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Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
September 20, 2026 - 2:29 AM

Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections.
North Korea fires a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea in its latest weapons display
September 20, 2026 - 2:23 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, two days after the North threatened to bolster its nuclear deterrent capabilities and respond to what it called U.S. hostilities.
Families of suspected illegal miners who died in Nigerian detention accuse officials of mistreatment
September 20, 2026 - 2:00 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Lawan Mohammed is distraught over the death of his 25-year-old son Sulieman who was found dead in the custody of a Nigerian security agency in the north-central region of the country.
Macron and Carney to hold talks on strengthening Canada-France economic and defense ties
September 20, 2026 - 1:39 AM

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are set to meet Sunday to deepen economic and security ties on the remote North Atlantic archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
Pakistani forces kill 5 militants and free 23 hostages in operation in the southwest
September 20, 2026 - 12:29 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed five militants in an intense shootout and freed 23 hostages in the country’s restive southwest, the military said Sunday. It was unclear exactly when the abduction took place.
A state funeral in Hong Kong honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first post-colonial leader
September 20, 2026 - 12:24 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong held a state funeral on Sunday for its first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, who led the city through the initial years of its transition from British rule after it was returned to China in 1997.
Merz faces key test as 2 German states hold elections with eyes on the far-right AfD
September 19, 2026 - 11:53 PM

BERLIN (AP) — Polling stations opened Sunday in two German state elections in which the far-right AfD party is expected to make further gains that could determine whether

Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital, and other Mideast developments
September 19, 2026 - 6:48 PM

Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war..
US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean
September 19, 2026 - 5:39 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
Al-Qaida-linked JNIM claims a deadly Mali army camp attack and releases video of captured soldiers
September 19, 2026 - 4:54 PM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The al-Qaida -linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin militant group released videos of dozens of Malian soldiers it said were captured in combat and claimed that more than 100 others were killed in the attack earlier this month on an army camp in central Mali.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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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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Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow

North Korea fires a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea in its latest weapons display

Families of suspected illegal miners who died in Nigerian detention accuse officials of mistreatment

Macron and Carney to hold talks on strengthening Canada-France economic and defense ties

Pakistani forces kill 5 militants and free 23 hostages in operation in the southwest

A state funeral in Hong Kong honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first post-colonial leader

Merz faces key test as 2 German states hold elections with eyes on the far-right AfD

Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital, and other Mideast developments

US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean

Al-Qaida-linked JNIM claims a deadly Mali army camp attack and releases video of captured soldiers

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