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South Korea's ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defence minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home.
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Tensions are high as the Trump administration sets up a cage fight under a 28-metre-tall, 600-tonne steel "claw" on the White House Lawn, a $60-million US spectacle to mark both Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that they say will deepen economic ties between the Canadian province and the U.S. state.Shapiro condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric on Canada, calling it 'reckless and disrespectful' and said U.S. tariffs are a threat to both...
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Amnesty International said on Wednesday that a significant acceleration in the speed and scale of Israeli annexation measures in the occupied West Bank amounted to a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" aimed at removing Palestinians and facilitating the territory's annexation.
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In honour of the United States' 250th anniversary and U.S. President Donald Trump's 80th birthday, a UFC event will take place on the White House lawn. Andrew Chang explains how the fight night came together, and the lawsuit that could pose a problem.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of his interview with Kristen Welker of NBC's Meet the Press, saying: 'You're a one-sided, crooked network.' Andrew Chang lays out Trump's interview tactics, and how they present a unique challenge for journalists.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
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A study commissioned by former U.S. president Joe Biden's administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms was released independently on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump's administration decided not to feature the researchers' findings in new dietary guidelines as it faced pushback from the alcohol industry and a congressional...
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A knife attack in Northern Ireland horrified onlookers on Monday night, sending a man to hospital in serious condition and raising tensions in the United Kingdom at a time when questions surrounding immigration and policing have been at the forefront of political discourse.
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The U.S. military said Tuesday it carried out strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic republic, sparking a series of attacks against U.S. targets in the region by Iran.
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, the former reality TV personality, slipped into third place in the official vote count late on Sunday, prompting unsubstantiated claims by U.S. President Donald Trump and others that something irregular was taking place.
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The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on more than 60 countries to penalize them for importing products that use forced labour. Andrew Chang explains how these 'stealth tariffs' may be a new way for the United States to merge a contested economic agenda with moral policy.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty...
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Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said soldiers shot at a vehicle perceived to be accelerating toward them, and an initial inquiry found occupants were uninvolved civilians.
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Thousands of people gathered in Armenia's capital this week to decry the alleged traitorous path plotted by their current government, waving flags and warning that a vote to re-elect would mean "living here with Azerbaijanis" — the country's longtime rival, with whom the present administration has reached a tenuous peace. But a larger shadow...
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See the Octagon, the iconic eight-sided fenced cage where mixed martial arts fighters compete and other infrastructure being built for UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House to mark U.S. President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion US for immigration enforcement and sending it to the House of Representatives for final consideration.
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Australia has strict biosecurity controls at its borders to protect its agriculture and horticulture sectors and native wildlife from pest infestations. Those smuggling in undeclared or illegal animal, insect or plant material can be fined thousands of dollars.
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Andrew Chang breaks down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's investigation of a nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel — complete with ventilation, lighting and an electric rail system — which allegedly carried millions of dollars' worth of drugs from Tijuana, Mexico, to a San Diego, Calif., Buy4Less storefront.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press,...
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The chair of the congressional committee which has spent months interviewing witnesses about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell said Thursday it was advising the Justice Department to examine allegations concerning two men accused of sexual abuse by Sarah Kellen, a former Epstein assistant.
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The brutal murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak in southern England has ignited another volatile debate in the U.K. over race and what's been described as "white grievance.” Despite pleas from Nowak's grieving family to prevent his death from sparking racial division, prominent far-right and populist figures have tried to exploit the...
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Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia's leading event for attracting foreign capital.
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The U.S. House of Representatives for the first time on Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict.
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Erin Brockovich, the renowned consumer advocate and environmental activist who inspired an Oscar-winning movie staring Julia Roberts, is now setting her sights on AI data centres with a new website that maps their growth across the U.S. and asks residents to report their concerns.
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The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion US fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department's top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks in the courts and a fierce political backlash that had threatened to stall key elements of the White House agenda
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U.S. President Donald Trump claims his perfect results from a recent cognitive exam demonstrate his 'extreme intelligence' — but that's not what the test is meant to measure at all. Andrew Chang breaks down the exam questions to explain what it's actually designed to do.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
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In honour of the United States' 250th birthday, the U.S. Treasury plans to print a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump's face. Andrew Chang explains the legal hurdles in printing this new bill and the long-standing precedent it would shatter.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
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Authorities in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí recently arrested two people linked to a Facebook page critical of the local government under a new artificial intelligence law that human rights and press freedom groups warn is being used to suppress political dissent.
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U.S. President Donald Trump claims the results of a recent cognitive exam show his 'extreme intelligence.' Andrew Chang breaks down the test questions and how the results are calculated.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
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WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed the importance of building community trust and ensuring safe burials to prevent the spread of the disease, and he urged countries to reconsider travel bans and border closures, saying they "discourage transparency."
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U.S. demands that Cuba close its Russian and Chinese spy outposts have come as the Trump administration exerts maximum pressure on the island with an energy blockade and widening sanctions. Here's a look at how some of the most noteworthy agents from both counties managed to operate under the radar — until they were caught.
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The "people-to-people" ties between Canada and China are seeing a surge as geopolitical relations between the two countries warm up. As China lifts restrictions on group tours to Canada and Canada is increasing flights to China, tourism between the two countries is up.
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U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in June, and will do so amid questions about whether his physical health and mental sharpness are on the decline. A memo from his physician that was released by the White House on Friday says Trump remains in excellent health.
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A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations — the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to leave his personal mark on the landscape of the nation's capital.
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