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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called for a federal election on April 28, just nine days after being sworn in as the new Liberal Party leader.

Canadian PM Mark Carney Calls Snap Election for April 28

Israel Kills Senior Hamas Leader as Gaza Death Toll Tops 50K

Study: UK Living Standards to Fall Sharply by 2030

Pope Francis Leaves Hospital After Five Weeks

Heavyweight Boxing Legend George Foreman Dies Aged 76

Asia

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that Israel would "seize additional areas in Gaza" and "evacuate the population," vowing that the longer Hamas refuses to release the hostages the more land would be annexed.

Israeli Defense Minister: Israel Will Annex Parts of Gaza if Hostages Not Released

US Judge Blocks Deportation of Pro-Palestine Georgetown University Researcher

Houthis Launch Third Attack on Israel Since Resumption of Gaza War

US Approves $100M Precision Weapon Sale to Saudi Arabia

Freed Israeli Hostage Eli Sharabi Addresses UNSC

Europe

Joel Le Scouarnec, a 74-year-old former surgeon, has admitted guilt to sexually abusing 299 patients, mostly children with an average age of 11, across multiple French hospitals between 1989 and 2014.

French Ex-Surgeon Admits Guilt for All Criminal Charges in Child Abuse Trial

UK: Report Claims Reform Use NDAs on Candidates as Farage Messages Leaked

UK: Sturgeon Cleared in SNP Finance Probe as Husband Faces Charges

US to Meet Russia, Ukraine Delegations in Saudi Arabia Next Week

Power Outage Shuts Down London's Heathrow Airport

Americas

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Rideau Hall on Sunday to ask Governor-General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament and call a snap federal election, multiple news outlets have reported.

Carney Expected to Call Snap Election in Canada on Sunday

Unredacted JFK Files Expose Private Information of Hundreds of Former Staffers

Tattoos Reportedly Led to the Mass Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants

Trump Rescinds Order Against Law Firm Paul Weiss After Deal

Disney Shareholders Reject Anti-DEI Proposal

Africa

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured the presidential palace in downtown Khartoum on Friday, marking a significant turning point in the two-year conflict with the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Sudan's Army Retakes Presidential Palace in Khartoum

DR Congo: M23 Captures Strategic Mining Town Despite Calls for Cease-Fire

Ethiopia: Tigray Rebels Seize Govt Offices in Key Towns

France-Algeria Clash Escalates Over Deportation Dispute

EU Pledges $5.1B to South Africa Amid US Policy Tensions

Oceania

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday a CA$6B (US$4.2B, AU$6.6B) deal with Australia to develop an over-the-horizon radar system for Arctic defense by 2029. This is reportedly the largest defense export deal in Australian history.

Canada Inks $4.2B Arctic Radar Deal With Australia

Blobfish Named New Zealand's 2025 Fish of the Year

US Influencer Exits Australia After Baby Wombat Controversy

Antarctica Base: Scientists Accuse Peer of Violent Assault

Islamophobic Attacks Surge in Australia, Women Most Targeted