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Canada's Liberal Leader and Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney speaks moments before being elected

Canada's Carney To Be Sworn In As New PM

Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's next prime minister on Friday with the country rattled by a breakdown in relations with the United States.

Syrian Druze Cross Armistice Line For Pilgrimage To Israel

Druze are seen in the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, as they wait for the arrival of a delegation from the Syrian side of the Golan

Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine since Israel's creation in 1948.

BMW Warns On Tariffs, China As 2024 Profits Plunge

BMW joins other German automakers in reporting sharply lower profits amid a choppy transition to electric vehicles and slowing demand in key market China

The Munich-headquartered group joins other German automakers in reporting sharply lower profits amid a choppy transition to electric vehicles and slowing demand in key market China.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

In the cutthroat world of business, trust can often be elusive, and it can take a team of skilled professionals to expose deception and protect the innocent. This is where BIWC Group enters the stage; a business intelligence agency led by ex-Israeli special forces with a global network of contacts and an almost endless outreach.

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US Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Democrats to 'fish or cut bait'

US Shutdown Threat Piles Pressure On Government Hit By Trump Cuts

The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump's spending cuts threatened to block his federal funding plans -- although hopes were high for a resolution to the impasse.

The United States withdrew from the landmark deal with Iran, which had imposed curbs on Tehran's nuclear programme

Chinese, Iranian, Russian Diplomats Meet For Nuclear Talks

Chinese, Russian and Iranian diplomats met Friday for talks, state media said, in a meeting Beijing hopes could restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.

Beniko's photos, taken in Tokyo and other Japanese red-light districts, focus mainly on the buildings and rooms used for sex work, which are usually hidden from view

Former Sex Worker Records Tokyo's Red-light History

It's late morning and steam is rising from water tanks atop the colourful but opaque-windowed "soapland" sex parlours in a historic Tokyo red-light district.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dropped his threat to block a spending bill that is aimed at keeping the government running

Most Asian Markets Rise On Hopes For Bill To Avert US Shutdown

Asian investors fought Friday to grind out gains at the end of a painful week for markets as they welcomed signs US lawmakers will avert a government shutdown but remained fearful over Donald Trump's trade war.

People cross the Moei river flowing between Thailand and Myanmar in February

War Of Words: Myanmar Migrants Face Disinformation In Thailand

More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them.

Faithfull performed at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in 2016

Four-song EP By Late Singer Faithfull To Be Released In April

A new four-song EP by British singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died in January, is to be released in April, with the title track out on Friday, her family announced.

Duterte's First ICC Appearance Set For Friday: Court

Rodrigo Duterte's first appearance at the International Criminal Court has been set for Friday, the court said, as the former Philippines president faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly war on drugs.

Millions of bottles of European beer go to the United States each year

Trump Tariff Threat Leaves Sour Taste For European Drinks Producers

President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 200 percent tariff on many European Union alcohol imports, amid a spiralling trade war, will hit a market worth $10 billion to EU producers in 2023, according to World Trade Organisation figures.

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has repeatedly branded the M23 a 'terrorist' group

Rwanda-backed M23 Welcomes Talks To End DR Congo Conflict

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

US President Donald Trump worked the phones to pressure potential dissidents among the Republican ranks

All Eyes On Democrats As US Barrels Toward Shutdown Deadline

The US government, already shaken to its core by Donald Trump's radical reforms, could begin shutting down entirely at the weekend as Democrats face the stark option of opposing the president's federal funding plans -- even if it blows up in their faces.