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US President Joe Biden. (Reuters Photo) WASHINGTON: Democrats face a test of unity in the US House of Representatives on Monday as they begin work on two ambitious spending plans that would devote trillions of dollars to transportation infrastructure and social programs.While centrist Democrats are eager to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that has…

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered expansion of protected natural areas in Abu Dhabi. Image: Booking.com In a major step toward environmental preservation, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered a significant expansion of protected natural areas in Abu Dhabi. The emirate will now designate 20%…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. “It’s very much ready, fire, aim on…

Federal Industry Minister Melanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada’s tariff-struck softwood lumber sector. The minister said in Fredericton Wednesday the government will provide funding through banks, backstopped by the Business Development Bank of Canada, in the “coming days.” “That’s for supporting, right now, our businesses to make sure that they stay…

Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over by Hamas was not that of a hostage. The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war in Gaza. The coffins carrying the remains were transferred…

Ashley Tellis (File photo) A prominent Indian-origin scholar, Ashley Tellis, who was arrested by the FBI in the United States over allegations of retaining classified documents and meeting with Chinese officials, is now denying the charges against him, his lawyers said on Wednesday, according to AFP.Ashley Tellis, 64, who held senior positions under former president…

Congressman Steve Chabot. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON: Pakistan and its intelligence service have played a key role in fostering the Taliban and allowing it to eventually take over Afghanistan, a top Republican lawmaker has alleged, stating that it is disgusting to watch Islamabad celebrate the group’s victory that will bring “untold brutality” to Afghans.Congressman Steve Chabot,…

Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost found himself in a deeply awkward situation during this week’s “Weekend Update” when co-host Michael Che unveiled an unexpected surprise: a video showing Jost at a party with President Donald Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The clip, originally filmed in 1992 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, is well-known…

First responders in Alaska have made dozens of rescues after Typhoon Halong battered the region, leaving two villages devastated and officials scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people. The weekend storm brought high winds and storm surges that swept some homes away in low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the…

Automaker Stellantis has cancelled its plan to make Jeeps at its Brampton, Ont., facility, shifting production to the United States in a major blow for the local and provincial economy. Late on Tuesday evening, the union representing workers at Stellantis’ Brampton Assembly Plant said it had been informed the company was expanding its investment in…