming ties between the Asian neighbors

Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims
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Pope Francis heads to Papua New Guinea to visit remote Catholic communities

Pope Francis will touch down in Papua New Guinea later on Friday as the pontiff undertakes his longest ever overseas journey with an aim to reach Catholics in the most

Pope Francis heads to Papua New Guinea to visit remote Catholic communities

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