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World Hamas on Friday announced the names of three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners after a delay that underlined the obstacles hanging over a fragile deal meant to end the war in Gaza. Israel expected to free 183 Palestinian detainees in exchange, Hamas saysThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Trump guts USAID as judge delays effort to slash federal workforce The Trump administration is moving to cut thousands of jobs at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as a judge issues a halt on efforts to slash the U.S. federal workforce through buyout offers. President Donald Trump,Continue Reading

World An aircraft carrying 10 people across Alaska’s Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle went missing Thursday afternoon and rescuers searched into the night for any sign of the aircraft. Officials says search for Cessna Caravan en route to Nome is hampered by weather, visibilityThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

World U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said on Thursday she received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal. ‘There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners [but] this isn’t it,’ Ellen Weintraub saysThomson ReutersContinue Reading

There’s an old cliché that if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. Alliances here shift with the political winds. The good news for Canada is there’s fresh evidence that, right now, it has allies on tariffs. People are voicing horror at the threat to slap them acrossContinue Reading

Sports Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach, who had a tense meeting with Trump during his first term in the White House, has avoided taking a strong stance on the subject, but many of the seven candidates running to replace him this year have. Sebastian Coe, a candidate for next IOCContinue Reading

World Local law enforcement say the heist could be linked to the sky-high cost of eggs — an issue which has been plaguing the U.S. in the midst of an avian flu outbreak. The heist could be linked to the sky-high cost of eggs in the U.S. right now Natalie Stechyson ·Continue Reading

World U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, he said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African country. Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoes complaints of government made by Trump, South Africa nativeContinue Reading

Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare a plan to allow the “voluntary departure” of residents from Gaza, after U.S. President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for announcing plans to take over the strip. Defence Minister Israel Katz hailed Trump’s announcement that the United States would aim to take control of Gaza, resettle the moreContinue Reading