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Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russia’s parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote
September 21, 2026 - 1:44 AM

The main Kremlin party retained its majority in Russia’s parliament, election officials said Monday, after a carefully orchestrated balloting that excluded most opposition candidates and helped the government maintain its tight grip on power.
Pakistan says airstrikes target militant hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 28. Kabul says 3 killed
September 21, 2026 - 1:24 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani jet fighters carried out airstrikes Monday on what security officials described as suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan and claimed 28 of them were killed.
Explosion injures 3 South Korean military officers inside DMZ bordering North Korea
September 21, 2026 - 12:47 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An explosion injured three South Korean military officers Monday inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas, officials said.
Britain’s Burnham is set to meet Trump for the first time at the UN in New York
September 21, 2026 - 12:29 AM

LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump.
Pope Leo XIV in France to find a secular country at odds with Catholic teaching on life
September 20, 2026 - 11:23 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — When an ailing Pope John Paul II visited the French shrine at Lourdes in 2004, on his last foreign trip, he delivered a forceful condemnation of abortion and euthanasia as he gasped for air during Mass.
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
September 20, 2026 - 11:02 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene.
Indiana man wants new trial in killing of teens where pagan ritual evidence can be introduced
September 20, 2026 - 9:50 PM

A man serving 130 years in prison for killing two teen girls in Indiana is asking an appeals court to overturn his convictions, saying that he confessed while he was having a psychological crisis and was unfairly barred from arguing at trial that the girls were killed by unknown participants in a pagan ritual.
Former husband and in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi stand trial in her killing
September 20, 2026 - 9:44 PM

HONG KONG (AP) — A murder trial began Monday for the former husband and in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi more than three years after the discovery of parts of her dismembered body at a house shocked the city where violent crime is rare.
World leaders meet at UN as their planet grapples with war, division, runaway AI and climate shocks
September 20, 2026 - 9:06 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing new fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten humanity even as

Trump decries Democrats as 'communists,' even as he looks to impress China's communist leader
September 20, 2026 - 9:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Communism, President Donald Trump says, is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced.
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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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Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russia’s parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote

Pakistan says airstrikes target militant hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 28. Kabul says 3 killed

Explosion injures 3 South Korean military officers inside DMZ bordering North Korea

Britain’s Burnham is set to meet Trump for the first time at the UN in New York

Pope Leo XIV in France to find a secular country at odds with Catholic teaching on life

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

Indiana man wants new trial in killing of teens where pagan ritual evidence can be introduced

Former husband and in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi stand trial in her killing

World leaders meet at UN as their planet grapples with war, division, runaway AI and climate shocks

Trump decries Democrats as 'communists,' even as he looks to impress China's communist leader

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