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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is awaiting sentencing.Kazmierczak, dressed in bright orange jail clothing, gave only a fragmentary…

Despite the fanfare that accompanied its signing, a majority of Albertans polled by Janet Brown Opinion Research for CBC News are not confident the memorandum of understanding between the federal and provincial governments will actually result in a new pipeline. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith signed the MOU…

On 8 May 1945, Nazi Germany’s armed forces – the Wehrmacht – surrendered unconditionally, marking the end of World War II in Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Eighty-one years later, a development that at first seems paradoxical is becoming increasingly visible: growing numbers of descendants of Holocaust survivors from Israel, the US…

Good morning. It’s Maïade La Baume and Angela Skujins, joining forces for the final newsletter of the week. ​While you were sleeping, US president Donald Trump was back to using his favourite tool — threats. After speaking with Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday evening, Trump said the…

Spain has granted permission for a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and anchored off the coast of Cape Verde to sail to the Canary Islands.Spain’s Ministry of Health said in a statement late on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) had explained that Cape Verde…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A man charged with manslaughter for selling a gun to a teen who killed two Edmonton police officers is…

Things are looking bad for Berlin: the German capital seems to be becoming less and less interesting for tourists. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Visitor numbers rose for years, peaking in the record year of 2019, when Berlin recorded 34.1 million overnight stays. But a few years later, the trend seems to be…

Published on 07/05/2026 – 16:12 GMT+2•Updated 16:31 The European Commission has stepped up its coordination with member states to respond to the hantavirus outbreak on board MV Hondius, a Dutch luxury cruise sailing to Spain, while insisting the risks to the general population remain “low”. A meeting of the so-called…

The Sudanese government has accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates of being behind recent drone attacks, including at Khartoum airport.Military spokesperson Brigadier General Asim Awad Abdelwahab told a news conference on Tuesday that Sudan’s government, which has recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia, had obtained evidence of four drone attacks…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amid raucous protests Thursday, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.The…

Published on 07/05/2026 – 17:14 GMT+2 Sweden said on Thursday that it planned to introduce electronic bracelets to monitor children at risk of being recruited by criminal gangs, the government’s latest measure aimed at cracking down on deadly gang violence. Authorities would be able to assign the bracelets to children…

Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said on Monday he is ready to take office quickly and called on the country’s president to convene parliament to form a new government “as quickly as possible,” expressing hope to succeed Viktor Orbán as prime minister as early as 5 May. Magyar held a…