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Flames that killed four Canadian soldiers and left 19 people ​in critical condition began with a smouldering grass fire that quickly grew in an Alberta base’s training area where ‌personnel were carrying out exercises, officials said on Sunday. Officials said 39 people were in hospitals as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, which Prime Minister Mark Carney described as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on home soil. Winds up to 96 kilometres per hour fed the ​blaze, which began around 4pm MDT…

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The woman who was driving a pickup truck that entered a Kansas soccer field during ​a youth match, killing a man and a 6-year-old boy, was ‌released without charges while the investigation continues, authorities said on Sunday. Investigators interviewed the 34-year-old woman, whom authorities have not publicly identified, and consulted ​with the Sedgwick County district attorney’s office before releasing ​her, the Wichita Police Department said in a statement. Police ⁠said toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle ​were still underway. The Chevrolet pickup truck had been parked near…

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Indian actor Tiger Shroff escaped a shooting in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening, while two people, including his driver, were injured in the attack, prompting police to launch a manhunt for the assailants. The 36-year-old actor was in a car leaving a football club when gunmen opened fire at close range. Maharashtra police have registered a case against three unidentified individuals and formed 15 teams to track them down. A purported social media post attributed to members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened…

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Muhamad Yasin, a 63-year-old parking attendant in central Jakarta, says he has cut back on meals as rising prices have put food staples beyond his reach. “I used to be able to get rice, tempeh and tofu for 7,000 to 8,000 rupiah ($0.39 to $0.44). Now ​it’s 15,000 rupiah,” said Yasin, who earns 200,000 to 300,000 rupiah a week, beside the minimarket where he watches over parked motorcycles. Global food inflation is poised to accelerate in the coming months and persist well ‌into 2027, as war-related shipping disruptions and El…

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The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot during an Israel-bound flight has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for ​help as he reached for a knob to open the cockpit door. Captain Smit ‌Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for his role in averting disaster on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last month, helping to thwart what the UAE attorney general has said was an attempted suicide ​attack by the co-pilot who intended to crash the plane into Ben…

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The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become “super-aged” by 2035, with around one-third ​of its population aged 60 and above, ‌the official Beijing Daily reported. Chinese policymakers have made population planning a key part of the country’s economic strategy, and ​this year the government faces a ​total potential cost of around 180 billion yuan to boost births, according to Reuters ​estimates. One in every three residents of the Chinese ​capital will be aged 60 or above by 2035, the Beijing Daily reported on Saturday. Beijing had 5.29 million ​permanent…

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The United States has resumed providing Ukraine critical intelligence to help it defend against Russian missile strikes, after a brief pause, Ukrainian President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in comments published on Sunday. Ukraine has relied on US ‌intelligence to spot the fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia has fired in waves at its cities. US President Donald Trump had said earlier this week that Washington was still sharing intelligence, although Ukrainian officials said some ​Russian strikes had occurred without warning. Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press, Zelenskiy said ​intelligence-sharing had been interrupted…

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President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday, a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in ‌years, with thousands arrested and shops looted or damaged after protests over high prices and declining public services. Fresh clashes broke out in Paris and Marseille, where riot police intervened to prevent attempts to ransack businesses. Nationwide demonstrations had erupted into riots on Saturday, with a town hall torched, shops pillaged and buildings covered in graffiti as violent groups clashed with police in cities across the country. “Looking at…

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Salman Ali Agha struck his fourth ODI century as Pakistan began the tri-nation one-day series with a 37-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Salman’s 107 off 90 balls helped Pakistan post 305 before the pace quartet of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Faheem Ashraf and Haris Rauf claimed all 10 wickets to bowl Sri Lanka out for 268 in 48.1 overs. Sri Lanka threatened to chase down the target through a fifth-wicket partnership between Pavan Rathnayake and Janith Liyanage, but Pakistan’s bowlers struck back…

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to draw the United States into another war with Iran to avoid imprisonment, warning Washington against renewed military action. “Netanyahu is driving America into another war to stay out of jail,” Araghchi wrote on X on Sunday, accusing the Israeli premier of disregarding the consequences for Israel and US President Donald Trump. “Last time you wanted to ‘finish the job,’ Iran emerged even stronger. Want to try your luck again? Be our guest. But be careful;…

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