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Pope apologizes to Canadian Indigenous for church abuse

Jul 26, 2022 01:24

Pope Francis has offered a sweeping apology to Indigenous people on their native land in Canada over church-run residential schools that became gruesome centers of abuse, forced assimilation, cultural devastation and death for over a century.
Moscow says Odesa strike targeted US-supplied arms, not grain exports

Jul 25, 2022 09:41

Russia says that western-supplied weapons were destroyed in a strike on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa on Saturday.
China warns of ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Chinese Taipei, holds US responsible for consequences

Jul 25, 2022 09:16

China has warned the United States of "strong measures" over a potential visit by the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), saying Washington would be responsible for any consequences.
Canada’s Toronto airport rated world’s worst for delays

Jul 25, 2022 08:13

Canada’s flight hub -- Toronto Pearson International Airport – has been rated the world’s worst for flight delays so far this summer amid widespread flight disruptions across the globe in a busy travel season.
US shooting leaves 2 dead, 5 injured in LA park

Jul 25, 2022 08:07

A deadly shooting at a park in Los Angeles, California has been the latest of a series of gun violence incidents to hit the United States.
California's fire spreads uncontained, forces thousands to evacuate

Jul 25, 2022 08:02

Thousands have been evacuated as a fierce wildfire in California burns several thousand hectares and forces evacuations as it spreads to Yosemite National Park.
Egypt’s orders for Russian grain will be fully met, Russia FM reassures

Jul 25, 2022 02:15

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reassured Egyptian leaders that their orders for Russian grain will be “fully” met as he commenced a tour of African nations that are dependent on imports for their food supply.
Three people killed in rare shooting at Philippine university

Jul 25, 2022 02:08

Three people were killed Sunday in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said, in what appears to have been a targeted assassination.
Rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa in Singapore

Jul 25, 2022 02:05

A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka is seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over his role in the Asian nation’s decades-long civil war, following the president’s escape to Singapore.
Britain’s final two candidates for PM vow to get tough on illegal migration, back Rwanda policy

Jul 25, 2022 01:58

The final two candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister have promised to tackle illegal immigration as a priority of their government.