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The United States has voted against a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership, blocking the world body from effectively recognizing a Palestinian state. CBC | World News
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2nd juror dismissed from Trump criminal hush-money trial
The judge overseeing former U.S. president Donald Trump’s criminal trial dismissed two jurors on Thursday, as lawyers struggled to assemble a panel of 12 jurors and six alternates for one of the most high-profile trials in American history. CBC | World News
Read More »Toppling of “corrupt” Muizzu could spell end of Chinese influence in the Maldives
Embroiled in a corruption scandal, President Mohamed Muizzu could find himself impeached if he can’t keep control of parliament after this weekend’s elections. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Polish man accused of providing information to Russia in aid of Zelenskyy assassination plot
A Polish man has been arrested in Poland on suspicion of planning to co-operate with Russian foreign intelligence services in preparation for a possible attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, prosecutors said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »WHO experts now agree diseases like COVID spread through the air
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. CBC | World News
Read More »Locals ‘living like rats’ in Canary Islands shanty town yards from tourists’ hotels
Gran Canaria’s booming tourist scene has come at a heavy price for some. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Humza Yousaf dubbed ‘embarrassing laughing stock’ as First Minister’s Questions row erupts
The SNP leader faced a pincer movement from Labour and the Tories this lunchtime. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Google fires 28 employees who protested its cloud contract with Israeli government
Google said on Thursday it has terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company’s cloud contract with the Israeli government. CBC | World News
Read More »Gaza grief image named World Press Photo of the Year
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip. CBC | World News
Read More »Prince William’s two-word response as he’s handed get well soon cards for Kate and Charles
Prince William is visiting a surplus food redistribution charity in Sunbury-on-Thames today. Daily Express :: News Feed
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