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World Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several Ukrainian regions on Thursday, officials said, ramping up pressure on the embattled energy system as Ukraine runs low on air defences. Thomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 11, 2024 8:07 AM EDT |Continue Reading

World The Biden administration has weighed in for the first time on a major cross-border legal dispute that could shut down portions of Enbridge’s Line 5 Canada-U.S. oil pipeline. It was contained in a nuanced legal filing, but its bottom line was that Line 5 should stay open. U.S. submitsContinue Reading

World Millions of Muslims around the world are observing Eid, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with festivities, feasts and family gatherings. But few in Gaza can take solace from this special time for Muslims. Rafah residents draw striking contrast to Eid celebrations last yearThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

World A week after an earthquake in Taiwan killed 13 people and injured more than 1,000, a Canadian couple are nursing their injuries and recounting their own tale of survival. Pair from Montreal and Edmonton walked to safety despite serious injuries from falling rocks Philippe Leblanc · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

World The mother and father of a Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates were each sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted them of manslaughter in a rare case of parents being held responsible in a school shooting. School shooter EthanContinue Reading

World The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heat waves. In a separate case, 6 Portuguese youth lose their bid toContinue Reading

World Transgender activists and allies on Monday decried the Vatican’s new doctrine against gender-affirming surgery as “hurtful” and devoid of the voices and experiences of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people, especially in its distinction between transgender and intersex people. Doctrine says gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy reject God’s plan for human lifeThe AssociatedContinue Reading

World·Video Sore and sandblasted, but triumphant, runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to run the length of the continent. Russ Cook departed Cape Agulhas, South Africa, on April 22, 2023The AssociatedContinue Reading

World Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday said he still believed abortion laws should be determined by U.S. state laws and did not address the issue of a national ban on abortion. Trump didn’t say he would seek national ban on abortion if he returns to White HouseThomson ReutersContinue Reading