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WorldCanadian Defence Minister David McGuinty has confirmed that a "serious incident" at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta has caused fatalities and injuries, sparking a major fire that spread beyond the base perimeter on Saturday afternoon. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa is working closely with the Alberta government and local authorities as emergency crews
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WorldGaza drone strikes killed six Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, medical workers say, despite a year-old ceasefire — as UNICEF reports more than 340 children killed since it began.
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WorldThe attack on European diplomats in the occupied West Bank has drawn strong condemnation after Israeli settlers targeted a diplomatic delegation during the olive harvest near the Palestinian village of Taybeh on Saturday, beating a visiting French mayor and damaging a Belgian consulate vehicle. FAKTA Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomats as they
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WorldA court in northwest China has sentenced the operator of a kindergarten to life in prison after staff served tainted food that caused lead poisoning in 247 children — one of the harshest verdicts ever handed down in a China kindergarten lead poisoning case. The Intermediate People’s Court of Lanzhou City in Gansu Province delivered
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WorldAt least 10 people were killed and several others injured when a fire swept through a beach resort in Cox's Bazar early on Saturday morning, destroying the wooden building within hours and exposing a string of fire-safety failures at one of Bangladesh's most popular tourist destinations. The blaze broke out at around 7:00 am at
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WorldHurricane Trudy Mexico is moving toward Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, with the storm's center forecast to pass very close to shore Saturday night into Sunday, threatening life-threatening flooding, landslides and dangerous surf in the states of Colima, Jalisco and Michoacán. FAKTA Trudy rapidly intensified into a major hurricane on Friday, carrying maximum sustained winds
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WorldThe Trump Zelenskiy feud has hardened into a serious rift between Washington and Kyiv, and Ukraine now fears that the most valuable pieces of American backing — military intelligence and satellite communications — could be scaled back or switched off. The dispute is unsettling Ukraine's defence planning as Russia keeps striking the country's energy grid
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WorldForeign ministers from across the Islamic world gathered in Baghdad on Saturday for the 52nd session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's Council of Foreign Ministers, opening two days of talks dominated by the war in Gaza, mounting regional tensions and deepening humanitarian crises in Sudan and Afghanistan. The OIC foreign ministers Baghdad session brings
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WorldThe US blockade of Iran has prevented at least $25 billion worth of crude oil exports and helped freeze nearly $350 million in cryptocurrency assets, the head of US Central Command said on Friday, as Washington claims its naval pressure campaign is straining Tehran's finances nine months into the conflict. FAKTA $25 billion: the value
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WorldAn experimental drug has shown promising results in shielding the intestines of people with celiac disease from gluten-related damage, according to early trial results released this week. The drug, called ANB033, also prevented symptoms from worsening when patients were deliberately given gluten — an encouraging signal for a condition that currently has no approved drug
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WorldIstanbul has been struck by the worst flooding the city has seen since records began in 1942, leaving at least four people dead and thousands evacuated after record rainfall swept across Türkiye's largest city. Streets turned into rivers, cars were swept away, and officials say around 46,000 emergency workers have been deployed to the affected
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WorldPresident Donald Trump has waived many of the sanctions and tariffs that were due to take effect under the Graham Russia sanctions law, certifying the move is "in the national interests of the United States."
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