Italy makes it illegal to seek surrogacy abroad, activists say it targets LGBTQ community
ROME (TIP): Italy on October 16 criminalized citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy, a measure slammed by…
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UK government to impose sanctions on Israeli ministers
LONDON (TIP): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said October 16 that the government was considering sanctions against far-right Israeli ministers…
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Britain’s Lammy hopes for ‘constructive’ dialogue with China
BEIJING (TIP): British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on October 18 he hoped the two countries…
Read MoreLebanon slams ‘blatant interference’ over remarks attributed to Iran official
BEIRUT (TIP): Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati on October 18 offered a rare rebuke of Iran, charging it with "blatant…
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Jagmeet-led NDP bails minority Liberal government through 2nd no-confidence
Last month, the NDP ended a supply-and-confidence agreement that had stabilized the minority government for more than two years. OTTAWA…
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Petition for fresh Kanishka probe stirs a controversy
By Prabhjot Singh OTTAWA (TIP): Spearheaded by Sukh Dhaliwal, Liberal MP from British Columbia, leaders of various Sikh organizations have…
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Putin says a nuclear power supporting an attack on Russia can be considered an aggressor
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said September 25 that a nuclear power supporting another country’s attack on Russia will…
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Former Defence Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party, to swear in next week
TOKYO (TIP): Japan's ruling party on September 27 picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to…
Read MoreLebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers
BEIRUT (TIP): An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit a building housing Syrian workers, killing 23 of them, Lebanon’s state news…
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Zelenskyy accuses some leaders of seeking Nobel prize over real peace in Ukraine
NEW YORK (tip): Ukrainian President, Volodomyr Zelenskyy has alledged that some are attempting to broker peace with the objective of…
Read MoreClimate activists jailed for throwing tomato soup at Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
London (TIP): Climate campaigners on September 27 hit out at stiff jail sentences given to two activists who threw soup…
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Israel says strikes targeted Hezbollah HQ, source close to group says leader ‘fine’
BEIRUT (TIP): A huge Israeli strike hit Beirut's densely populated southern suburbs on September 27, flattening buildings in an operation…
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Bitter exchange between PM Justin Trudeau and Leader of Opposition Pierre Poilievre before the no to-no-confidence motion
After Conservatives now Bloc Quebecois threatens to bring down the minority Liberal government OTTAWA (TIP): It was free for all…
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34 Iranian women stage hunger strike on Mahsa Amini’s death anniversary to protest hijab rules
Tehran (TIP) : On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran's morality police after being…
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France’s new PM warns of ‘very serious’ financial situation
PARIS (TIP): France's budgetary situation is "very serious", Prime Minister Michel Barnier told AFP on september 18, saying more information…
Read MoreDeadly Portugal wildfires force new evacuations
LISBON (TIP): Deadly wildfires raging in Portugal have forced more people to evacuate their homes as crews battled dozens of…
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Four Namibian children die after being trapped in freezer
NAMIBIA (TIP): Four young children died after becoming trapped inside a disused freezer while playing hide and seek in northeastern…
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Taiwan, Hungary firms deny making Hezbollah pagers
BUDAPEST (TIP): A Taiwanese company and its Hungarian partner on september 18 reportedly denied making pagers that exploded while being…
Read MoreIsraeli defence minister declares start of ‘new phase’ of war
Gaza (TIP): Israel’s defense minister has declared the start of a “new phase” of the war as Israel turns its…
Read MoreMexico becomes first country to approve popular election of judges
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexico became the world's first country to allow voters to elect judges at all levels on September…
Read MoreDeath toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (TIP): Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing…
Read MoreIsraeli strike on tent camp in Gaza ‘safe zone’ kills at least 40 Palestinians
DEIR AL-BALAH (TIP): An Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza killed…
Read MoreSpain’s Constitutional Court to examine Catalan amnesty
MADRID (TIP): Spain's Constitutional Court said September 11 it will examine the constitutionality of an amnesty law for Catalan separatists,…
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France slams Azerbaijan’s ‘arbitrary’ jailing of graffiti sprayer
PARIS (TIP): France on September 12 accused Azerbaijan of inflicting "arbitrary and discriminatory treatment" on one of its citizens, jailed…
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Israeli defense chief says a temporary truce with Hamas is possible; Ending the war is another story
The United States, along with mediators Egypt and Qatar, has been working for months to broker a cease-fire to end…
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Adani deal protest: Flights grounded at Kenya’s main airport as workers go on strike
NAIROBI (TIP): Hundreds of workers at Kenya's main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, against a planned deal…
Read MorePutin says India, China, Brazil could mediate Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Istanbul (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 5 said that he was ready for talks with Ukraine, on the…
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Macron names EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
PARIS (TIP): President Emmanuel Macron named the EU’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, as France’s new prime minister on September 5…
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Israel military launches retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
TEL AVIV (TIP): In response to the barrage of rockets fired at Israel, the country's military launched attacks against Hezbollah…
Read MoreA French woman whose husband is accused of inviting over 50 men to rape her testifies in court
AVIGNON (TIP): A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped while unconscious…
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