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Canadian Afghan advisers take government to court over alleged discrimination

Application alleges the government provided ‘superior immigration benefits’ to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion

May 30, 2023 4:15 PM Read more >

Supporters of missing human-rights defender say he is being detained in China

A statement says that Dong Guangping is being held in the Zhengzhou No. 3 Detention Centre

May 30, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for notorious blood-testing hoax

Holmes grew up aspiring to become a technology visionary along the lines of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

May 30, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine’s capital bombarded

2 people received treatment for unspecified injuries

May 30, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

Israeli army says Palestinian gunmen killed Israeli civilian in West Bank shooting

It came a day after Jewish settlers erected a religious seminary in a nearby dismantled settlement outpost

May 30, 2023 9:21 AM Read more >

Biden marks Memorial Day lauding generations of fallen US troops who ‘dared all and gave all’

President and the first lady were scheduled to return to their home near Wilmington, Delaware

May 29, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict

Some 50,000 people have crossed into the border town of Renk

May 27, 2023 1:35 PM Read more >

Biden: Debt deal ‘very close’ even as two sides far apart on work requirements for food aid

House negotiators departed the Capitol after 2 a.m. Saturday without a deal

May 27, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

Militants attack Pakistan oil plant near Afghan border, kill 6 troops and guards, police say

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack

May 27, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs

Born in Germany in 1923, Kissinger remains known for his key role in American foreign policy

May 27, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >