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A Sikh man in a suit points into a camera with a 'Boycott Air India,' sign to his left.

The murder-for-hire trial of Nikhil (Nick) Gupta, accused of planning assassinations for the Indian government in New York, has been delayed. The trial, which was due to start on Monday in New York, is expected to reveal extensive evidence about the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in B.C.

Posted: October 31, 2025, 10:27 pm
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YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal.

Posted: October 31, 2025, 4:06 pm
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The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day on Friday, killing three people, Palestinian health authorities said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement.

Posted: October 31, 2025, 1:27 pm
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Hurricane Melissa's confirmed death toll climbed to 49 on Thursday, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed past Bermuda in the North Atlantic.

Posted: October 31, 2025, 1:22 pm
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Prime Minister Mark Carney met with China's Xi Jinping for 39 minutes Friday, where the leaders agreed to meet again and work toward reducing the irritants between their countries. But it's unclear whether this will lead to reducing the crushing tariffs on Canadian canola and Chinese electric vehicles.

Posted: October 31, 2025, 11:12 am
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An anonymous Pentagon employee and a retired air force colonel are expressing concerns this week that the U.S. focus on alleged drug-carrying boats in waters near Latin America could affect American military might around the world, and serve as a precedent for other countries.

Posted: October 31, 2025, 8:00 am
A group of white men, women and children, many holding red, white and blue U.S. flags, stand in a room with red, white and blue balloons behind them.

President Donald Trump is slashing the number of refugees allowed into the United States, and people fleeing war-torn countries, human rights abuses and catastrophes will now be of lower priority than white people from South Africa.

Posted: October 31, 2025, 1:37 am
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Mass killings continue to be reported in the Sudanese city of El Fasher after rebel forces took control on Sunday, ending an 18-month siege and sparking further alarm about a massive humanitarian crisis.

Posted: October 30, 2025, 7:40 pm
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The MP overseeing Canada's foreign aid announced $7 million in humanitarian relief for Caribbean states hit by Hurricane Melissa on Thursday.

Posted: October 30, 2025, 6:55 pm
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim existing tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing.

Posted: October 30, 2025, 8:56 am