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Trudeau Says He Will Step Down after New Liberal Party Leader Named

World Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada on January 6, 2025. (AFP)

Trudeau Says He Will Step Down after New Liberal Party Leader Named

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in office but will stay on…

World French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to the French Bakery and Pastry Federation members during the traditional Epiphany cake ceremony at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France, 06 January 2025. (EPA)

Macron Affirms Trump Has ‘Solid Ally’ in France, Urges Realism from Ukraine over Territory

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was a "a solid ally” of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday as he outlined his vision for global diplomacy…

World US Vice President Kamala Harris attends a joint session of Congress to certify Donald Trump's election, at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 6, 2025. (Reuters)

US Congress Certifies Trump Election Victory for Jan. 20 Inauguration

The US Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump's November election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, clearing…

World Jailed former Malaysian leader Najib Razak moved closer to serving the rest of his sentence at home after an appeal court ruled he could use a royal decree supporting his claim. Mohd RASFAN / AFP

Jailed ex-Malaysian Leader Najib Moves Closer to House Arrest

Jailed former Malaysian leader Najib Razak moved closer on Monday to serving the rest of his sentence at home after an appeal court ruled he could use a royal…

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World This handout photo taken on January 6, 2025 and received from the US embassy in Manila shows Afghans, whose US Special Immigrant Visa will be processed, arriving at an airport terminal on the Philippines' Luzon island. (AFP)

Afghans Arrive in the Philippines to Complete Visa Processing for Resettlement in US

A group of Afghan nationals arrived in the Philippines ⁠on Monday to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States, as part of an…

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World  In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a Security Council meeting via videoconference in Moscow on December 28, 2024. (AFP)

Russia’s Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘Tragic’ Airliner Crash

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic incident" over Russia in which an Azerbaijan…

World Illustration picture of a hacker with cyber code projected on him (Reuters)

Cyber Attack on Italy's Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hacker Group

Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan's two airports, putting them out…

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World  Austrian Chancellor and head of People's Party (OeVP) Karl Nehammer looks on as he is on his way to coalition talks with the head of Social Democrats (SPOe) Andreas Babler and head of NEOS party Beate Meinl-Reisinger in Vienna, Austria, December 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Austria to Purchase 12 Italian Fighter Jets

Austria plans to buy 12 Italian-made M-346 FA fighter jets to replace Saab 105 planes which it decommissioned at the end of 2020, the government said on…

World Taliban security personnel stand guard at the site two days after air strikes by Pakistan in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP)

Afghan Taliban Forces Target 'Several Points' in Pakistan in Retaliation for Airstrikes

Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan's defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried…

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World A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, being broadcast at the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP)

S. Korean Prosecutors Say Yoon Authorized ‘Shooting’ during Martial Law Bid

South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose…

World  A man walks next to the skyscrapers of the Moscow City business district in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP)

Russia Says It Thwarted Ukrainian Plot to Kill Officer and a Blogger

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday it had foiled a plot by Ukraine to kill a high-ranking Russian officer and a pro-Russian war blogger…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara (File/Reuters)

Netanyahu's Popularity Further Declines

The coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost three seats it earned during the past three weeks, including two seats earned last week and one seat…

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World The number of homeless people reflects the huge problem faced by the world's largest economy (AFP).

US Homelessness Up 18% as Affordable Housing Remains out of Reach for Many People

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural…

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World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

Araghchi in China to Discuss Nuclear Program, Sanctions and Regional Challenges

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the issue of Iran's nuclear program and efforts to lift Western sanctions will witness a new…

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World Manmohan Singh's coffin before the start of the national funeral ceremony in New Delhi (AFP).

Indian State Funeral for Former PM Manmohan Singh

Mourners in India's capital gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for the man key to the…

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World File photo: Somalia police patrol near the scene of a suicide bomber attack at a café, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

UN Security Council Authorizes New Somalia Peacekeeping Mission

The United Nations Security Council authorized an African Union stabilisation and support mission in Somalia - known as AUSSOM - on Friday that will replace a…

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World A demonstrator at a Mexico-US border crossing in Tijuana holds a banner with the image of US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants - AFP

Mexico Plans Alert App for Migrants Facing Arrest in US after Trump Threats of Deportations

Mexico will launch a mobile application with an alert button for migrants facing imminent detention in the United States, the government said Friday, following…

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World This photo provided by Rajavartiosto (Finnish Border Guard) on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, shows the oil tanker Eagle S, background, and the Finnish der Guard ship Turva at sea outside Porkkalanniemi, Finland. The Eagle S was sailing at the same time in the area where the Finland-Estonia electrical link was disrupted on Wednesday (Rajavartiosto via AP)

NATO to Step up Baltic Sea Patrols as Finland Probes Possible Sabotage of Undersea Cables

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday that the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea region as Finnish investigators work to…

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World A view shows the wreckage of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane at the crash site near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan December 25, 2024. (Administration of Mangystau region/Handout via Reuters)

Azerbaijani Minister Says Plane That Crashed Was Hit from the Outside, Possibly by a Weapon

An Azerbaijani minister suggested Friday that an airliner that crashed this week was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor testimony indicating…

World A Ukrainian soldier reflected in a car mirror looks on as a Swedish-made Archer Howitzer operated by Ukrainian members of the 45th Artillery Brigade fires towards Russian positions, in the Donetsk region, on January 20, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

North Korean Troops Experience Mass Casualties on Ukraine Front Lines, White House Says

North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in…

World An Iranian woman walks past a mural painting depicting Iran's national flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, 23 December 2024.  (EPA)

Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Detained by Police While Reporting in Iran

An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Cecilia Sala…

World Israel police chief Daniel Levy and members of the Israeli security forces stand at the scene of a suspected attack near Herzliya, Israel, December 27, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Stabbing Attack on Woman in Israeli City of Herzliya

A Palestinian man stabbed an 83-year-old woman to death in the Israeli city of Herzliya, Israeli media reported on Friday. Ambulance services said the woman…

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World In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (Center-R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walk past children during a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. (Sputnik/AFP)

N. Korean Soldier Captured in Russia-Ukraine War Dies, Says Seoul

A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea's spy agency said on Friday. …

World This photograph shows a truck unloading a garbage in a waste disposal site in the city of Tsountsou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on December 26, 2024. (AFP)

Mayotte Faces Environment, Biodiversity Crisis after Cyclone

Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and biodiversity crisis that could last…

World German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the German parliament, the Bundestag, during a statement to the media, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote, at Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany December 27, 2024. (Reuters)

Germany’s President Dissolves Parliament, Sets National Election for Feb. 23

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor…

World A woman takes a tour of the Bunker-703, a recently declassified nuclear-resistant bomb shelter built in 1961 at a depth of 43 meters (141 feet) for the Soviet Foreign Affairs Ministry archive, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP)

Russia Warns the United States against Possible Nuclear Testing under Trump

Russia's point man for arms control cautioned Donald Trump's incoming administration on Friday against resuming nuclear testing, saying Moscow would keep its…

World South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks to reporters as he leaves the Government Complex in Seoul on December 27, 2024, after his impeachment motion was passed by the National Assembly. (Yonhap/AFP)

South Korea’s Opposition-Controlled National Assembly Votes to Impeach Acting President Han

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party…

World A C-130 of the Taiwan Air Force plane flies during a live training session in Pingtung city, Taiwan, 20 December 2024. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

China Sanctions US Firms over Taiwan Military Support

China on Friday slapped sanctions on seven US companies and related senior executives after Washington's approval last week of a $571.3 million military aid…

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World Chinese President Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets the audience at a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and its handover to China and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Macao, China, 20 December 2024. (EPA/ Xinhua / Xie Huanchi)

China’s Xi Jinping Will Visit Russia in 2025, Russian Ambassador Says

China's President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russia's state-run RIA news agency quoted Moscow's ambassador to Beijing as saying early on Friday. …