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In inaugural speech, Argentina’s Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It wasn’t the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather, Argentina’s…
UN agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter if there’s no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in…
Advocates look to stem radicalization as anger mounts over Israel-Hamas war
CALGARY – An Alberta woman whose son was killed while fighting with Islamic extremists in…
Biden’s focus on bashing Trump takes a page from the winning Obama and Bush reelection playbooks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign manager recently sent a fundraising email meant to…
Every phone call is a goodbye, says Vancouver resident with family in Gaza
Omar Mansour says every phone call with his family in the Gaza Strip might be…
Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested Sunday to mark…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to…
Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military pushed ahead with its punishing air and…
Bloody clash in Mexican hamlet kills 4 villagers and 10 gunmen, including drug cartel’s leader
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A clash between gunmen from a notoriously violent drug cartel and…
Mideast ministers met with Joly, Trudeau in Ottawa to discuss Israel-Hamas war
OTTAWA – A group of foreign ministers from the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey…
Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple…
A British Palestinian surgeon gave testimony to a UK war crimes unit after returning from Gaza
BEIRUT (AP) — A British Palestinian surgeon who spent weeks in the Gaza Strip during…
Live updates | Gaza death toll tops 17,700 and Yemen rebels threaten ship traffic to Israel
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 17,700, around two-thirds…
A pregnant Texas woman asked a court for permission to get an abortion, despite a ban. What’s next?
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kate Cox, a mother of two in Texas, became pregnant again…
Between burger bites, Christmas card-writing and constant voting, MPs lose a work day
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament lost an entire day of work in the House of…
Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge sentenced a Michigan teenager to life in prison Friday…
It’s taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures
A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics…
Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics…
US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by…
Peek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where big money mingles with old jokes in swanky homes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’re a Democrat with money to burn and friends in…
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers
Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her…
Veterans Affairs won’t pay for truck cover for retired navy reservist’s wheelchair
OTTAWA – Winter hasn’t arrived yet in the Niagara region, but the rain and cold…
Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values
VANCOUVER – Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent…
With Putin’s reelection all but assured, Russia’s opposition still vows to undermine his image
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Behind bars in penal colonies or in self-exile abroad, Russian opposition…