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María del Carmen Abascal, a Spanish pensioner known widely as Maricarmen, died suddenly on Wednesday, two weeks after she was evicted from her apartment. Her death is set to reinvigorate the protest movement and further polarize Spain ahead of a national election next month, in which housing will be a central issue.

A Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 33 people, authorities said Thursday, describing it as a targeted strike on ‌civilians in the key stronghold sought by Moscow.

Lindsey Vonn has been named in the U.S. Alpine ski team for the 2026-27 World Cup ‌season despite uncertainty over her future in the sport as she recovers from surgery following a heavy crash at last February's Milano-Cortina Olympics.

Nana Patekar, an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker, died Thursday at his home in the western state of Goa. He was 75.

A serving member of the British Royal Navy will appear in a London court on Thursday to face charges of spying for an undisclosed foreign power.

Rakhim Ibragimov, 49, said he transported cocaine on behalf of Ryan Wedding in a desperate attempt to escape a gambling addiction.

Clayton Campbell, TPA president, said "if someone's a good, honest person that cares about the city, that's the most important thing."

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Ford's office called the allegations "categorically untrue," while Postmedia said publishing the premier's op-ed required no special consideration.

Surplus fees paid by consumers will be used to clear growing tire recycling backlog instead.

Aiden Pleterski, 27, is accused of running a classic Ponzi scheme to bankroll his extravagant lifestyle.

Olivia Chow's campaign warned it "can’t afford to lose any votes to confusion on the ballot" in a tight race.

It has been more than 1,100 days since the Mounties launched their probe into Ford's $8.28-billion land swap on Oct. 10, 2023.

Bradford advocated for installing the bus lanes in 2020, as a city councillor, and said it was a 'big win.'

More than 16,000 people voted on the name for the new female southern hairy-nosed wombat, who was known as #TZpouchpotato.

Former Venezuelan president and his wife were already facing possible life sentences on previous charges

Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Feb. 19, on suspicion of misconduct in public office and police searched two of his homes

Believed to be the first person to survive after receiving lethal drugs during an execution, she woke up as plans were being made to remove her from life support

Lawmakers from both U.S. parties are urging Trump to pause or alter a change in the de minimis exemption

He made his film debut in the 1978 Hindi film Gaman, and later earned acclaim for Parinda and Krantiveer

Zelensky warns that Russia will likely escalate daily missile and drone attacks as winter approaches

Trump’s revocation of the outlets’ access was the latest escalation of his pressure campaign against media coverage he dislikes

Rospotrebnadzor has said that the lab worker at a plague research institute in Irkutsk in southeastern Siberia died of pneumonia of unknown origin

It has exposed deep tensions in France between popular demands for investments in deteriorating public services and a cash-strapped government

President seeks to rally voters behind Ken Paxton in U.S. Senate race

Justice Nicholas Hilliard said that the Thames Valley Police had made a significant error in applying for the warrant when they searched the properties of the former prince.

Other candidates for the WHO head position who have been announced include Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al-Kuwari of Qatar, Dr. Hanan Balkhy of Saudi Arabia and Dr. Hans Kluge of Belgium.

The blasts came as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have targeted the kingdom's infrastructure, though there was no word on what had caused the explosions.

In Israel families mourned at intersections, bomb shelters and the site of a music festival that was overrun by militants three years ago in a deadly attack.

Officials in northwestern Ireland say they're working to recover a large Canadian buoy that floated across the Atlantic Ocean and washed up on a coastal island.

Scientists paid tribute to Kagan and Soai's groundbreaking work, which the Nobel committee described as a feat never previously achieved by anyone “other than life itself.”

Simon Leviev, who gained fame after the 2022 documentary exposed his alleged patterns of romance fraud and financial crimes, plans to call the new dating app, Safe Love.

'WHO has requested additional information from Russia on which pneumonia-causing pathogen led to the woman’s death,' the WHO added, saying it is monitoring the situation closely.

Russian air defences intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, according to Moscow's defence ministry.

British police on Tuesday arrested a man in London on suspicion of a terror offence over a security incident at a U.S.-run military base in the UK that has been linked to Iran.

The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.

The Saudi authorities said they intercepted two missiles targeting Riyadh, a day after they said Houthi strikes on airports in the kingdom killed three people.

Welcome to the postliterate era.

A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.

Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.

Rewriting the rules for counting the population is yet another way to marginalize minorities.

Half of homes in Maine rely on heating oil. Rising costs driven up by President Trump’s war with Iran have become central to the state’s Senate race.

The president offered support for the Republican Senate candidate, after earlier grumbles, but focused much of his speech on a defense of his own record.

The Canadian poet won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. If you’ve never read any of her work, here’s where to start.

At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a commuter bus in the country’s east, officials said, a day after an attack on an apartment building far behind the combat zone killed 22.

Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.

Skydance includes two film studios, the CBS broadcast network, a sprawling pay TV portfolio and streaming services Paramount+ and HBO Max.

The company said the Alexa tablet's improved speed and performance, artificial intelligence features, and upgraded design warrant a higher price tag.

Trump disclosed 517 August trades, including up to $5 million in debt from SpaceX, a major Pentagon contractor and NASA launch provider.

Pepsi's North American business continues to lag behind its international markets.

Mark Esper, who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense during Trump's first presidential term, said he did not see the conflict ending in the foreseeable future.

Calling a bottom in the nonstop U.S. Treasury bond sell-off might seem crazy, but a handful of options traders look increasingly willing to do it. 

Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.

Ray Dalio says earnings have cushioned stocks from rising bond yields, but that buffer is shrinking as he warns free cash flow could weaken.

The U.S. president and his national security team have discussed possibly resuming large-scale U.S. military operations in the coming weeks, NBC News reported.

Russia has increasingly hit civilian targets, but the Thursday strike, which ripped through two buses, was reminiscent of larger strikes earlier in the war.

British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.

Last-minute negotiations staved off a full closure of the office that handles Britain’s relations with Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.

Companies and investors are eager to hire those with recent access to the White House and knowledge of the administration’s Venezuela policy or contacts.

Conditions in Gaza remain bleak, and reconstruction blocked, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights for reelection three years after the Oct. 7 attack.

Plínio Vicentin Júnior, who ran for Congress in Brazil as “Plinio Trump,” came in 626th place.

Jaafar Ashityeh, 58, was attacked while reporting the same story — settler attacks during the Palestinian olive harvest — last year, too.

The arrest of a Marine has provoked impassioned protest at a time when the two countries are seeking to bolster security in the region.

Tehran has also used the threat of unconventional attacks to inflict chaos on global energy markets and threaten the safety of Air Force One.

Some survivors of the deadliest day in Israel’s history see this month’s election as a long-delayed reckoning for the officials in charge when the country dropped its guard.

Police say the suspects are Latvian nationals aged 36 and 32.

The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.

Ahead of a UK-EU summit next month, Burnham said he was committed to "see if we can bring the UK closer to Europe".

A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.

The first stage of development, upgrading baggage systems and terminals, could start in 2027.

The former prince is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police after his homes were searched earlier this year.

Pat Cummins confirms he has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate’s upcoming autobiography but the Australia captain says he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a fourth term, reversing a previous decision to stand down.

Figures supplied by police forces suggest nearly 150,000 hate crimes were recorded between April 2025 and March 2026

Faisal Shoukat is convicted of fraudulent trading and money laundering after a trial.

Come days after deadly missile strikes hit the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky

The UK’s biggest supermarket began trialling the AI assistant in April

‘I don’t think she’s in a good spot now,’ says attorney for the former student who claimed in a lawsuit that she was drugged and raped at a frat house

Dozens of viewers commented that Amazon founder’s comments, likely aimed at the left, could also be applied to the president

The pair, aged 36 and 32, were arrested after appearing to break into at RAF Molesworth on Wednesday 7 October

Trump’s insults and attack lines are getting tired, and he’s started to look delusional as he shouts about masculinity at the podium. The moment when he claimed Melania calls him ‘sir’ was a low point, writes Holly Baxter

Manosphere figures and Republican insiders are divided over whether Vance, 42, is the right man for the job

Located off the east coast of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, the Isle of Wiay extends to around 970 acres

The footage shows the young boy taunting police and telling them ‘I don't care if you call backup. I don't care if I go to jail’

The H-1B visa program has long been targeted by Trump supporters