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Chick-fil-A is ending donations to three groups that oppose same-sex marriage in an effort to halt protests and broaden its customer base. CBC | World News
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China lashes out at NY Times report on Muslim re-education camps
China’s foreign ministry lashed out at The New York Times on Monday over its release of leaked documents portraying the inner workings of Beijing’s campaign to detain more than a million Muslims in re-education camps. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. no longer considers Israeli West Bank settlements illegal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the United States is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Palestinian claims to statehood. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump backing off ban on vaping flavours popular with teens
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be backing away from an earlier pledge to ban most flavoured e-cigarettes, concerned it could alienate voters in key battleground states. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia returns 3 seized ships to Ukraine ahead of peace summit
Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. no longer considers Israeli West Bank settlements illegal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the United States is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Palestinian claims to statehood. CBC | World News
Read More »Protesters block Iraq port as general strikes take hold
Protesters blocked entry to Iraq’s main commodities port again on Monday while schools and government offices in many southern cities were shut in response to calls for a general strike. CBC | World News
Read More »Vatican financial watchdog chief leaves post, weeks after police raids
The Vatican said on Monday the head of its financial regulator would leave, weeks after unprecedented police raids on his organization and another key arm of the Catholic Church’s bureaucracy. CBC | World News
Read More »Students stage dramatic escape as Hong Kong police battle protesters in university siege
With night falling in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege Monday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump says he’ll ‘strongly consider’ Pelosi offer to testify in impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and his son while withholding aid to the country. CBC | World News
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