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Carney: Middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favour with Washington

DUBLIN (AP):
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to pivot away from the United States and align with Europe, meeting with the leader of Ireland on Saturday ahead of the upcoming G7 summit and saying middle power countries shouldn't compete for favor with America.

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Armed men in Haiti's capital seize a top security official in rare high-level abduction
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of…
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China opposes US move to list top firms as military companies
BEIJING (AP): China said Saturday it firmly opposed the United States adding several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of military companies, and that the move ignored the consensus reached…
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What it's like to go inside New York City's dank, dangerous, bug-filled sewers
NEW YORK (AP): It wasn't the rats. Or the smells. Or the germs. No, the most unpleasant part of descending into New York City's vast sewer system, according to former urban explorer…
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China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers
HONG KONG (AP): Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and even make coffee as the companies developing them seek ways to expand and…
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EU agrees to launch membership talks with Ukraine this week
BRUSSELS (AP): European Union nations agreed on Friday to open membership talks with Ukraine next week, officially launching the process for the war-torn country to eventually join the world's…
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Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
WASHINGTON (AP): Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tobacco-flavored…
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The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts
NEW YORK (AP): Many workers fear machines will supplant them as adoption of artificial intelligence accelerates. But what if people have qualities both unmistakably human and essential to career…
June 13, 2026

US police investigate theft of England equipment at World Cup, 2 people in custody
Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where the…
June 12, 2026

SpaceX soars 23% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire
Shares of SpaceX soared 23% in their Wall Street debut on Friday, making the rocket maker’s CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire.