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In the days leading up to the Princess of Wales’s visit to Italy this past week, much attention focused on the fact that it would be her first official overseas trip in more than three years — and the first such outing since her diagnosis and treatment for cancer. But …
Read More »As Middle Eastern countries struggle to down Iranian drones, Ukraine sends 200 specialists to help
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. After Iranian Shahed drones hit the Mina Al-Ahamadi oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday, Ukrainian President …
Read More »Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano sends fiery lava 400 metres into the air
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano shot 400 metres high Tuesday, prompting …
Read More »Judge sends Saskatoon bus driver to jail for driving drunk with 52 kids on board
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Saskatoon judge says a bus driver who mixed alcohol and pain killers while driving a …
Read More »Japan sends in the military to deal with surge in bear attacks
Japan deployed troops on Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of hibernation season as the …
Read More »U.S. Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ sends to House for final approval
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill on Tuesday, signing off on a massive package that would enshrine many of his top priorities into law while adding $3.3 trillion US to the national debt. The bill now heads back to the House of Representatives for final approval. Trump has pushed lawmakers to get …
Read More »In using cheap drones to take out prized Russian bombers, Ukraine sends a defiant message
Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian airfields on Sunday, including some thousands of kilometres from the front line, was carefully co-ordinated and executed to send a clear message to Moscow, as well as to those who doubt Kyiv’s ability to inflict significant damage more than three years into Russia’s invasion. Ukraine …
Read More »William sends signals as he becomes ‘quite an active’ Prince of Wales
Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. One day recently, a camouflage-clad Prince William sat in a tank as he visited British troops in Estonia, not so very far from the border with Russia. …
Read More »Arrest of Columbia student protester sends chill across campus, say faculty
As It Happens6:29Arrest of Columbia student protester sends chill across campus, says prof The arrest and threatened deportation of a student activist at Columbia University is a threat to free speech on campus and across the U.S., says professor Michael Thaddeus. “It’s a very dark day in the history of …
Read More »Hospitalized Pope Francis sends audio message to faithful at St. Peter's Square
Pope Francis on Thursday thanked well-wishers ‘from the bottom of my heart’ in his first audio message since being hospitalized for double pneumonia nearly three weeks ago. The brief message recorded by Francis from Rome’s Gemelli hospital earlier in the day was played during a nightly prayer service for the …
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