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Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario's premier says Trump 'declared war'
Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and ...8h - World -
Bus and truck collide in Ivory Coast, leaving at least 15 dead and 23 injured
A crash involving a freight truck and a passenger bus in Ivory Coast on Tuesday killed at least 15 people and injured 23 more, authorities said14h - World -
European leaders vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump withdrawal
Various European leaders reacted to President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement saying that they will stick to the landmark Paris climate agreement even though the United States ...14h - World -
Lawmakers in Pakistan's Punjab impose total ban on kite fliers over safety concerns
A provincial assembly in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has passed a law permanently banning kite flying, officials said15h - World -
Rebel alliance in Mali says it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in Algeria
A rebel alliance in Mali says it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week15h - World -
Putin discusses 'multipolar global order' with China's Xi after Trump inauguration
Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president14h - World -
Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped in Burkina Faso have been released
Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend have been released in Niger17h - World -
South Korea's Yoon defends martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as ...17h - World -
UK PM: Killing of 3 girls must spark ‘fundamental change’ in state protection
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens17h - World -
Several people injured at concert by US rapper JPEGMafia because of pepper spray
Several people have been injured at a concert in Berlin by American rapper JPEGMafia because of pepper spray17h - World -
Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 17 dead and 8 missing
Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of ...17h - World -
Firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff
Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s ...20h - World -
Trump's first day actions loom large as Davos begins
President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term18h - World -
Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange18h - World -
Fire in a hotel at a ski resort in Turkey kills at least 10 people, injures 32
Officials say a fire in a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey has killed at least 10 people and hospitalized 32 others20h - World -
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
It is a big day many in Thailand's LGBTQ+ community have long been waiting for, as couples celebrate a law giving them the same legal rights as married heterosexuals15h - World -
Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic crime
An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue1d - World -
Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes
Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.”1d - World -
Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee20h - World -
Death toll in Nigeria gas tanker explosion rises to 98
The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said1d - World -
Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Taiwan, with initial reports of minor injuries, damage
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck southern Taiwan1d - World -
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast1d - World -
South Africa police: Officers let ringleader in illegal gold mine disaster escape
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...1d - World -
Tanzanian sample confirms WHO fears as Marburg disease found in remote region
Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in more than 88% of cases ...1d - World -
Carter's quest for Mideast peace didn't end with Camp David
As president, Jimmy Carter brokered the peace agreement that removed Israel’s most powerful enemy from the battlefieldJan. 3 - World -
Pope names Cardinal McElroy, a progressive, as archbishop of Washington
Pope names Cardinal McElroy, an ideological progressive, as archbishop of Washington at start of Trump administrationJan. 6 - World -
Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party
Key parliamentary elections are coming in the Western European country.Dec. 29 - World -
UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy
The British government says it will support a series of local inquiries into organized child sexual abuse in the wake of a furor largely stoked by the world’s richest man Elon Musk5d - World -
India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies aged 92
India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has diedDec. 26 - World -
Bootleg alcohol claims lives of at least 30 in Istanbul while dozens are hospitalized
Turkey's state-run news agency says at least 30 people have died in Istanbul in the past three days after drinking bootleg alcohol5d - World -
Chad votes in parliamentary election boycotted by opposition as military rule ends
Chadians are voting in a parliamentary and regional election that will end the three-year transitional period from military rule but which the main opposition is boycottingDec. 29 - World -
NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged ...Dec. 27 - World -
South Korea opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting president
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-sooDec. 27 - World -
Pakistan military raids insurgent strongholds in restive northwest, killing 13
Pakistan's military says troops have faced off with insurgents in three separate shootouts in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, killing 13 militantsDec. 26 - World -
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners2d - World -
Driver rams into crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia, injuring young woman
A driver rammed his car into a crowd and seriously injured a young woman during daily student-led protests and traffic blockades that have been held throughout Serbia following the collapse in ...5d - World -
Kosovo authorities close parallel institutions run by ethnic Serb minority
Kosovo authorities say they have closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the ethnic Serb minority and supported by neighboring Serbia in a move condemned by the European Union6d - World -
124 migrants detained on an eastern Greek island after using unmarked speedboats
Authorities in Greece have detained 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markersJan. 8 - World -
Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island
Malaysian authorities say they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Muslim Rohingya refugees who had entered the country illegallyJan. 4 - World -
Netanyahu is getting his prostate removed as he faces crises on multiple fronts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to have his prostate removed, according to his officeDec. 29 - World