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British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was prep...
The Canadian Press Oct 18, 2025

Israel says Hamas hands over '2 coffins of deceased hostages' from Gaza
CAIRO (AP) - Israel said Hamas handed over "two coffins of deceased hostages " from Gaza late Saturday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu increased pressure on the militant group to share the re...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Dem...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won't be able to return to their homes for a...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Police in Afghanistan accuse Pakistan of cross-border strikes after ceasefire ends
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's military carried out strikes in southeastern Afghanistan on Friday just hours after a two-day ceasefire between the neighboring countries expired, an Afghan police official...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Israel received coffin of missing hostage handed over to Red Cross, prime minister's office says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel received the remains of another hostage from Gaza on Friday, the prime minister's office said, a handover from Hamas as the militant group worked to shore up a ...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Arizona executes a man for killing 4 members of a family in Phoenix in 1993
FLORENCE, Arizona (AP) - A man convicted of killing four members of a Phoenix family over 30 years ago in an act of revenge over stolen goods was put to death Friday in Arizona's second execution of t...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Prince Andrew gives up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade
LONDON (AP) - Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honors after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines. Andrew, y...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

After Zelenskyy meeting, Trump calls on Ukraine and Russia to ‘stop where they are’ and end the war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymy...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

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