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The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
The North American trade pact that President Donald Trump negotiated and boasted about in his first term is up for renewal. It’s a process that is likely to last months, maybe longer. And the path forward is lined with landmines.
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As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children
It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.
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Mourners attend funerals for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring center roof collapse
Mourners gathered Wednesday in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore to bury 14 schoolchildren who were killed when the roof of a tutoring center collapsed on Tuesday.
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French shipping company CMA CGM Group to buy FedEx’ logistics arm for $1.4B
French container shipping company CMA CGM Group said Wednesday it will buy FedEx Supply Chain, the third-party logistics subsidiary of FedEx for $1.4 billion, as it works to expand in the U.S.
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Changes to student loans are taking effect July 1. Here’s what to know
Changes to federal student loans expected to affect millions of borrowers are taking effect July 1. A part of President Donald Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” these changes mean the end of some payment plans and new limits for graduate loans.
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Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia
An explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people, the chief prosecutor in the exclusive Mediterranean country said Tuesday.
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Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction
A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars.
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US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz
Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said.
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Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis
Doctors said Wednesday they feared the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes could trigger a widening medical crisis marked by untreated injuries, infectious diseases and a healthcare system already on the brink.
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Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with the US
An international coalition of human rights lawyers and advocates sued Ghana on Tuesday, accusing the government of forcing deportees from the U.S. back to the home countries they had fled in violation of their rights.
