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Months after Venezuela earthquakes, a family refuses to give up search for their missing relative
Sep 6, 2026 - World 
Antonella Molina and her nephew Pedro are searching for 18-year-old Andres Molina in La Guaira, Venezuela
U.S. tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back. A testy trade war isn't helping
Sep 6, 2026 - World 
Appeals from American tourism organizations seemed to be everywhere Josh Loewen looked over the last year. Billboards and banners proclaimed a state or city's love for Canada. Online and social media ads offered special deals for travelers from north of the border.
At least 25 dead in bus crash in Cape Verde's Fogo Island, officials and media say
Sep 6, 2026 - World 
At least 25 people, mostly teenagers, have died in a traffic accident in Cape Verde, according to local media and officials
Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair
Sep 6, 2026 - World 
Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spendingJavier Milei’s threats to the Falkland Islands make it even more important that Andy Burnham increase defence spending immediately, according to the Labour chair of the defence committee.Tan Dhesi said the comments by the Argentinian president this week show why the government should raise military spending to 3% of GDP by 2030. But he said Burnham’s plans remain mired in confusion after the prime minister appeared to reassure him that the 2030 target would be hit, only for Downing Street to later retreat. Continue reading...
Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests
Sep 6, 2026 - World 
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confessionThe twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions, their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, finally learned their fate. Taraneh and Romina Rahimi had been seized over their decision to join millions on the streets of Iranian cities during the January protests against the regime. The twins were unrecognisable by the time of their mother’s prison visit in May. Continue reading...
