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WorldJul 24, 2025

Plane with 49 people disappears from radar over Russia's Far East

A plane carrying 49 people has disappeared from radar over Russia’s Far Eastern Amur region, local officials said Thursday. Forty-three passengers, including five children, as well as six crew members were on board the flight from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border to the town of Tynda, regional Gov. Vasily Orlov said.
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WorldJul 23, 2025

Trump's biggest ever trade deal with Japan worth $550 billion

The biggest ever trade deal between the US and Japan has been announced by Donald Trump himself. This deal includes $550 billion in Japanese investment and a 15 percent tariff. Trump claims that this deal between the two countries will create millions of jobs, while this has never happened before. He also says that 90 percent of whatever benefit will be gained from it will go to the US. President Trump says that all the obstacles to the trade deal have been removed. Now the US will be able to access the Japanese markets in a better way. Trump also said that Japan has also agreed to impose
WorldJul 23, 2025

2 killed, 2 wounded in Northern Ireland shooting

A shooting in Northern Ireland Police left two people dead and two others wounded, police said Wednesday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said that there was no ongoing risk to the public from the shooting in Maguiresbridge, southwest of Belfast. There was no immediate word on a motive.
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WorldJul 22, 2025

PM Modi on 2-day visit to Britain

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for a 2-day visit to Britain on Wednesday. This is Modi's fourth visit to Britain, which is being held at the invitation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Modi will also meet British Emperor King Charles. According to the information received, Prime Minister Modi and Starmer will hold talks on issues like India-England Free Trade Agreement, defense, technology and climate. The two countries have been negotiating an open trade agreement for 3 years, which is now likely to be completed. Both countries want to double their trade
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WorldJul 21, 2025

UK, France and 23 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’

Twenty-five countries including Britain, France and a host of European nations say the war in Gaza “must end now” and Israel must comply with international law. The foreign ministers of countries including Australia, Canada and Japan have condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians” seeking food.
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CanadaJul 21, 2025

PM to meet with U.S. senators in Ottawa to talk trade

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with a delegation of U.S. senators this morning who are in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing trade conflict between Canada and the U.S. A media advisory from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance says four senators plan to "reaffirm the importance of ties between the United States and Canada" in meetings with Carney and other top government officials. The delegation includes Democratic senators Ron Wyden of Oregon, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, as well as Republican senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. In a letter to Car
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WorldJul 21, 2025

Father arrested in New York in death of 9-year-old daughter he had reported missing

A Canadian manwho reportedhis 9-year-old daughter missing in New York has been arrested after she was found dead, authorities said Monday. Luciano Frattolin, the father of Melina Frattolin, was charged with second-degree murder and concealing of a corpse, New York State Police spokesman Robert McConnell said. State Police said Luciano Frattolin reported the girl missing andpossibly abducted on Saturday, leading officials to issue an Amber Alert to enlist the public's help in finding her. But authorities said over the weekend that there were inconsistencies in the father’s account, and that t
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WorldJul 21, 2025

Japan's Ishiba says he'll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs aftera weekend election defeatleft his coalition with a minority in both parliamentary chambers. Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a majority in the 248-seat upper house in Sunday’s vote. The coalition is now a minority in both houses of the Diet, or parliament, though the LDP is still the leading party. Ishiba said he takes the result seriously but that his priority is t
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WorldJul 21, 2025

73 people killed waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 73 people were killed while waiting for aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday. The largest toll was in northern Gaza, where at least 67 Palestinians were killed while attempting to access aid entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel, according to the Health Ministry and local hospitals. More than 150 people were wounded, some critically, hospitals said. It wasn't immediately clear whether they were killed by the Israeli army or armed gangs or both. But some witnesses said that the Israeli military shot at the crowd. The Israeli mi

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BCNov 26, 2025

One person killed in tractor-trailer collision on Highway 1 near Lytton

A man has died following a collision between two transport trucks on Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon, a stretch of roadway heavily used by commercial drivers moving goods through British Columbia. The crash happened Monday morning on Tank Hill Bridge, north of Lytton, and is now the focus of a police investigation into whether criminal driving behaviour may have contributed. BC Highway Patrol says the collision occurred shortly before 9 a.m. when a northbound Kenworth truck hauling two empty flat-deck trailers struck a southbound Volvo pulling two enclosed trailers. The 49-year-old Volvo driver
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BCNov 26, 2025

New Westminster police respond to three pedestrian collisions in three days

New Westminster police are urging drivers and pedestrians to take extra care after officers were called to three separate collisions involving people on foot over a three day period. The incidents, which occurred between November 22 and November 24, came at a time when shorter daylight hours are already increasing safety risks on city streets. The first collision was reported on November 22 in the 500 block of 6th Street, where a man told 9-1-1 he had been struck by a vehicle. Emergency crews from New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services and BC Emergency Health Services assessed the victim, wh
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BCNov 26, 2025

Pedestrian dies after collision on Vedder Road in Chilliwack

A woman has died after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing Vedder Road in Chilliwack on Tuesday afternoon. RCMP say the collision happened around 4:20 p.m. in a busy stretch of the roadway between the Highway 1 overpass and Luckakuck Way, an area often used by commuters and nearby commercial traffic. Investigators report that the 63-year-old pedestrian had crossed into the centre median before stepping back into the southbound lane, where she was hit by a 2007 GMC Sierra driven by a 63-year-old man. Police say the driver and several witnesses stopped immediately and attempted first a
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IndiaNov 26, 2025

Punjab raises sugarcane procurement price by 15 rupees ahead of crushing season

The Punjab government has increased the state procurement price for sugarcane by 15 rupees per quintal, bringing the new rate to 416 rupees. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during the inauguration of a new sugar mill in Dinnanagar. The Chief Minister said Punjab now offers the highest state-advised price for cane farmers in the country. Haryana has set its rate at 415 rupees per quintal for the current season, creating a narrow but notable difference between the two neighbouring states. Farm groups in Punjab have been pressing for higher returns as input costs continu
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CanadaNov 26, 2025

Winter to Arrive Early Across Canada, Weather Network Forecasts Colder December

Canada is expected to see an early and sharp onset of winter this year, with frigid Arctic air pushing temperatures below seasonal averages, according to the Weather Network’s seasonal forecast. The outlook, covering December through February, also predicts near or above normal snowfall and precipitation across much of the country. Meteorologist Doug Gillham said there is still some uncertainty about whether the coldest periods will affect the entire country or remain concentrated in Western Canada. Regardless, he called it a “December to remember,” noting that the forecast does not poin