A frustrated President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a furious broadside against Ukraine’s NATO allies Tuesday as they began a summit still unsure how to advance Kyiv’s membership bid.
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Key hurdle to Ukraine NATO membership dropped
A key hurdle to Ukraine’s membership of NATO was lifted Monday as leaders of the bloc gathered for a crucial summit in Lithuania.
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Montreal circus ‘not just for kids’
Trampolines and trapezes are out on the asphalt in Montreal, with colourful acrobats twirling near skyscrapers in breathtaking feats.
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Israel parliament to vote on controversial judicial overhaul
Israel’s parliament is to vote Monday on a bill that would limit court powers, in a new political offensive to push on with a judicial overhaul that has split the nation.
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Kerry to return to China to restore climate talks
US envoy John Kerry will travel soon to China to discuss cooperation on climate change, a US official said Friday, as the rival powers gradually resume diplomacy after high tensions.
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Biden goes to galvanize — and restrain — NATO on Ukraine
Joe Biden has two main jobs on Ukraine at next week’s NATO summit. But they take him in opposite directions.
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Canada exports fall, reversing months of trade surplus
Canada recorded its biggest trade deficit since October 2020 in May, government data showed Thursday, surprising analysts with a drop in exports of grains and energy products while imports trended up behind automobiles.
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Canada and Stellantis agree to resume battery plant construction
Canada has reached an agreement with carmaker Stellantis to immediately resume construction of a battery plant, ministers announced Wednesday, after the project was suspended over a subsidies disagreement.
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US court limits officials’ contacts with social media firms
A US federal court restricted top officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies to moderate content
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Brazil court bars Bolsonaro from public office
Brazilian court bans Jair Bolsonaro from holding public office for eight years over unfounded voting claims