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In 2017, weeks after Donald Trump’s first presidential election victory, Xi Jinping became the first Chinese head of state to address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland — winning applause…

British Columbia's attorney general says the Supreme Court of Canada has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on…

Warning: Story contains graphic images:A Windsor police officer charged after an altercation with a man in an Ottawa bar's bathroom testified Wednesday that he was the one who "was the victim of an assault."Sgt. Deler Bal, 51, is accused of…

The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan has exceeded ¥185 per liter for the first time in 17 months, reflecting reduced government subsidies to oil wholesalers, the industry ministry said…

Meta is pushing back on claims from social media users who say they've been forced to follow Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to U.S. President Donald Trump, his wife Melania Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance. The allegations…

In the days since a cease-fire agreement took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has turned its attention to a Palestinian city about 75 miles northeast of the enclave — one with a long history of resistance and militant activity.On Wednesday,…

As veteran director Kiyoshi Kurosawa observed when he spoke at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan last year, the problem with today’s digital imaging technology is that it’s too darn clean. Even…

CanadaA rush of Arctic air has plunged parts of North America into bitter cold starting on the weekend, bringing heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures to parts of Canada from Nunavut to Nova Scotia.Posted: Jan 22, 2025 1:55 PM…

Clinton Bailey, an American-Israeli academic whose research and documentation of the ancient traditions of the nomadic Bedouin tribes of the Middle East helped preserve a vanishing culture for posterity, died on Jan. 5 at his home in…

One of U.S. President Donald Trump's freshly signed executive orders puts the Liberal government's digital services tax into the sights of America's Commerce, Treasury and Trade departments, threatening to further irritate the trade…

Fritznel Richard, the 44-year-old Haitian man who was found dead in 2023 after trying to cross into the United States, likely experienced hypothermia before drowning in shallow water. Coroner Andre-H. Dandavino says Richard was found on…

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan joined the list of Liberal MPs who aren't seeking re-election on Wednesday.In an announcement on social media, the former army veteran said he won't re-offer in his riding of Vancouver South."I…

The first indication that tragedy had stricken their loved ones came around 5:30 a.m. in urgent messages to the family’s WhatsApp group.A brother and sister, trapped inside a ski lodge in Turkey that had caught fire, were pleading for…

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Wednesday that they would free the crew of a commercial vessel, the Galaxy Leader, that they hijacked 14 months ago as part of their campaign of attacks in the Red Sea to support Hamas in its war against…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would cut the number of federal public servants — but he doesn't mind if they work from home.When asked by Radio-Canada on Tuesday if U.S. President Donald Trump's executive…

Police are searching for a suspect who fled after a stabbing at JR Nagano Station on Wednesday night that left one person dead and two others injured.The attack happened around 8 p.m. outside the…

Amazon announced on Wednesday it will shutter its facilities in Quebec in the coming weeks and cut more than 1,700 jobs. A company spokesperson said Amazon will outsource deliveries to smaller contractors. The spokesperson insisted that the…

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family…

WorldA rare winter storm brought heavy bands of snow and sleet to much of the southern United States, including Texas, Louisiana, parts of Florida and the eastern Carolinas, while much of the nation remained in a dangerous deep freeze.…

Melbourne – Defending champion Jannik Sinner put any illness worries to bed by crushing home hope Alex de Minaur in a straight-sets rout to tee up an Australian…

Israel’s military continued what it called a new counterterrorism operation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, arresting at least 25 people over the last day, Palestinian news media reported.The total death toll since the start…

Amid the global cocoa shortage, department stores in Japan are focusing more on unorthodox items, even curry, rather than chocolate candies to meet Valentine's Day customer demand this year. Giving…

Electricity demand in Hokkaido is expected to grow the fastest in the country, as the region prepares to roll out energy-intensive data centers and semiconductor chip-making plants. Annual power…

Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said on Wednesday, after the start of a long-awaited trial was unexpectedly delayed.Harry, 40,…

The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito agreed Wednesday to hold discussions on the introduction of a dual surname system for married couples. Prime Minister and LDP President…

The fires in and around Los Angeles are coming under control. The city’s mayor has already issued an executive order to speed up rebuilding. But equally catastrophic blazes are likely to strike again…

The 613 men had traveled from their native Niger to neighboring Libya, where many of them planned to reach Europe over the Mediterranean Sea, a journey thousands of people from sub-Saharan Africa endeavor to make every year.But late last…

President Trump’s executive order designating Mexican cartels and other criminal organizations as foreign terrorists could force some American companies to forgo doing business in Mexico rather than risk U.S. sanctions, according to former…

Minutes after the fighting stopped in Gaza on Sunday, Islam Dahliz and his father and brother set out for the neighborhood where they had lived until Israeli forces ordered them to leave. They were looking for the family home, but the…

Matthieu Tetreault closes the door of his wood stove and settles back into a chair beside his dog, coffee cup in hand.He says he's not sure how much longer he'll have moments like this in the addition he built onto his Ford Glendale RV.The…