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World Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones, which were shot down by air defences in what Russian officials said was one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022. Mayor says there were no injuries or damage reportedContinue Reading

World Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia, according to Russian sources, as Kyiv’s incursion into western Russia entered its third week Tuesday. Attacks could potentially trap Russian forces caught between river, Ukraine and its forces in KurskTheContinue Reading

Obamas give hope-filled endorsement of Harris at DNC Barack and Michelle Obama endorsed U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, returning to themes of hope over fear from their campaign. Former U.S. president Barack Obama gave an emphatic endorsement of Kamala Harris whileContinue Reading

World The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as U.S. and Arab mediators tried to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives. Bodies retrieved inContinue Reading

World Ousama Ayoub, a boxing coach, runs makeshift boxing classes in displacement camps in Khan Younis. Mai Ayoub, 17, said boxing helps relieve the stress of living through a war and being displaced. She hopes to one day compete in international games as a boxer. Ousama Ayoub says his boxingContinue Reading

David Jacobsen arrived wearing Joe Biden-style aviator sunglasses Monday at the start of the Democratic convention, in honour of the candidate he’d expected to nominate this week. Peter Hancon, for his part, had won a delegate spot from Texas with a personal rallying cry at a state selection selection meetingContinue Reading

World The FBI and other U.S. federal agencies said Iran perceived this year’s U.S. presidential election to be particularly consequential and was determined through the hacking operation and other activities to interfere in American politics. Iran’s mission to UN issued a statement calling the allegations ‘unsubstantiated’Thomson Reuters · Posted: AugContinue Reading

World The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a $20 million US grant to create a cobalt refinery in northern Ontario’s Temiskaming Shores, with Canada contributing almost $5 million Cdn of its own to the project. Department of Defense makes its largest move so far in effort to fund mining in Canada AlexanderContinue Reading

World·Analysis U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a ceasefire and hostage release. But Hamas has not agreed, and pressure from his hard-line coalition partners could mean Netanyahu’s support might not necessarily last. IsraelContinue Reading