Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter
ReutersCanada’s parliament has narrowly approved Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget, allowing his minority Liberal government to avert an early election.
The fiscal plan, which raises Canada’s…
Category: 2. World
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Shelters plea for Gazans as winter rains raise fears of more disease and death
Yolande Knell,Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem and
Wahiba Ahmed,Jerusalem
BBCChildren and families will perish, warns Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council Aid agencies have reiterated calls for Israel to allow more tents and urgently…
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KPop Demon Hunters star on how her life mirrored main character Rumi’s journey
Chi Chi Izundu & Rebecca ThornBBC Global Women
BBCArden Cho stars as the voice of Rumi in KPop Demon Hunters, which topped Netflix charts in 93 countries This is part of the Global Women series from the BBC World Service, sharing extraordinary…
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Trump’s plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council
The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US-drafted resolution, which endorses Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza.
Included in the plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which the US says multiple…
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A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents
Getty ImagesSince 2018, the United States has been tightening its laws to prevent its rivals from buying into its sensitive sectors – blocking investments in everything from semiconductors to telecommunications.
But the rules weren’t always so…
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What does Trump want with boat strikes near Venezuela and Caribbean?
Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White House and
Joshua Cheetham,BBC Verify
US Southern CommandThe US military posted a video Sunday showing a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific US airstrikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean…
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Judge says government ‘missteps’ may have tainted case against ex-FBI boss
A US federal judge says “investigative missteps” and “government misconduct” may have tainted the Trump administration’s criminal case against former FBI director James Comey.
In a 24-page opinion, Judge William Fitzpatrick ordered justice…
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Making films ‘is who I am’, he says
US film superstar Tom Cruise has received his first ever Oscar statuette.
Cruise, 63, accepted an honorary Oscar at the annual Governors Awards in Hollywood alongside singer-philanthropist Dolly Parton, choreographer Debbie Allen and production…
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New video shows stunning Aurora Borealis over South Dakota
Last week’s severe geomagnetic storm created Aurora Borealis light shows like this one in South Dakota along with others that were visible as far south as Florida.
This week’s forecast calls for a return to relatively quiet geomagnetic activity….
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Lost pieces performed for first time in 320 years
Previously unknown organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach have been presented and performed in Germany for the first time in 320 years.
Germany’s Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer called the discovery of the two pieces a “great moment for the world of…
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