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More soldiers, more money: Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

More soldiers, more money: Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

Canada's top soldier says a nearly 20% military pay hike and boost to Arctic defence are key parts of a 10-year plan to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP.

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Texas weather forecast: More rain and thunderstorms predicted after flash floods kill at least 82 people

Texas weather forecast: More rain and thunderstorms predicted after flash floods kill at least 82 people

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Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is how it might look

Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is how it might look

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Explosion tears roof off Domino’s Pizza after car crashes into restaurant

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Russia fires over 100 drones at Ukraine as Kremlin dismisses transport chief after travel chaos

Russia fires over 100 drones at Ukraine as Kremlin dismisses transport chief after travel chaos

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Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on countries with ‘anti-American policies’

Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on countries with ‘anti-American policies’

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Trial to begin for man charged with decapitating father and posting gory video

Trial to begin for man charged with decapitating father and posting gory video

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Moment entire cabin full of people swept downriver in Texas flooding

Moment entire cabin full of people swept downriver in Texas flooding

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Greece orders workers to down tools as another heatwave takes hold

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Australian state to set up anti-hate task force after Melbourne synagogue arson

Australian state to set up anti-hate task force after Melbourne synagogue arson

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Man found dead inside 28ft python after being crushed and eaten

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I was a benefits assessor – I had to deduct points if people had ‘full use of their arms’

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My friend is pregnant and it’s set an emotional bomb off inside of me

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Four unanswered questions after woman guilty of mushroom killings

Four unanswered questions after woman guilty of mushroom killings

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Wimbledon umpire at centre of ‘stolen’ point storm left off match list

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I left the UK for Poland – I’m mortgage-free and my quality of life is far better

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How much money a wealth tax could raise – and would the super-rich leave?

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Who was Nadine Aburas, and how long was Sammy Almahri jailed for her murder?

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The old suburban frontier is closing. Here’s what the new one could look like.

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The spiritual life calls out to me. But is it self-indulgent?

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The repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdown

The repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdown

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The Lessons of Osirak for Israel and Iran

The Lessons of Osirak for Israel and Iran

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Welcome to the July issue of The Highlight

Welcome to the July issue of The Highlight

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Tesla shares plunge again as politics, China weigh on Musk

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Trump bill's health effects won't be felt until after midterms

Trump bill's health effects won't be felt until after midterms

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That Social Security email about the "big, beautiful bill," explained

That Social Security email about the "big, beautiful bill," explained

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Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekers

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Hundreds greet Nepal's ex-king on his birthday as support for the ousted monarch grows

Hundreds greet Nepal's ex-king on his birthday as support for the ousted monarch grows

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Philippine police take 15 officers into custody over the feared killings of cockfighters

Philippine police take 15 officers into custody over the feared killings of cockfighters

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How the mushroom murder trial gripped Australia – and the world

How the mushroom murder trial gripped Australia – and the world

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Trump live updates: President says Elon Musk ‘off the rails’ as tech boss hits back over Jeffrey Epstein

Trump live updates: President says Elon Musk ‘off the rails’ as tech boss hits back over Jeffrey Epstein

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Body found in search for woman who got off cruise ship and never came back

Body found in search for woman who got off cruise ship and never came back

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Four dead and dozens injured in new wave of Russian strikes

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Four dead and dozens injured in new wave of Russian strikes

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Texas floods: Desperate search for missing girls as death toll climbs to 82

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Texas floods: Desperate search for missing girls as death toll climbs to 82

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Trump’s greed and spite is having a devastating effect on journalism

Trump’s greed and spite is having a devastating effect on journalism

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No one wants to listen to your rambling voice note

No one wants to listen to your rambling voice note

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Amid Economic Woes, China’s Public Still Supports the CCP

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The next phase of Trump's tariff limbo is just starting

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The downside of a digital yes-man

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Potential 2028 GOP contenders already making moves

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"There needs to be blood": Democrats' voters tell them to "get shot" in Trump resistance push

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Days of monsoon rains and flash floods kill at least 72 in Pakistan

Days of monsoon rains and flash floods kill at least 72 in Pakistan

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7 more Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave, raising deaths to 12

7 more Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave, raising deaths to 12

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Pamplona holds opening bull run during San Fermín festival

Pamplona holds opening bull run during San Fermín festival

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High-profile trial for deadly hotel fire that killed 78 opens in Turkey

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A road collision kills at least 21 people in northwestern Nigeria

A road collision kills at least 21 people in northwestern Nigeria

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Police block roads and businesses close ahead of planned protests in Kenya

Police block roads and businesses close ahead of planned protests in Kenya

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Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country

Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country

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Executions in Saudi Arabia reach a record high mostly over drug cases, Amnesty says

Executions in Saudi Arabia reach a record high mostly over drug cases, Amnesty says

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British teenager jailed in Dubai for sex with girl is released after royal pardon

British teenager jailed in Dubai for sex with girl is released after royal pardon

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An unclear motive and a media frenzy: The mushroom murder trial, explained

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Woman ‘loses arm’ in lion attack at Australian zoo

Woman ‘loses arm’ in lion attack at Australian zoo

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Erin Patterson trial latest: First photos of deadly beef wellington mushroom lunch released

Erin Patterson trial latest: First photos of deadly beef wellington mushroom lunch released

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Pope speaks about childhood and early mornings as an altar boy

Pope speaks about childhood and early mornings as an altar boy

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How a family’s beef wellington lunch ended with three dead and a mother guilty of murder

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British woman and New Zealander killed in elephant attack on Zambia safari

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British woman and New Zealander killed in elephant attack on Zambia safari

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Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering her three in-laws with death cap mushrooms

Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering her three in-laws with death cap mushrooms

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Now we’ll find out what Lando Norris is really made of

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The BBC expected an easy ride under Labour – how wrong it was

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I’ve sat through 130 matches at Wimbledon and they’ve ruined the fan experience

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A lion attacks a woman in an Australian zoo, severely injuring her arm

A lion attacks a woman in an Australian zoo, severely injuring her arm

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