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Facing US tariffs, Canadians hunt for business in Europe

Facing US tariffs, Canadians hunt for business in Europe

With his small steel mill facing hefty US tariffs, Canadian businessman Chris Wyatt is hunting for new European customers at the world's biggest industrial technology fair in Germany.

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Trumpets, guns, horses: northern Nigeria's Durbar ends Ramadan in style

Trumpets, guns, horses: northern Nigeria's Durbar ends Ramadan in style

Veiled women ululated as the blare of trumpets and booms of hunting guns filled the air, heralding the approach of the emir in a huge procession of horseback riders draped in colourful robes and turbans.

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Defiant French far right insists 'we will win' despite Le Pen ban

Defiant French far right insists 'we will win' despite Le Pen ban

The French far right on Tuesday insisted it could still win 2027 elections after the movement's long time leader Marine Le Pen was banned from standing for office as part of an embezzlement conviction.

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Hezbollah official among four dead in Israeli strike on Beirut

Hezbollah official among four dead in Israeli strike on Beirut

A Hezbollah official was among four people killed Tuesday in an Israeli strike on south Beirut, Israel and a Hezbollah source said, the second such raid during a fragile four-month ceasefire.

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Liverpool's Slot unfazed by Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid links

Liverpool's Slot unfazed by Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid links

Arne Slot says Liverpool remain laser-focused on their Premier League title challenge despite reports that Trent Alexander-Arnold is closing in on a move to Real Madrid.

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Hezbollah official targeted in deadly Israeli strike on Beirut

Hezbollah official targeted in deadly Israeli strike on Beirut

An Israeli strike Tuesday killed three people, Lebanon said, as a source close to Hezbollah said one of the group's officials was targeted in the second such strike on south Beirut during a fragile four-month ceasefire.

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Israel PM drops security chief nominee under fire from Trump ally

Israel PM drops security chief nominee under fire from Trump ally

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator.

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Stock markets edge up but Trump tariff fears dampen mood

Stock markets edge up but Trump tariff fears dampen mood

Asian and European markets squeezed out gains Tuesday, clawing back some of their recent hefty losses, though sluggish sentiment and increased uncertainty saw gold hit another record high as Donald Trump prepares to unveil sweeping tariffs.

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South Korea court to rule Friday on president impeachment

South Korea court to rule Friday on president impeachment

South Korea's Constitutional Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment Friday, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law.

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'Can collapse anytime': Mandalay quake victims seek respite outdoors

'Can collapse anytime': Mandalay quake victims seek respite outdoors

After a night sprawled out on cardboard panels under hastily erected plastic tarps, hundreds of Mandalay residents awoke Tuesday to more earthquake recovery work, wondering when they can return safely to permanent shelter.

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