January 1, 2026 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement:
“Canada opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
“The Taiwan Strait is…
Category: 4. World
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Maduro says Venezuela open to US talks on drug trafficking
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro said on Thursday he was open to talks with the US on drug trafficking and oil, after weeks of an escalating pressure campaign against his government.
In an interview with Venezuelan state TV, Maduro said he was…
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‘Newton must be different’: Laredo takes office, and City Hall begins anew – newtonbeacon.org
- ‘Newton must be different’: Laredo takes office, and City Hall begins anew newtonbeacon.org
- Newton, Framingham, and Somerville inaugurating mayors New Year’s week The Boston Globe
- Jewish man to be Boston-area city’s first two-term mayor
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Alleged bikie granted bail after ‘calculated hit’ inside Queanbeyan hair salon
Eight alleged bikies sat waiting for their would-be victim in a Queanbeyan hair salon for almost 15 minutes before allegedly stabbing two men in the chest in what police say was a targeted attack.
New details have come to light about the stabbing…
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Radiologists at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County use AI to detect breast cancer earlier
ORANGE, Calif. (KABC) — If radiologists can catch a breast tumor when it’s two centimeters or less, doctors say the cure rate is 90 percent.
Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange is pairing artificial intelligence with human expertise to give…
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Switzerland works to Identify NYE fire victims
Switzerland works to Identify NYE fire victims | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsParents of missing youths anxiously issued pleas for news of their loved ones as foreign embassies scrambled to work out if their nationals were among…
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Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te pledges to defend island’s sovereignty : NPR
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (center) is accompanied by his…
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As Zohran Mamdani becomes New York’s mayor, what are his chances of success?
New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has vowed not to water down his ambitious agenda as he promised a new era for the city during an impassioned inauguration address.
The 34-year-old was sworn into the mayoralty outside City Hall by one of his…
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Mamdani pledges ‘new era’ for New York and vows to govern ‘audaciously’ | Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani vowed to “reinvent” New York City in a speech on his first day as mayor, promising “a new era” for America’s largest city and an ambitious start to his term of office.
The 34-year-old political star and democratic…
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Russia asks US to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker
Russia asks US to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsThe tanker was en route from Iran to Venezuela when the Coast Guard attempted to apprehend it. The Coast Guard has been chasing the tanker for…
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