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Russian-installed officials say four dead in Ukraine drone attack in Zaporizhzhia region

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Emergency services in Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said a Ukrainian drone strike on Tuesday killed four people in a car north of the town of Melitopol. The officials, quoted by Russia's RIA news agency, said the ...

An employee works on an Airbus A220-300 at the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada February 20, 2020.

Airbus wins reprieve from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has granted Airbus a waiver to allow it to use Russian titanium in its manufacturing after becoming the first Western government to ban supplies of the strategic metal in its latest package of measures triggered ...

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US sanctions militant leaders over hostages in West Africa

Reuters |Updated 22 minutes ago |2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on leaders of militant groups over the taking of hostages, including Americans, in West Africa, the Treasury and State departments said. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The sanctions on leaders of ...

Students attend a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at University of California, Berkeley during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berkeley, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities?

Reuters |Updated 22 minutes ago |3 min read

(Reuters) - Student protests in the U.S. over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week, with a number of encampments now in place at colleges including Columbia, Yale, and New York University. Police have been called in to ...

Students attend a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at University of California, Berkeley during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berkeley, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian seders planned in New York, other cities as college campuses simmer

Kanishka Singh |Updated 41 minutes ago |3 min read

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian demonstrators plan to risk mass arrest on Tuesday by closing down the Brooklyn street where U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer resides, a coalition of Jewish groups opposing Israel's actions in ...

Tesla electric vehicles are lined up at a dealership in Durango, northern Spain, October 30, 2023.

Interest in electric vehicles in Canada drops for second year: survey

National Post Staff · Postmedia News |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read Premium content

Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada is waning, despite manufacturers introducing new models and price segments. According to an annual survey from AutoTrader , Canadians are wary of the limited range of EVs, insufficient charging ...

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Young Canadians think retiring at 65 is an outdated concept

Denise Paglinawan · Postmedia News |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read Premium content

Canadians’ views on retirement are shifting dramatically as the cost of living rises and longer life expectancies become the norm, with the idea of retiring at age 65 being one of the early casualties. Seventy-four per cent of Canadians between ...

A man is seen at an exit of the refinery plants of Chambroad Petrochemicals in Binzhou, Shandong province, China October 24, 2019. Picture taken October 24, 2019.

As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever

Valerie Volcovici |Updated 1 hour ago |5 min read

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties deeply divided over what the treaty should include ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024.

Blinken plans to visit Saudi Arabia to take part in World Economic Forum, Axios reports

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to take part in the World Economic Forum in Riyadh starting on April 28, Axios reported, citing two unidentified U.S. officials and one ...

Women hold cardboard cutouts of RU-486 (abortion pill mifepristone) as they demonstrate outside Madama Palace (Senate) against a parliamentary amendment that could make it easier for anti-abortion groups to operate in publicly-run family clinics, in Rome, Italy, April 22, 2024.

Italy passes contested plan to 'support motherhood' in abortion clinics

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating pregnancies. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers ...

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