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Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community

Canada on Friday ordered some petrochemical plants in Ontario to take strict measures to control pollution from cancer-causing chemical benzene after release from a

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community

Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has announced that she has vetoed a draft law on foreign agents, Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported on Saturday.

Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday following severe storms that claimed at least seven lives, according to local media and the National

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

Dozens killed and wounded as Israeli forces thrust deeper in Gaza's Jabalia and Rafah

Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than seven-month-

Dozens killed and wounded as Israeli forces thrust deeper in Gaza's Jabalia and Rafah

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final

Gustav Forsling scored the tiebreaking goal on a rebound with 1:33 left to lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory and eliminate the Boston Bruins from their second-round playoff series in six games

Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final

Thousands are expected to rally on Washington's National Mall in support of Palestinian rights

Thousands of protesters are expected to turn out for a rally in the nation’s capital in support of Palestinian rights and an immediate end to Israeli military operations in Gaza

Thousands are expected to rally on Washington's National Mall in support of Palestinian rights

Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'

French police are hunting for armed robbers who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris’ poshest streets

Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'

Aid from new pier off Gaza should be distributed this weekend, while pressure grows on Netanyahu

The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend after rolling off a newly built U.S. pier off the coast of Gaza

Aid from new pier off Gaza should be distributed this weekend, while pressure grows on Netanyahu

Pittsburgh Penguins' Mike Sullivan named U.S. men's hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics

Mike Sullivan has been selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics

Pittsburgh Penguins' Mike Sullivan named U.S. men's hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics

Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

Georgia’s president has vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests

Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told

U.S. officials have developed highly credible intelligence suggesting that an American citizen who disappeared seven years ago while traveling in Syria has died

US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told

Sean 'Diddy' Combs abuse allegations: A timeline of key events

New video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016

Sean 'Diddy' Combs abuse allegations: A timeline of key events

Pfizer offers up to $250 million to settle Zantac cancer lawsuits, FT reports

(Reuters) -Pfizer will pay up to $250 million to settle more than 10,000 U.S. lawsuits over cancer risks associated with its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, the Financial Times reported on

Pfizer offers up to $250 million to settle Zantac cancer lawsuits, FT reports

Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports

Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers

It has been 15 years since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war, which pitted government forces against Tamil Tiger separatists

Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers

Poland to spend around $2.5 billion on securing eastern border, says PM

Poland will invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in a programme to secure its eastern border, the prime minister said on Saturday, in a bid to bolster its defences against what

Poland to spend around $2.5 billion on securing eastern border, says PM

Tunisian rights groups say freedoms threatened under Saied's rule

Freedoms in Tunisia are being threatened under the rule of President Kais Saied and the authorities are using the judiciary and police to punish their opponents, 10 local rights

Tunisian rights groups say freedoms threatened under Saied's rule

Parents of German-Israeli woman whose body found in Gaza thankful to have a grave

German-Israeli Shani Louk's father says that finally laying his daughter to rest will be a gift after her body was recovered from

Parents of German-Israeli woman whose body found in Gaza thankful to have a grave

Vietnam Communist party names police minister as state president

By Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's Communist Party has named police minister To Lam as the state president, the government said on Saturday, and also

Vietnam Communist party names police minister as state president

Pope says tension and debate are inevitable, embrace them

Arguments and tensions are inevitable in modern society and should not be brushed under the carpet, Pope Francis said on Saturday, warning that trying to impose a uniform

Pope says tension and debate are inevitable, embrace them

Donald Trump to fire up supporters at NRA's annual US gathering

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Donald Trump to fire up supporters at NRA's annual US gathering

Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation

Austria will release funds to the U.N.'s Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA that were blocked after allegations agency staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation

Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values

Donald Trump’s support from white evangelicals and other conservative Christians is as strong as ever

Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values

New York's summer average electrical prices expected to drop 3%

The New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) on Thursday said that the average electricity prices for full-service residential customers are expected to be lower than last year

New York's summer average electrical prices expected to drop 3%
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