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CANADA CROWNS CARNEY

30-04-2025

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fuelled by US President Donald Trump's annexation threats and trade war. Carney's rival, populist Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, was voted out of his seat in Parliament, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projected Tuesday.

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Power restored in Portugal & Spain, but questions linger

30-04-2025

Power was almost fully restored to Spain and Portugal on Tuesday although many questions remained about what caused one of Europe's most severe blackouts that grounded flights, paralysed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula.

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Amazon launches sats to rival Starlinks

30-04-2025

Amazon's first batch of Internet satellites rocketed toward orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
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China restaurant blaze kills 22

30-04-2025

A devastating fire tore through a restaurant in Liaoyang City, located in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Tuesday afternoon, claiming the lives of 22 people and leaving three others injured.

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Shamed cardinal exits papal conclave

30-04-2025

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced on Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for "the good of the church".

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Pak says ready for neutral and transparent probe

27-04-2025

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed the country's readiness to participate in any "neutral, transparent and credible" investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack which has brought both countries on the verge of an all-out confrontation. PM Shehhaz made this offer while addressing the passing out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy (PML) in Kakul, Abbottabad.

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Over 2 lakh people, top world leaders attend Pope Francis’ funeral

27-04-2025

The funeral mass ceremony of Pope Francis, that began Saturday afternoon, India time, in the iconic Baroque plaza before St. Peter's Basilica, is being attended by several top world leaders, including US President Donald Trump.
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Blast at Iranian port linked to missile fuel kills 4, injures 500

27-04-2025

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others.

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Meeting has potential to become historic, says Zelensky after holding talks with Trump in Rome

27-04-2025

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral, as confirmed by the White House on Saturday.

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Son of CIA deputy director killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine: Report

27-04-2025

An American man, identified as Michael Alexander Gloss, the 21-year-old son of a high-ranking CIA official, was killed in eastern Ukraine in April 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, an investigation by independent Russian media has revealed, as reported by The Guardian.

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FBI arrests judge for allegedly obstructing immigration arrests

27-04-2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday arrested a Milwaukee County Circuit judge and charged her in federal court for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest, CNN reported. Judge Hannah Dugan is facing two charges for hindering and concealing the person from arrest. She appeared in court initially and was released.

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Pay heed to rational voices, Beijing tells Washington

25-04-2025

China's President Xi Jinping (L) and Kenya's President William Ruto inspect the guard of honour during a ceremonial welcome at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday