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Vance arrives in Israel to shore up Gaza's fragile ceasefire
October 21, 2025 - 6:40 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for long-term peace.
Adam Silver says he expects big raises for WNBA players in new CBA, and that they 'deserve it'
October 21, 2025 - 6:36 AM

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver again expressed confidence Tuesday that WNBA players and that league will strike a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, with the current one set to expire on Oct. 31.
Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister
October 21, 2025 - 6:13 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.
Belize signs 'safe third country' agreement as part of Trump's immigration crackdown
October 21, 2025 - 6:07 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The small Central American nation of Belize has signed a “safe third country” agreement with the United States, the two sides said on Monday, as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up deportations and dissuade migration north.
The Latest: Senate Republicans gathering at White House as shutdown effects worsen
October 21, 2025 - 6:03 AM

In this fourth week of the government shutdown, Senate Republicans are gathering at White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands.
A court in Slovakia sentences a man to 21 years over the attempted assassination of prime minister
October 21, 2025 - 6:01 AM

PRAGUE (AP) — A court in Slovakia on Tuesday convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year’s attempted assassination of the country's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Oxford debating society votes to oust president for controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk
October 21, 2025 - 5:51 AM

LONDON (AP) — The prestigious Oxford debating society voted to oust its incoming president over comments that appeared to celebrate the killing of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Oxford Union said Tuesday.
UK and Indonesia agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs
October 21, 2025 - 5:43 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement signed Tuesday between the two nations to repatriate her and another Briton serving a life sentence.
Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets Wellington, New Zealand
October 21, 2025 - 5:37 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in a city park Tuesday as stormy weather buffeted New Zealand's capital.
Senate Republicans head to the White House in a show of unity as the shutdown enters its fourth week
October 21, 2025 - 5:36 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands.
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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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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
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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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Vance arrives in Israel to shore up Gaza's fragile ceasefire

Adam Silver says he expects big raises for WNBA players in new CBA, and that they 'deserve it'

Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister

Belize signs 'safe third country' agreement as part of Trump's immigration crackdown

The Latest: Senate Republicans gathering at White House as shutdown effects worsen

A court in Slovakia sentences a man to 21 years over the attempted assassination of prime minister

Oxford debating society votes to oust president for controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk

UK and Indonesia agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs

Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets Wellington, New Zealand

Senate Republicans head to the White House in a show of unity as the shutdown enters its fourth week

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