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Raffle winner surprised — even skeptical — upon landing $1M Picasso
A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he’d won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1 million in a raffle. Source link
'We were a normal family … but then everything changed': Refugees recount brutal toll of Sudan's civil war
Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world’s worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes. Source link
Ye postpones show in France amid possible ban
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West postponed his upcoming show in the city of Marseille after French authorities said they would seek to ban the concert. Source link
U.S.-Britain political ties under significant strain with King Charles's state visit looming
British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as “folly,” even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday. Source link
5 dead in Turkey's 2nd school shooting this week
A student opened fire randomly at two classrooms at a middle school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days. Source link
Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from the war's front lines
Israel has often struck alleged Hezbollah militants or officials in their homes without warning, frequently in areas far from the front line when they are with their families, in apartment buildings surrounded by uninvolved neighbours. Source link
At least 250 people missing after boat sinks in Indian Ocean
At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies. Source link
Finland's president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU
Finnish President Alexander Stubb sat down with CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton to talk texting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada’s relationship with the EU and the shifting global order. Source link
Armed with paintbrushes, volunteers try to preserve rare books at Gaza City's Omari library
A group of volunteers had begun sifting through the damage at the Omari library in Gaza City and trying to save whatever books they can find. They say the work is not just about the books, it’s about protecting the culture and heritage of the Gaza Strip. Source link
U.S. Justice Dept. asks appeal court to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep U.S. President Donald Trump in office over five years […]