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The Globe & Mail
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sees $1-trillion of AI chip revenue opportunity through 2027
WNBA and players’ union report progress in CBA talks as key issues remain
NBA owners will work on expansion again next week, with Vegas and Seattle the targets, source says
Israel expands its ground invasion of southern Lebanon to try to eliminate Hezbollah fighters
The war in the Middle East already has one big winner: Russia
The Guardian
Supreme court will hear arguments in challenge to legal protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants – US politics live
Middle East crisis live: Trump vents frustration with allies over strait of Hormuz; Iran denies report of direct contact with US
Heavy casualties feared as Kabul accuses Pakistan of strike on hospital
Max Dowman has inspired Arsenal in hunt for silverware, says Mikel Arteta
Thousands of flights canceled as winter storm marches across US
ABC
Woman alleges rape by men she thought were Uber drivers
Mothers in WA's north to be left without a private midwife
Man's body found after search on Hobart's waterfront
Police arrest man over death in western Victoria
Sceptical mine boss won over by uni's copper refining breakthrough
BBC
Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano
UN receives reports alleging torture of detainees in Venezuela continues
'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
Russia agrees to stop using Kenyan recruits in Ukraine conflict, Kenya says
CBC
The broken economic argument for Trump’s war on Iran | About That
Cuban officials report country-wide blackout amid U.S. energy blockade
EU shows 'no appetite' to expand naval mission in Mideast
Susie Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, diagnosed with breast cancer but plans to keep working
Why the U.S. is sending 2,500 marines to the Gulf — and what they might do there
National Post
‘Door open’ for Canada’s military help with shipping crisis in Gulf, defence minister says
‘Mean tweets’ video of Avi Lewis has Alberta New Democrat calling for apology
John Ivison: Carney offers the NDP a revival, if it’s shrewd enough to take it
Carney’s planned Privy Council Office budget higher than Trudeau’s despite vow to ‘spend less’
Why Iranian drones are hard to stop
Al Jazeera
Hotel in Iraqi capital Baghdad struck as attacks on US embassy intercepted
Trump claims strikes on Iran prevented nuclear war
Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi by ‘month or so’ amid Iran war
‘Fourth world nation’: Trump slams Somalia, Ilhan Omar
Ten ICU patients killed in hospital fire in eastern India
Times of India
Pakistan strikes Kabul: Taliban says over 400 killed in attack on hospital
Cause of Odisha hospital fire not yet known
Indian crude hits $137, up 93% since start of conflict
Cross-voting helps NDA in RS polls in Odisha, Bihar
India backs talks with Iran as US seeks naval coalition to secure Hormuz
New York Times
ICE Releases Columbia Protester Who Was Held for One Year
Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations
4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire
Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol
House Adopts Bill to Ease Recovery by Heirs of Nazi Looted Art
Nation Africa
Pay police brutality victims, punish perpetrators
Africa’s youth must build future of AI, not just use it
Stop car-towing extortion ring by rogue city officials
Curb flooding mayhem
Safari Rally gaining popularity among Kenyans
South China Morning Post
South Korea and Japan bear brunt of global stock sell-offs amid oil shock
Jean-Claude Van Damme talks art, Hong Kong filmmakers and ‘good friend’ Vladimir Putin
Hong Kong to launch world’s first governed AI agent network amid OpenClaw frenzy
How China is beating the US in new weapons race with a fraction of the budget
Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from total power cut linked to oil embargo
National Public Radio
Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies
Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants
A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness
Cuba hit by island-wide blackout as energy crisis deepens
Vaccine critics keep the pressure on, even as RFK Jr. shifts focus
Japan Times
Nissan management shake-up plans reported as sharks circle
Japanese sake brewery to make foray into Indian market
Toyota eyes lunar rover powered by regenerative fuel-cell tech
British PM Rishi Sunak avoids wipeout in key local elections
Extreme heat and weather conditions attributed to stagnant jet stream