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Exit poll shows Japan Premier Takaichi's ruling bloc on path to win a majority in lower house vote
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing coalition is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major...
The Canadian Press Feb 07, 2026

Pakistan arrests 4 suspects in mosque bombing that killed 31 in the capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani security forces raided multiple locations and arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, behind a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of the c...
The Canadian Press Feb 07, 2026

US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly fouryear war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy in...
The Canadian Press Feb 07, 2026

Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors' group says
CAIRO (AP) - A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors' g...
The Canadian Press Feb 07, 2026
Bodies found in area in Mexico where search is on for 10 missing workers from Canadian mine
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadi...
The Canadian Press Feb 06, 2026

Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has found former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig guilty of obstruction of justice and lying to federal officials investigating an illegal gambling operation, the U.S. Att...
The Canadian Press Feb 06, 2026

Colorado funeral home owner who abused nearly 200 corpses gets 40 years, decried as a 'monster'
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state p...
The Canadian Press Feb 06, 2026
Feds can't withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states - at le...
The Canadian Press Feb 06, 2026
Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials
A jury has found former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig guilty of obstruction of justice and lying to federal officials investigating an illegal gambling operation, the U.S. Attorney's Office said...
The Canadian Press Feb 06, 2026

Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after a backlash fr...
The Canadian Press Feb 06, 2026

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