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Energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk on fire after Ukraine-launched drone attack

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Fire broke out at fuel and energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region as a result of a drone attack launched by Ukraine, said Vasily Anokhin, the governor of the western region. "Our region is again under attack by Ukrainian UAVs.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023. Andy Wong/Pool via

Solomon Islands' Sogavare says he runs security amid tense wait for new government

Kirsty Needham |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said he narrowly won his seat and still exercises power over security in the Pacific Islands nation, as he vies with opposition parties to form government after an ...

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Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to space, marking more than two decades of Chinese human spaceflight. Of the 13 crewed missions, half were visits to ...

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2023.

US Senate has enough votes to pass Ukraine, Israel aid bill, voting continues

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday providing security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with enough votes to send the measure to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson answers questions from reporters about U.S.-Mexico science collaborations, in Mexico City, Mexico, April 23, 2024.

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

Stefanie Eschenbacher |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, the space agency's head, Bill Nelson, said on ...

Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil by a performer who has "complete quadriplegia" during a show in Las Vegas.

Performer paralyzed during Cirque du Soleil performance in Las Vegas: Lawsuit

Postmedia News · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

A Cirque du Soleil performer was left paralyzed after he dove head-first into a moving platform during a performance at a Las Vegas hotel. Kyle Mitrione has filed a lawsuit accusing the Canadian entertainment company of failing to properly ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a housing announcement in Dartmouth as Housing Minister Sean Fraser listens on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Capital gains tax changes about 'intergenerational fairness,' Trudeau says as opposition grows

Christopher Nardi |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

OTTAWA — One week after tabling the latest federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained on the defensive while responding to increasing opposition from business and industry groups against proposed changes to capital gains ...

Michael Bebee is the No. 1 most wanted suspect on the new Bolo 25 list of Canadian fugitives.

Reward money totalling $1 million offered for Canada's most-wanted fugitives

Jane Stevenson · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

An unprecedented cash injection of $1 million in reward money is up for grabs as police seek information that will lead to the capture of Canada’s most wanted fugitives on the Top 25 Bolo List. Suspect Michael Bebee tops the list as he’s accused in ...

A Haitian soldier stands guard outside the international airport after a U.S. plane landed, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 23, 2024.

Haiti police bolster security around palace ahead of transition

Harold Isaac, Steven Aristil |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Steven Aristil and Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian police deployed tear gas to move people back from a security perimeter around the National Palace while soldiers gripping rifles patrolled the international airport's ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends an event at the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas, Venezuela, December 4, 2023.

Venezuela's Maduro says he is open to receiving UN rights envoy

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he is willing to receive an envoy from the United Nations' human rights office, after his government asked staff to leave the South American country earlier this year. "I ...

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