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New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, metres from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed more than 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Middle East.
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Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can't escape politics. The games kicked off on Sunday with the flyover of a CF-18 fighter jet at the opening ceremony in Whitehorse. Military aircraft flying over sporting events is nothing new in much of the world, of course, but in the Canadian North, it's practically unheard...
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Tens of thousands of women marched through Mexico City and across the country Sunday to mark International Women's Day in what has become the biggest political protest event in a country where human rights advocates say gender-based violence often goes ignored or unpunished.
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Even though senior members of the Royal Family haven't been commenting publicly about former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, in keeping up their regular appearances they have been sending messages amid the controversy swirling around King Charles's younger brother.
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For decades, the United Arab Emirates has positioned itself as an economic and cultural hub, connecting European and Asian markets. But on Saturday, just hours after the U.S. and Israel launched massive strikes against Iran that killed the country's longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the U.A.E. came under fire like never before.
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As Nepalis head to the polls on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z revolution last September toppled the previous government, one-time musician turned Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has galvanized the electorate, with many young voters hoping he will defeat politicians belonging to the South Asian country's old guard.
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Israel and the U.S. launched a new wave of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, prompting more missiles and drones fired from Tehran toward Israel. Turkey became the latest country to be drawn into the conflict, after NATO defence systems destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile on its way to Turkish airspace.
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World Cup preparations in Guadalajara, one of three host Mexican cities, were recently plunged under a cloud of uncertainty following an explosion of violence on Feb. 22 that ripped through the city, across Jalisco, and flared in several parts of the country.
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After a year of upheaval, departures and shifting priorities at some of the U.S. agencies charged with keeping the U.S. safe, experts say the U.S. may be more vulnerable to a terror attack. The conflict with Iran also comes as hundreds of Homeland Security personnel are not being paid or have been furloughed because of the government shutdown.
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Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping route, threatening to attack any ship trying to pass through. Andrew Chang explains why the country is able to have such an impact, and to what extent the ripple effects may be felt.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images
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Thousands of people gathered in Minab, Iran, for mass funerals of victims killed on Saturday when a girl's elementary school was hit by airstrikes. Iranian media is reporting that 168 children were killed and the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an 'impartial and thorough' investigation into the strike.
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In over four hours of testimony, former U.S. president Bill Clinton denied any knowledge of criminal activities by convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and said he doubted that Epstein was working for an intelligence service when he knew the late financier.
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At least 153 people, including children, have been killed after a reported strike on a school in southern Iran. Iranian officials there blame the United States and Israel, while the U.S. military says it is reviewing the reports, and Israel's military says it is not aware of any IDF operations in the area.
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Following a joint U.S.-Israeli missile strike that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran is experiencing a volatile mix of state-sanctioned mourning and celebratory street protests. The assassination has sparked international fear that the lack of a post-war plan could plunge the region into uncontrollable chaos.
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