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Indian man pleads guilty in New York over alleged plot against Sikh separatist
An Indian man pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. criminal charges that he orchestrated a failed Indian government-backed plot to kill a Sikh separatist in New York City, in connection with what U.S. and Canadian authorities have called a broader effort to target Indian dissidents. Source link
U.S. Congressman asks to save the ISS from a fiery death
NASA’s official plan is to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life, and send it in a controlled death plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere. But this week, U.S. lawmakers advanced legislation which, in part, asks NASA to reconsider that option. Source link
Democrats launching probe into Trump, Lutnick links with Moroun after Gordie Howe bridge threat
Democrats in Washington say they’re launching an investigation into the Trump administration and its links to the wealthy owner of the Ambassador Bridge after the U.S. president threatened to block the opening of the competing Gordie Howe Bridge earlier this week. Source link
Ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak apologizes for maintaining Epstein relationship after 2008 conviction
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has apologized for his yearslong friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that included regular correspondence and multiple visits to the disgraced financier’s Manhattan apartment, as well as visit to his private island. Source link
The facts about Iran protest flags
Different versions of the Iranian flag have appeared at protests around the world. Here are the facts about what each of them represent. Source link
Supreme Court nullifies Liberal MP's election win by a single vote in Montreal-area riding
The Supreme Court of Canada annulled the results of a closely contested riding from last spring’s election on Friday. Source link
Diageo, Ontario government reach agreement to keep Crown Royal on LCBO shelves — but plant closure remains
Ontario will keep Crown Royal on the shelves in the province’s liquor stores, it says, after parent company Diageo agreed to almost $23 million in spending in the alcohol and agriculture sectors. Source link
These tiny snails were once feared extinct. Now, scientists say, ‘they’re doing absolutely brilliantly’
A decade ago, the only known surviving population of greater Bermuda land snails were discovered in an alleyway in the capital city of Hamilton, where they’d made a home on concrete slabs in the moisture created by a dripping air conditioner. Now the native creatures appear to be thriving in the wild once again. Source […]
Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen 9th over 10,000 metres in his final Olympic race
Veteran speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen placed ninth in the men’s 10,000 metres on Friday in Italy, the final race of the 39-year-old Canadian’s Olympic life. Source link
Oscar-nominated director Jafar Panahi says he will return to Iran despite looming arrest
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi says he plans to return to Iran after Oscar season is over, despite the looming threat of his arrest amid a government crackdown on protests that has killed thousands and detained many more. Source link