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The Latest: Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York City court
March 26, 2026 - 8:07 AM

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a New York courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.
Nicolás Maduro heads back to a US court, fighting charges as Venezuela moves on without him
March 26, 2026 - 7:54 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a New York courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.
Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive
March 26, 2026 - 7:52 AM

The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive.
A knife-wielding man kills a woman at a Tokyo Pokemon shop before taking his own life
March 26, 2026 - 7:46 AM

TOKYO (AP) — A man brandishing a knife stabbed a woman in a Pokemon store in downtown Tokyo before turning the knife on himself, leaving both dead, Japanese police said Thursday.
Senegal vows to fight 'unfair administrative robbery' after CAF strips AFCON title
March 26, 2026 - 7:36 AM

PARIS (AP) — Senegal was the victim of “the most grossly unfair administrative robbery" in the history of soccer when it was stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title, Senegalese Football Association president Abdoulaye Fall claimed on Thursday.
Afghans hold second mass funeral for victims of an airstrike that hit a Kabul drug treatment center
March 26, 2026 - 7:24 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Dozens of people were buried in a Kabul cemetery on Thursday in the second mass funeral of victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital earlier this month.
What we know about diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war
March 26, 2026 - 7:22 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Iran with devastating attacks unless it accepts a 15-point White House peace plan, possibly through indirect talks brokered by Pakistan.
EU lawmakers vote to make it easier to set up migrant detention centers outside the bloc
March 26, 2026 - 7:12 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers voted Thursday to ease the setting up of new migrant detention centers outside the European Union, known as “return hubs.”
Growth rate slowed in US metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border
March 26, 2026 - 7:09 AM

Growth rates in U.S. metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico because of declines in immigrants, while counties along Florida's Gulf Coast lost residents due to

Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy
March 26, 2026 - 7:09 AM

GENEVA (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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The Latest: Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York City court

Nicolás Maduro heads back to a US court, fighting charges as Venezuela moves on without him

Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive

A knife-wielding man kills a woman at a Tokyo Pokemon shop before taking his own life

Senegal vows to fight 'unfair administrative robbery' after CAF strips AFCON title

Afghans hold second mass funeral for victims of an airstrike that hit a Kabul drug treatment center

What we know about diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war

EU lawmakers vote to make it easier to set up migrant detention centers outside the bloc

Growth rate slowed in US metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border

Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy

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