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Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada
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Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes, as relations between Trump and Zelenskyy sour
Ukraine carried out a massive drone strikes on Russia, which launched deadly attacks on its smaller neighbor over the weekend.
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Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death faces verdict
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie faces 191 murder charges - all but one of them children.
The Guardian
France braces for weeks more of protests as unrest spreads to Italy – Europe live
Gilets jaunes movement calls for further demonstrations in France as Giorgia Meloni schedules crisis talks after looting in Italian cities Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France We are expecting to hear from France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu later today, but he is currently chairing an emergency meeting on the events of the weekend. Party leaders will also meet with the PM to discuss the political fallout from the protests. Continue reading...
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Helen Haines live updates: Victorian premier ‘deeply appalled’ after Helen Haines injured in alleged attack; Angus Taylor calls incident ‘shocking day for our nation’
Independent MP injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria. Follow updates Independent MP Helen Haines fighting for life after incident outside Wangaratta office in regional Victoria ‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria police Mason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known to each other, but police are still investigating. I can provide some assurance to the community that we certainly do not have any intelligence that there is any further or ongoing threat to any other person or the broader community. We are treating this as an isolated incident at this point in time. We’ve still got a lot to work through here. As you can imagine, it’s been quite dynamic this afternoon. We’ve got quite an extensive crime scene. We have investigators present and they’ll continue to
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WFP cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding shortages
The UN agency says funding shortages threaten to reverse 'modest and fragile' progress on food security.
Al Jazeera
Mexican protesters demanding clean water storm state congress
Mexican protesters demanding clean water storm state congress