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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Khamenei says Iran to continue to cut nuclear deal commitments
The Globe and Mail - Reuters
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Tuesday Iran would continue to reduce its commitments under its nuclear deal, accusing European partners of not fulfilling their obligations. “According
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Three-year-old boy dies after falling into a New York restaurant grease trap
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
A 3-year-old boy has died after falling into an underground grease collection tank behind an upstate New York fast-food restaurant. Rochester Police Investigator Frank Camp says the boy fell through a
Ricardo Rosselló
Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló tipped into a chat room based crisis
The Globe and Mail - Joel Colon
Nearly two years ago, Hurricane María exposed the raw dysfunction of Puerto Rico, collapsing long-neglected infrastructure and leaving several thousand dead on Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s watch. Last week,
Indonesia
Brief panic in Indonesia’s Bali as undersea earthquake strikes, one reported killed
The Globe and Mail - Michael Perry, Fransiska Nangoy, Ed Davies
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Moluccas islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported, killing one person and causing panic among residents. The quake occurred
Abortion
U.S. Trump administration to begin enforcing abortion restrictions immediately
The Globe and Mail - Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious
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Democratic congresswomen slam Trump for ‘bigoted remarks’ as U.S. President doubles down on tweets
The Globe and Mail - Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Calvin Woodward
Unfazed by widespread criticism, President Donald Trump on Monday intensified his incendiary comments about four Democratic congresswomen of colour, urging them to get out if they don’t like things going
Turkey
Erdogan says Russian S-400s will be fully deployed by April 2020
The Globe and Mail - Sarah Dadouch, Ali Kucukgocmen
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the Russian S-400 missile defence system, parts of which have been delivered to Turkey over the past four days, would be fully deployed in April 2020.
Iran
Nuclear deal parties not ready to trigger dispute mechanism against Iran, EU foreign policy chief says
The Globe and Mail - John Irish, Daphne Psaledakis
The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal do not see Tehran’s breaches as significant and do not intend for now to trigger the pact’s dispute mechanism, preferring more diplomacy to ease the crisis,
Charlottesville, VA
White supremacist convicted in Charlottesville car attack given second life sentence
The Globe and Mail - Denise Lavoie
An avowed white supremacist was sentenced to life plus 419 years on federal hate crime charges Monday for deliberately driving his car into anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
World News
Weakened storm Barry unleashes blast of torrential rains on parts of southern U.S.
The Globe and Mail - Rebecca Santana, Jonathan Drew
Though Tropical Depression Barry failed to unleash catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, it still swamped parts of Louisiana with up to 17 inches (43 centimetres) of rain and transformed part of the Mississippi
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Workers recover hundreds of bodies from mass grave in Syria
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
In an open field on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa, workers in black uniforms, surgical masks and red hardhats toil under a scorching sun to dig up bodies from a large mass grave discovered
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Trump administration moves to end asylum protections for most migrants arriving at U.S.-Mexico border
The Globe and Mail - Colleen Long
The Trump administration said Monday it will end asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in a major escalation of the president’s battle to tamp down immigration. According
Ebola
Ebola case in Congo’s Goma could be a ‘game-changer in this epidemic,’ WHO says
The Globe and Mail - Reuters
Ebola’s arrival in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma severely raises the risk of the virus spreading if it takes root in this metropolis near the border with Rwanda, the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Businesses struggle in Sri Lanka as tourism industry continues to feel effects of Easter bombings
The Globe and Mail - Aditi Shah, Shihar Aneez
Pearl Divers, a diving school on one of Sri Lanka’s most popular southern beaches, shut shop for two months after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels on the island on Easter Sunday, killing about
Alan Turing
Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing to appear on new British banknote
The Globe and Mail - Andrew Yates
Mathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win the Second World War with his code-cracking but committed suicide after being convicted for homosexuality, will appear on the Bank of England’s next £50
Canadian News
China says Canadian citizen among group of foreign students detained in drug case
The Globe and Mail - Reuters
Chinese police have detained a Canadian citizen in relation with a drugs case involving students, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, an incident that comes amid a deep chill in relations between
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Hong Kong leader describes protesters as ‘rioters’ after latest confrontation
The Globe and Mail - Anne Marie Roantree
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday protesters who clashed with police on the weekend were rioters, a legally loaded term in the city, and she supported the police in upholding the law and seeking
Terry Gou
Foxconn founder Terry Gou loses Taiwan presidential primary to China-friendly mayor
The Globe and Mail - Reuters
A China-friendly mayor in Taiwan on Monday won the opposition party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election, beating Foxconn founder Terry Gou and issuing a direct challenge to President Tsai who
Taiwan
China says it will freeze out U.S. companies that sell arms to Taiwan
The Globe and Mail - Ben Blanchard
China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, declining to give details of the sanctions in a move likely
Wilbur Ross
Trump weighs ousting Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after census defeat: report
The Globe and Mail - Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump has told aides and allies that he is considering removing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after a Supreme Court defeat on adding a citizenship question to the census, NBC News
Jeffrey Epstein
As Epstein bail fight looms, feds say evidence growing daily
The Globe and Mail - Larry Neumeister
Federal prosecutors, preparing for a bail fight Monday, say evidence against financier Jeffrey Epstein is growing “stronger by the day” after several more women contacted them in recent days to say he
World News
Terror ruled out in Manhattan blackout, but cause still under investigation
The Globe and Mail - Deepti Hajela
A Manhattan power outage that temporarily turned off the bright lights of the big city only lasted for a few hours, but left plenty of lingering questions and calls for investigations on Sunday. Con Ed
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong police, protesters clash amid expanded call for resignation of territory leader and probe into police violence
The Globe and Mail - Dake Kang And Katie Tam
Police in Hong Kong fought with protesters on Sunday as they broke up a demonstration by thousands of people demanding the resignation of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s chief executive and an
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European leaders gather for display of joint military might on Bastille Day
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
France’s annual Bastille Day parade became a showcase for defence co-operation in Europe as leaders of other European nations joined President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday to review their military contingents
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Leave the U.S., Trump tells liberal congresswomen of colour
The Globe and Mail - Jonathan Lemire And Calvin Woodward
Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said Sunday that four congresswomen of colour should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came
Congo
Congo confirms first Ebola case in city of Goma
The Globe and Mail - Krista Larson
The Congolese health ministry confirmed an Ebola case in Goma late Sunday, marking the first time the virus has reached the city of more than 2 million people along the border with Rwanda since the epidemic
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Tropical Depression Barry’s flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inland
The Globe and Mail - Rebecca Santana And Jonathan Drew
Tropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday, sparing New Orleans from a direct hit but stoking fears elsewhere of flooding, tornadoes, and prolonged
Facebook
Facebook knew changes it made were pushing users to spend more time sharing viral content years before it helped trigger
The Globe and Mail - Tamsin McMahon
Facebook knew that changes it made in its platform to increase audience engagement were pushing its users to spend more time sharing viral content, years before its social media platform helped to trigger
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Leaked UK memo says Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama
The Globe and Mail - Jill Lawless
A U.K. newspaper published more leaked memos from Britain’s ambassador in Washington on Sunday, despite a police warning that doing so might be a crime. In one 2018 cable published by the Mail on Sunday,