Ten people, including the shooter, were killed and at least 25 were injured in a shooting at a school in Canada’s British Columbia on Wednesday, police said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the suspect, identified as a woman in a dress with brown hair in an earlier alert, has been found dead within...
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Trump says no definitive deal with Netanyahu after 3-hour meeting, Iran talks go on
US President Donald Trump said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached no “definitive” agreement on Iran after meeting in Washington, but insisted negotiations with Tehran would continue in the hope of securing a deal. The two leaders held closed-door talks on Wednesday that lasted more than two and a half hours, marking their seventh meeting since...
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‘Non-negotiable’: Iran says missiles off the table in talks with the US
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he hopes talks with the United States will resume soon, while US President Donald Trump pledged another round of negotiations next week following mediated discussions in Oman. Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Saturday that Iran’s missile programme was “never negotiable” in Friday’s talks, and warned Tehran would target US...
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PM Sanae Takaichi’s party wins supermajority in Japan snap elections
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party has won a landslide in Japan’s general election, securing a supermajority in the country’s lower house of parliament. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 316 of the 465 seats in the powerful lower house in Sunday’s election, well above the 233 needed for a majority, according to results collated...
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US Announces New Iran Oil Sanctions Moments After Talks In Oman
The United States on Friday announced new sanctions to curb Iran’s oil exports, including targeting 14 vessels, moments after the adversaries wrapped up a day of indirect talks in Oman. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Iran uses oil revenue to “fund destabilising activities around the world and step up its repression inside Iran.” President Donald Trump...
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US pushes Iran to talks as warships close in on Gulf
As the United States Navy’s Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG-3) continues to operate in the Arabian Sea, Washington is trying to balance pressure on Iran with persuasion. Ahead of high-stakes talks with Tehran, the White House said President Donald Trump remains committed to diplomacy — but is prepared to use force if negotiations fail. She told reporters...
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US Jet Shoots Down Iran Drone “Aggressively Approaching” Aircraft Carrier
A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East on Tuesday, Washington said, as renewed tensions on the high seas overshadowed plans for nuclear talks. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that US envoy Steve Witkoff is still expected “to have conversations with...
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U.K., France, Canada and others condemn Israel’s demolition of U.N. site in Jerusalem
United Kingdom and its allies, including France and Canada, on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) strongly condemned the demolition last week by Israeli authorities of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency’s (UNRWA) East Jerusalem compound. The group, in a joint statement, called on the government of Israel to halt all demolitions. The statement was published on the...
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U.S. deploys aircraft carrier as Iran warns against attack
A U.S. naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said on Monday (January 26, 2026), as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests. A U.S.-based rights group said on Monday (January 26) that...
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‘historic trade agreement’ with India soon: EU chief
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said Tuesday that the European Union (EU) is “on the cusp” of signing a trade deal with India, giving the 27-member bloc the “first mover advantage”. This comes as India’s long-pending trade deal with the US remains uncertain, and in the backdrop of renewed US threats...