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Canadian ministers to talk tariffs with Trump aides in Florida

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 18:39
Visit by Canada's foreign affairs and finance ministers comes as country hopes to avoid 25-percent US tariffs.

Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 18:01
Court in southern China's Zhuhai that sentenced Fan Weiqiu, 62, said his 'criminal motive was extremely despicable'.

“Israel does not care at all about international law.”

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 18:00
Israel targeting hospitals in Gaza repeatedly

Did Russian air defence down the Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan?

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 17:24
Holes and pockmarks on the plane, an arrest and history are all prompting suspicion of Russia.

Italy says working to free journalist under arrest in Iran for over a week

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 17:20
Cecilia Sala, 29, who works for Il Foglio and Chora Media, was arrested in Tehran on December 19, authorities said.

Israeli soldiers burn Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, force hundreds to leave

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 16:50
Health officials say they have lost contact with staff at the northern Gaza hospital after Israel forced 350 people out.

“No infrastructure left” in Palestinian Yarmouk camp

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 16:39
Middle East Analyst Haizam Amirah-Fernandez says rebuilding Syria’s Yarmouk camp will be challenging as “security still

Russia’s security service says jailed American leaked biotechnology secrets

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 16:13
Eugene Spector, a US citizen born in Russia, has been sentenced to 15 years in a maximum security Russian penal colony.

Ukraine tech company presents latest military simulators

Technology - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 16:04
Russia’s invasion has pushed Ukrainian tech companies working with defense simulation technology to seriously compete in global markets. One such company is SKIFTECH, which specializes in high-tech military simulators. Iryna Solomko visited the company’s production site in Kyiv. Anna Rice narrates the story. Camera: Pavlo Terekhov

Will AI drive explosive economic growth or is it just hype?

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 16:00
Nations and companies around the world are weighing up AI's costs and benefits.

Authorities find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in northern Mexico

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 15:36
Skeletal remains discovered in Mexican border state of Chihuhua taken to lab for possible identification, officials say.

Nearly 70 killed after boat capsizes en route to Spain

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 15:25
The makeshift boat was carrying about 80 people when it capsized on December 19, Malian authorities said.

What did 2024 tell us about US voters?

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 15:02
As year comes to an end, Trump's resurgence reveals voting trends that could define US politics in the years ahead.

Uneasy calm settles over Syria’s Homs after brief outbreak of violence

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 14:56
A tense calm prevails after checkpoints were set up by the new security forces in the country’s third-largest city.

Should boxing be banned as a sport?

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 14:06
Recent high-profile bouts are making boxing as popular as ever but science points to potential risks for the athletes.

German president dissolves parliament, confirms February vote

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 14:00
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who lost confidence vote this month, will act as caretaker chancellor at time of rising turmoil.

At least 6,000 inmates escape from Mozambique jail: What we know

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 13:45
Authorities said the inmates broke free amid protests by opposition demonstrators angry at election results.

Health worker displaced by Israeli attacks in Gaza dies of ‘extreme cold’

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 13:39
Many people in Gaza lack adequate shelter and are malnourished after more than a year of Israeli attacks and blockades.

Doctors and patients forced out of Gaza hospital during Israeli raid

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 13:17
Israeli forces have reportedly stormed northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital and forced out all the patients and staff.

Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?

Around The Globe - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 12:59
Finnish authorities have boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea that the West suspects is linked to Russia.

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