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Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday said he is pulling out of the grass-court Grand …
Read More »Crown withdraws sexual assault charge connected to 6th complainant in Stronach trial
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. WARNING: This story references sexual assault allegations and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or …
Read More »Poland formally withdraws from Ottawa Convention on landmines, citing Russian threat
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. Poland will use anti-personnel as well as anti-tank landmines to defend its eastern border against the …
Read More »Miami Beach withdraws call to end lease of theatre that screened Israeli-Palestinian documentary
The mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., is backing off a proposal to terminate an independent theatre’s lease and financial support after it screened No Other Land, an Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. The move came after multiple rights advocates and artists in recent days criticized Mayor Steven Meiner’s threat and said …
Read More »Israeli military withdraws from key Gaza corridor, allowing more Palestinians to return home
Israeli forces withdrew from a key corridor in Gaza on Sunday, Israeli officials and Hamas said, the latest commitment under a tenuous ceasefire that faces a major test over whether the sides can negotiate its planned extension. Israelis’ shock at the sight of three emaciated hostages released Saturday has added …
Read More »India withdraws envoy, diplomats named ‘persons of interest’ in Canada probe
India withdrew its envoy to Canada on Monday along with other officials and diplomats whom Ottawa named as “persons of interest” in a matter related to an investigation in the country, the Indian foreign ministry said. New Delhi rejected the “preposterous imputations” of the Canadian assertion, made in a diplomatic communication on Sunday, saying it was part …
Read More »Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak withdraws from world swimming championship with injury
Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the world swimming championships because of injury. Swimming Canada says the 22-year-old from Toronto, who is Canada’s most decorated Olympian with a career seven medals, has a left shoulder condition that will not allow her to compete July 14-30 in Fukuoka, Japan. Oleksiak had been …
Read More »Kamloops organization withdraws commitment to run new shelters, cites disappointment over lack of housing
A charity that helps operate temporary shelters in Kamloops, B.C., says it will no longer run two winter shelters scheduled to open next week, citing disappointment in municipal and provincial officials’ efforts to provide housing for people who need it. Alfred Achoba, executive director of the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association …
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