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How hot can the US-Canada trade war get?

'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record

Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait

IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council

'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

Rubio pushes extraditions, anti-drug fight in Ecuador

Belgium raids illicit cigarette factory in push to stub out growing trade

Amboss and Aureo Connect the Lightning Network to Mexico's Banking System

Vuelta debutant Brennan claims fifth victory on stage 17

Brent oil passes $100 on Mideast flare-up, stoking inflation fears

US had warmest summer on record: climate agency

Israeli settlement winemaker defiant after UK-led trade sanctions

Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America

Josh Kerr: I pick my races and never get 'greedy'

Colombia beat Australia 2-1 in SheBelieves Cup

Catalina Usme scored the game-winner as Colombia beat Australia 2-1 in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday in the curtain-raiser to the United States's clash with Japan for the tournament title.

Asian markets mixed after latest Trump tariff threat

Asian markets fluctuated Thursday as investors tried to assess US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs salvo, while earnings from chip titan Nvidia failed to impress, despite another record performance.

7-Eleven owner shares plunge as family buyout fails

Shares in the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven plunged as much as 12 percent on Thursday after the convenience store giant said its founding family failed to put together a white-knight buyout.

'Contemplated suicide': Ethiopians recount horror of SE Asia scam centres

Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.

Taiwan says detects 45 Chinese aircraft in 24-hours, highest this year

Taiwan said Thursday it detected 45 Chinese aircraft near the self-ruled island, the highest number this year and a tally that comes a day after Taipei condemned China's "live-fire" drills off the south.

Tesla owners sour on Musk's venture into US politics

Tom Blackburn was so proud of his Tesla, he even bought one in bright red to stand out. But with company CEO Elon Musk's foray into US politics, he's sworn never to buy from the electric carmaker again.

Proposed 'weather control' bans surge across US states

Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification, which experts say may jeopardize current local scientific programs and hinder future research.

Oscar fave 'Anora,' a 'love letter' to eccentric beachside Brooklyn

Take New York's B train south to the end of the line and you'll step into the post-Soviet enclave Brighton Beach, whose charms include vodka-soaked nightlife and a local uniform of fur and tracksuits.

Starmer pushes Trump for Ukraine guarantees against Putin

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump on Thursday to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again.

Panama AG agrees Hong Kong firm's canal concession is 'unconstitutional'

Panama's attorney general said Wednesday that concession granted to a Hong Kong-based firm to operate ports on either end of the Panama Canal should be scrapped for being "unconstitutional."

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