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Plane crash on Texas highway leaves 1 dead, others injured – National
A business jet with six people on board crashed on a highway in Texas and caught fire Tuesday night, killing…
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Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for Gilgo Beach serial killings – National
After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday…
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Luigi Mangione to mount psychiatric defence at sate murder trial – National
Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defence at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,…
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As deadline to formally extend CUSMA nears, here’s what to know – National
A major benchmark is coming up for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known in Canada as CUSMA. July 1 is the deadline for the three countries to either formally extend the agreement for 16 years or continue under…
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Carney says U.S. and Iran’s agreement ‘exceeded’ his expectations – National
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in France, despite…
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Worsening hunger could push millions closer to famine in 13 global hotspots
A new Hunger Hotspots report released Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) identifies 13…
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Rights defender killings hit record high as UN pushes to shore up humanitarian action
Preliminary data indicates that some 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared worldwide in 2025,…
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‘Darkest chapter’: Record child violations in 2025, with national forces leading the way
The findings come in the annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) which documents six main violations: killing and maiming, recruitment and use, abduction, rape and…
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Security Council LIVE: Open debate on women, peace and security
The UN Security Council will convene at 10 a.m. in New York for its annual open debate on women, peace…
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Ebola treatment capacity expands in DR Congo as WHO issues new guidelines
WHO has expanded isolation capacity for suspected cases and upgraded treatment facilities, including the construction of individual isolation rooms that…
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