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Canada suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over new security law

Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.

Politics July 3

Iran dumps Flight 752 investigator after he suggests Tehran kept airspace open to conceal 'imminent' attack

Politics July 3

Trump plans fiery Mount Rushmore rally amid deepening COVID-19 crisis, protests

U.S. health officials fear undisciplined Fourth of July celebrations could fuel COVID-19 surge

Photos show police smiling while re-enacting chokehold that killed Elijah McClain

Police released photos Friday showing three officers smiling as they reenacted a chokehold that their colleagues used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after police stopped him as he walked down the street last summer in a Denver suburb.

Turkey convicts 4 human rights activists on terror charges

A Turkish court has convicted Amnesty International's former Turkey chairman, Taner Kilic, of membership in a terror organization and sentenced him to more than six years in prison. The court also convicted three other activists in a trial that heightened concerns about Turkey's treatment of human rights advocates.

Pro-democracy leader Nathan Law leaves Hong Kong

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law has left the city for an undisclosed location, he revealed on his Facebook page shortly after testifying to a U.S. congressional hearing about a tough national security law China had imposed on the semi-autonomous region.

Iran won't say what caused mysterious fire at nuclear site

Prince William visits pub as U.K. prepares to ease COVID-19 restrictions

NFL's Washington team undergoing 'thorough review' of Indigenous-slur nickname

Sports Football NFL July 4

No official U.S. approach to question Prince Andrew over Epstein investigation, U.K. PM says

Cleveland MLB team says it's considering changing nickname

Sports Baseball MLB July 4

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Friday

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée appears at Saudis' trial in absentia in Turkey

Canada, U.S. left out as U.K. scraps quarantine for visitors from some countries

U.S. son can't see sick mother in Canada because he's not 'immediate family' under current regulations

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British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on charges related to Epstein investigation

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on July 2

Countries that lost citizens on Flight PS752 assemble to press Iran for 'full reparations'

Politics July 2

Virginia city removes 2nd Confederate statue in as many days

Record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste dumped globally last year, says UN report

Technology & Science July 2

Fire at Iran nuclear site hit centrifuge production facility, U.S. analysts say

One Russian region says 'nyet' to Putin, defying the Kremlin

Canada North July 3

Longtime U.S. broadcaster Hugh Downs dead at 99

Entertainment July 2

Man falls through floor of Connecticut home into hidden 19th-century well

Radio As It Happens July 2

Michigan judge allows partial reopening of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline

Canada Calgary July 2

U.S. economy adds record 4.8 million jobs in June, but still well below pre-COVID peak

Business July 2

China, pro-Beijing activists condemn foreign pressure over Hong Kong

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