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US military carries out new strikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare
US President Donald Trump launched new air strikes on Iran on Tuesday, the latest chapter as the president has swung in recent weeks between economic…
Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates: ‘stop trying to be tough’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration on Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough”, as…
Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport
The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives, and announced that…
Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing
A Bank of America vice-president, Erin Piacenti, was killed in a stabbing at Times Square on Monday.
Piacenti, 32, was a vice-president in BofA’s business selection…
The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning.
The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning.
Three years after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, Ecuador is closing in on an…