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Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice-presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. CBC | World News
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Israel’s Supreme Court overturns polarizing law that limited judicial oversight of government
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, delivering a landmark decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »Henry Kissinger, polarizing statesman who shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam War era, dead at 100
Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service as secretary of state under U.S. presidents Nixon and Ford left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy, died on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Polarizing ex-defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka presidential vote
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, declared victory Sunday in the nation’s presidential election. CBC | World News
Read More »Spain, Catalonia each holding critical, polarizing votes
In an impassioned address, Spain’s prime minister urges the Senate to grant his government special constitutional measures that would allow it to take control of Catalonia’s autonomous powers and halt the region’s independence bid. CBC | World News
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