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DC Mayor Bowser announces she won't seek fourth term, as Trump's federal intervention continues
WASHINGTON (AP) - Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year, a decision that came as she has had to confront a federal law e...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) - All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country's president announced Tuesday. A ...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Israel says it receives another set of human remains from militants in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel on Tuesday said it received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it was not immediately clear if they were one of three ho...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

4 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says
PARIS (AP) - The Paris prosecutor announced four more arrests Tuesday in connection with the stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in October by a gang that made off with $102 million worth of jewels. T...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

US sanctions high-ranking Haitian official and accuses him of supporting gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.S. government imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti's transitional presidential council, accusing him of supporting gangs and other cri...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes in east of the country have killed 10 people, mostly children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians, including nine children, in a...
The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2025

Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainia...
The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2025

Trump administration plans to review refugees admitted under Biden, memo obtained by The AP says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration plans a review of all refugees admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according to a memo obtained Monday by The Associated Press, in the late...
The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2025

Justice Department renews bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials
NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday renewed its request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking cases, arguing they should be made pu...
The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2025

One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
DALLAS (AP) - Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thrivi...
The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2025

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