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Apr 29, 2025
New York [US], April 29: Canadians were voting on Monday in a snap election pitting Prime Minister Mark Carney's ruling Liberals against the opposition Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, in a vote affected by comments from Canada's southern neighbour.
Israel boycotts UN court; Palestinians say Israel wants to erase them
Philippine volcano erupts
Who is leading the South Korean presidential race?
Trump signs executive order to control immigrants in 'sanctuary cities'
Power outages in Europe: declared a state of emergency, no cause ruled out
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US aircraft carrier urgently dodges Houthi fire, causing F/A-18 fighter jets to fall into the sea
Washington [US], April 29: An F/A-18 fighter aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on an anti-Houthi mission has crashed into the Red Sea.
Early Voting in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], April 29: On April 28, millions of Canadian voters went to the polls in the country's early elections. This year's election in Canada...
Car crashes into student summer camp in the US, 4 people killed
Chatham (Illinois) [US], April 29: Four people died and several others were injured after a car crashed into a school summer camp building in Chatham,...
Emirati investments in Egypt's tourism sector represent model for PPP: Minister
Dubai [UAE], April 29: Sherif Fathi, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism, stated that Emirati investments in Egypt's tourism sector serve as a successful paradigm for...
Germany requests EU budget exemption to boost defence spending
Brussels [Belgium], April 29: Germany has asked the European Commission to exempt Berlin from borrowing limits to boost defence expenditure and counter Russia's growing military...
Drone attack wounds three Peshmerga personnel in northern Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], April 29: A booby-trapped drone attack targeting Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq has resulted in the injury of 3 military personnel.
Mexico will send more water to Texas to make up treaty shortfall, USDA says
New York [US], April 29: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday that Mexico would increase its water shipments to Texas to help make...
Suspected US airstrike hits Yemen migrant centre, Houthi TV says 68 killed
Sanaa [Yemen], April 29: Corpses covered in dust and debris were scattered in the wreckage of a detention centre for African migrants in Yemen, after...
Putin announces May 8-10 ceasefire, Ukraine wants truce now
Moscow [Russia], April 29: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in May in the war with Ukraine to mark the 80th...
Power begins to return after huge outage hits Spain and Portugal
Madrid [Spain], April 29: Power started returning to parts of the Iberian peninsula late on Monday after a huge outage brought parts of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, grounding planes, halting public transport, and forcing some hospitals to suspend routine operations.
Canadians vote in election dominated by concerns about Trump
Trump orders crackdown on sanctuary cities
US lawyer for Venezuelans held in El Salvador says government denied her access to clients
President Trump changes his attitude toward Russia
Apr 28, 2025
Global military spending rises the most since the Cold War
North Korea confirms for the first time to send troops to war in Russia
Russian military increases use of motorcycles for new attack plan on Ukraine?
Israel once intercepted Iranian planes to Syria to rescue former President Assad
Good omens for the U.S.-Iran
Coming to the first 100 days of his term, Mr. Trump has an unusually low approval rating
