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Canada's largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo

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As Canada's largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and stalled applications, which could make it harder for the country to compete for global talent as employers face a tight labour market.About 155,000 federal public servants have been on strike since April 19. While wages are a primary sticking point, the union also wants remote work included in its collective agreement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ap7GyW0 via

'Britain's real monarch' gets coronation invitation

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As the son of a farmhand from the Australian outback, Simon Abney-Hastings might be an unlikely choice to receive an invitation to King Charles III's coronation.But when he takes his seat in Westminster Abbey next week, he will be the one person other than those in the line of succession who could actually have a claim on the throne.Unlikely though it might seem, the scenario is based on research by British medieval historian Michael Jones. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YIskcME via

Investments, inheritance leave Charles III sitting on a fortune

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Tens of thousands gather for Pope's mass in Hungary

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Polls open in Uzbekistan constitutional referendum

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Now, ageing China looks to give single women IVF access

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Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot

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A huge fire broke out at an oil depot in Sevastopol after two Ukrainian drones targeted the city's harbor, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of Crimea's Russia-appointed Sevastopol, on Saturday. Four oil tanks were destroyed, while a third drone was downed from the sky and another one wasn't functioning because of radio-electronic measures. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/kC9HGIm via

Pakistani parents lock daughters' graves to avoid rape

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In a shocking revelation, parents in Pakistan now guard their dead daughters against rape by putting padlocks to their graves, reported Daily Times. Reports have revealed that necrophilia cases are on the rise in the country. That a woman is raped every two hours in a country taking great pride in its family-oriented values has been hammered to the point of repetition in our collective conscience. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZHouzPb via

Afghan women protesters urge against foreign recognition of Taliban

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Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, calling on foreign nations not to recognise the Taliban government ahead of a UN summit next week. Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, protesters have been beaten or detained for opposing curbs on women's rights. About 25 women marched through a residential area of Kabul, chanting "Recognition of Taliban—violation of women's rights." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/PL7rJvR via

Police: 5 people killed in shooting at home north of Houston

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Cash-strapped Pakistan urges US to restore military financing, sales

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Addressing the seminar in Washington, Pakistan's envoy to US Masood Khan, on Thursday said, "It is important that the US restores, for Pakistan, Foreign Military Financing and Foreign Military Sales, suspended by the previous administration." Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US-Pakistan relationship has been stuck in a prolonged period of uncertainty. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Y0fdNxn via

Appeals court rejects Trump effort to block Pence testimony

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The US appeals court denied a request by Donald Trump's lawyers to block former vice president Mike Pence from testifying in front of a grand jury investigating claims of attempts to overturn the 2020 Presidential Election result. The investigation has been running for several months, focusing initially on the events leading up to the 6 January 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, which Mike Pence attended. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/q4zgkEr via

'My daughter made her husband PM': Sunak's mother-in-law

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Rishi Sunak's mother-in-law, Sudha Murty, has claimed in a video circulating online that because of her daughter, Rishi Sunak became the youngest prime minister of UK. In the video, Sudha can be heard saying: "I made my husband a businessman. My daughter made her husband prime minister of the UK." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nf48YRZ via

US judge rules against Google, allows antitrust case to proceed

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A United States federal judge on Friday rejected a motion from Google to toss out the government's antirust case against it. US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled the lawsuit alleging Google wields monopolistic power in the world of online advertising can proceed in its entirety. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/bgdQNI4 via

Russia sacks dy defence minister sanctioned by West over Mariupol

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Donald Trump, in New Hampshire speech, turns focus to Biden rematch

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Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusations led to murder of Emmett Till, dead

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Chinese ship blocks Philippine vessel in South China Sea

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Tucker Carlson emerges on Twitter, targets US media and political system

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Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, has released a video statement criticizing the state of public discourse on US television. He did not mention his recent departure from Fox, but took aim at American media and political parties. Carlson said, "Both political parties and their donors have reached consensus on what benefits them and they actively collude to shut down any conversation about it." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/alF3KNV via

In a first, Pope to allow women to vote at meeting of bishops

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Washington becomes 9th state to ban selling AR-15-style rifles in US

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Brics nations call for ceasefire in Sudan

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Trump danger to democracy, Biden says after 2024 launch

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US President Joe Biden suggested on Wednesday that he could defeat Donald Trump again in a 2024 rematch, and warned the former Republican president was a threat to the country. One day after launching his re-election bid, Biden marked the occasion not on the campaign trail but in a Rose Garden news conference following a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/eMHPzod via

Ex-US president 'lied and shattered my reputation': Trump rape accuser

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The writer suing Donald Trump for allegedly raping her nearly 30 years ago told jurors at a civil trial on Wednesday that the former United States president sexually assaulted her and defamed her by lying about it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/gHmRIXw via

China's Xi holds call with Ukraine's Zelenskyy

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Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the phone on Wednesday, Beijing and Kyiv said, the first call between the two leaders since the start of Russia's invasion. "I had a long and meaningful phone call with President Xi Jinping," Zelenskyy said on Twitter. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/QZghYPx via

Iran says senior cleric on Assembly of Experts shot dead

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2024 race won't be like 2020. That's good and bad for Biden

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'Be a real man': Russian army launches recruitment drive

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Russia has launched a massive PR campaign in which the government is trying to recruit around 400,000 volunteers. Those that sign a contract with Russia's defence ministry are promised a monthly salary worth at least $2,450, a daily bonus of around $100 for taking part in offensive military operations and at least $615 if they capture or destroy enemy weapons and military equipment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nZ3C8sw via

Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

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The Taliban killed the Islamic State militant responsible for the suicide bombing that left 13 US troops and 170 Afghans dead at the Kabul airport during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. US intelligence confirmed that the Islamic State leader was killed in southern Afghanistan during battles between the Taliban and the group’s affiliate early this month. The US played no role in the killing and did not coordinate with the Taliban. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/HB3mnLg via

Guatemala vows to stand by 'solid' ally Taiwan

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UN humanitarian office reduces Sudan operations due to fighting

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Israel marks 75th anniversary amid doubt and division

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19 countries express interest in joining BRICS group

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The emerging-markets bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will meet in Cape Town on June 2-3 to discuss its enlargement. Saudi Arabia and Iran are among the countries who’ve formally asked to join the group. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3O9pzXi via

'Indians now see China as their greatest military threat'

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Influential Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has stated that India sees China as its greatest military threat, not Pakistan. Khanna emphasized that there is a need to constructively rebalance relations with Beijing through an economic reset, effective military deterrence, open lines of communication, and respect for other Asian partners. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/SVzJ8x0 via

Fox News, Tucker Carlson part ways days after Fox settles Dominion lawsuit

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Fox News Media and top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways, the media company said, less than a week after it and its parent Fox Corp settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.Carlson was expected to be a key witness in the trial centering around Fox's false claims that the 2020 presidential election had been manipulated in favor of Democrat Joe Biden. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/aBm6Csd via

South Sudan receives about 10,000 refugees fleeing Sudan fighting

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France says closing Sudan embassy until further notice

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60 people killed by men in military uniforms in Burkina Faso

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413 people have died in Sudan fighting so far: WHO

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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands region: USGS

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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region near New Zealand on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kms (6.21 miles). from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/rv1A76c via

Baltics condemn China envoy's stance on ex-Soviet nations

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Sudanese help one another find medicine, water as state collapses into war

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US, other nations scramble to evacuate citizens as Sudan battles rage

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US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan's battle-torn capital, President Joe Biden said Sunday, as other nations sought to help their citizens flee deadly fighting between rival generals. France and Turkey on Sunday also launched evacuation operations from the troubled northeast African nation, where ongoing fighting has entered its second week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/9IMHzWg via

Sudan lions reserve warns running low on food amid fighting

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At least 10 killed as car bomb explodes in central Mali

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At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in a complex attack near a military base in central Mali, said the army. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/StWv09q via

After Russia bombs own city, explosive found at same site

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The Russian Defense Ministry quickly acknowledged that a weapon accidentally released by one of its own Su-34 bombers caused the explosion. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/fu3LGAk via

Philippines, China to set up more lines of communication to resolve maritime issues

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Philippines raises concerns over Taiwan in talks with China

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The Philippines' foreign secretary, Enrique Manalo, expressed concerns about escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during a meeting in which the two countries discussed deepening economic ties. While they reaffirmed their commitment to dialogue and cooperation, China has been conducting military exercises around Taiwan this month after a meeting between the Taiwanese President and the US House Speaker. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dBF3zNk via

Japan gets ready to shoot down North Korea spy satellite debris

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There’s no silver bullet for Ukraine against Russia: Top US general

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General Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has said that there is no “silver bullet” weapon which the US and its allies can deliver to Ukraine to give them the edge over Russia in the ongoing conflict. The US has tried to provide increasingly advanced weaponry, however, the front line has remained unaltered for months, proving that no specific weapon is a “game-changer”. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/uK7CoyQ via

'This visit should not be seen as a bilateral...': Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto on SCO meet in Goa

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Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that his participation in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council in India reflected Islamabad's commitment to the charter of the SCO and should not be seen in terms of bilateral ties. "We are committed to the SCO charter and this visit should not be seen as a bilateral one but in the context of the SCO," Bhutto-Zardari said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dKmOsbQ via

Police investigating $15 million gold heist at Toronto airport

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The gold and valuables arrived Monday evening in a container that was offloaded from a plane and securely stored in a cargo holding facility, Peel Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn told a news conference. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/MGCEwqv via

Sudan's top general says military committed to civilian rule

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Sudan's top general said Friday the military remains committed to a transition to civilian rule, in his first speech since brutal fighting between his forces and the country's powerful paramilitary began nearly a week ago. In a video message released early Friday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan said: “We are confident that we will overcome this ordeal with our training, wisdom and strength, preserving the security and unity of the state." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/pHqVde8 via

China's nuclear buildup deeply concerning, raises questions about country's intent: US

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Ukraine belongs in alliance one day: Nato chief on 1st Kyiv visit

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The Kremlin has given various justifications for going to war, but repeated on Thursday that preventing Ukraine from joining Nato was a key goal behind its invasion, arguing that Kyiv’s membership in the alliance would pose an existential threat to Russia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/g56AR4x via