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Comment on this story Comment MONTREAL — Close to 200 countries reached a watershed agreement early Monday to stem the loss of nature worldwide, pledging to protect nearly a third of Earth’s land and oceans as a refuge for the planet’s remaining wild plants and animals by the end of the decade. A room of […]

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Argentines let loose on Sunday and streets across the country became places of celebration after an epic World Cup final in which the national team beat France on penalties. It was the country’s third World Cup title and first since 1986. “I’m very happy, we really deserved this. The team suffered […]

Comment on this story Comment PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Several Pakistani Taliban detainees have managed to overpower their guards at a counter-terrorism center in northwestern Pakistan, snatching police weapons and taking control of the facility, officials said Monday. The militants at the detention center in Bannu, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and part of […]

Comment on this story Comment LONDON — Judges at Britain’s High Court are set to rule Monday on whether the U.K. government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal. Several asylum-seekers, aid groups and a border officials’ union are trying to stop the Conservative government acting on a deportation […]

Five people were killed, and another was injured after a gunman opened fire at a condominium building north of Toronto late Sunday, police said. The authorities responded to the condo in Vaughan, a city of more than 300,000 just north of Toronto, to reports that multiple people had been shot, York Regional Police said in […]

Comment on this story Comment BANGKOK — Thai navy ships and helicopters were searching on Monday for more than two dozen sailors still missing more than 12 hours after a warship sank in rough seas overnight in the Gulf of Thailand. As of noon, 75 sailors from the HTMS Sukhothai corvette had been rescued and […]

Comment on this story Comment RIGA, Latvia — Russian volunteers are crafting girdles from dog hair to help keep soldiers fighting against Ukraine warm. Children as young as six are tasked in school to sew balaclavas and make amulets believed to protect soldiers. Elderly “knitting battalions” are churning out chunky socks to send to the […]

The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, came under attack again early Monday. The city’s military administration said drones were shot down in Kyiv’s airspace but some critical infrastructure was still hit. Residents were advised to take cover until an air raid alert was lifted. The attacks follow a barrage of Russian missiles that struck infrastructure across seven […]

TORONTO — Five people were shot and killed in a condominium unit a Toronto suburb and the gunman was killed by police, authorities said late Sunday. Chief James MacSween of York regional police said one of his officers shot and killed the suspect in at a condo in Vaughan, Ontario. “Six deceased. One of them […]

Cops’ Pokémon Go firings upheld by court Police officers fired for playing Pokémon Go during robbery lose appeal 00:27 After 25 years of following Ash Ketchum and his electric pal Pikachu, Pokémon has announced their adventure will be coming to an end in 2023. Following an 11-episode story arc focused on the pair, the popular […]