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World In his first post-presidential interview, Joe Biden expressed dismay over his successor Donald Trump’s statements about acquiring Panama, Greenland and making Canada the 51st state. While much of the interview concerned Russia-Ukraine war, Biden slammed Trump’s disrespect of allies Chris Iorfida · CBC News · Posted: May 07, 2025Continue Reading

World Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, hospital officials said on Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a war now entering its 20th month. Bloodshed comes days after Israel approves plan to intensify military operations in enclaveThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

World A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the U.S. does not include sparing Israel, the group said on Wednesday, suggesting its shipping attacks that have disrupted global trade and challenged world powers will not come to a complete halt. U.S. intensified strikes on Houthis earlier this year to stop attacksContinue Reading

Pakistan calls India’s strikes an ‘act of war,’ vows retaliation India fired missiles at Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and vowed to retaliate. India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlledContinue Reading

World An F-18 fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea on Tuesday after tipping off the flight deck of the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, in the second such incident in about a week, two U.S. officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. No immediate response from U.S.Continue Reading

World Explosions and fires rocked Sudan’s wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country’s biggest fuel depots and damaged its primary gateway for humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, UN commission says war crime may have been committed in deadly weekendContinue Reading

World·Updated The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen’s main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days on Iran-aligned Houthi rebels after a surge in tensions between the group and Israel. Attack followed Israeli strikes on Yemeni port of Hodeidah a day earlier in response to HouthiContinue Reading

World Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. Merz has pledged to strengthen Germany’s defence, lessen its reliance on U.S.The Associated Press · Posted: May 06, 2025Continue Reading

World The U.S. Department of Education informed Harvard University on Monday that it was freezing billions of dollars in future research grants and other aid until the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college concedes to a number of demands from the Trump administration, a senior department official said. Freeze to lastContinue Reading