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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi gestures as he speaks during a bilateral meeting with Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2024.

China's foreign minister says major powers should avoid rivalry in South Pacific

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said the South Pacific region should not become an arena for major power rivalries and that its assistance to countries there is free of political conditions. The Pacific has become ...

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Man arrested after Denmark's Billund Airport evacuated over bomb threat

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A man was arrested in Denmark on Saturday in connection with a bomb threat at Billund Airport, the country's second largest aviation hub, police said in a statement. The airport, in central western Denmark, was evacuated ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a press conference, with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto (not pictured), in Caracas, Venezuela February 24, 2024.

Turkey says ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is 'first priority'

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza and the first priority of the international community should be ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, Turkish Foreign Minister ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi listens during a joint press conference with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (not pictured) following their bilateral meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2024.

China's foreign minister says admitting Palestinian state to UN is move to rectify injustice

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said efforts to admit a Palestinian state into the United Nations were a move to rectify a prolonged injustice, state media Xinhua reported. He made the comments at a joint press ...

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How a small Oregon town sparked a nationwide debate on homelessness  

Deborah Bloom |Updated 3 hours ago |4 min read

By Deborah Bloom GRANTS PASS, Oregon (Reuters) - On a sunny afternoon in a grassy park by the river, Amber Rockwell loaded a black, steel cart with a tent, suitcases, bags, camping stove and a plastic tin of licorice and tightened it all down ...

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Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel depot, substations in major attack, Kyiv source says

Olena Harmash, Tom Balmforth |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine attacked eight Russian regions with dozens of long-range strike drones, setting ablaze a fuel depot and hitting three power substations in a major attack early on Saturday, an intelligence ...

An Israeli military vehicle maneuvers during an Israeli raid, at Nour Shams camp, in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 20, 2024.

Two die in ongoing Israeli raid in West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says

Ali Sawafta |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Ali Sawafta NUR SHAMS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces exchanged fire with Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in the second day of a raid that has so far left at least two people dead, according to the Palestinian ...

Passengers wait for their flight after a rainstorm hit Dubai, causing delays at the Dubai International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024.

Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

RIYADH (Reuters) - Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airlines said on Saturday. Emirates ...

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RCMP officers win eight per cent pay raise after arbitration ruling

Ryan Tumilty |Updated 4 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

OTTAWA — RCMP members will be getting an eight per cent salary increase after an arbitration ruling that will ultimately leave provinces and municipalities across the country forced to cover the cost. The Mounties’ contract expired last March and ...

A Calgary man has been fined $35,000 for illegally importing turtles and turtle eggs from China. In this file picture taken on January 9, 2014, an official holds baby pig-nosed turtles in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia.

Illegally importing turtles from China lands Calgary man $35,000 fine

Kevin Martin · Postmedia News |Updated 5 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

Illegally importing turtles and turtle eggs from China, including some potentially endangered species, for sale as pets has landed a Calgary man a $35,000 fine. Justice Bruce Fraser on Friday accepted a joint submission from Crown prosecutor Omelia ...

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