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World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact
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UK imposes sanctions on West Bank settlements as Israel retaliates
3 Finnish divers arrive in search of bodies of 4 Italian divers
Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final in Vienna with pop and protests
Finland's hotly tipped Eurovision performance features flames and valuable violin
Eurovision song competition starts with first semifinal
KILPISJÄRVI, Finland (AP) – As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice. The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) beneath the surface, where sunlight filtered through the Arctic ice and fish swam around a rock formation. It’s a remote place few will ever see, especially in winter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Thursday in Saudi Arabia on an unannounced visit, days after revealing that Ukraine is helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter drone attacks on their territory during the Iran war.
HELSINKI (AP) – Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday. The report found that Finland is the happiest land in the world for the ninth year in a row.
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Bombardier has rejected US President Donald Trump's threat to prevent the Canadian aircraft manufacturer from selling its planes in the United States unless it increases aircraft production on American soil. The Quebec-based company said it already has a substantial manufacturing, employment and supply-chain presence across the US.
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Canada has begun imposing retaliatory tariffs on almost $20 billion worth of goods imported from the United States, deepening a trade dispute between the two North American neighbours. The new measures, which range from 15 percent to 50 percent, target hundreds of American-made products.
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The United States has rejected calls to follow Britain in imposing trade restrictions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Washington will "obviously not" adopt the UK's approach.
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Russia launched a major overnight assault on Kyiv, killing at least five people and injuring at least 16 others, just hours after senior US officials left the Ukrainian capital following talks aimed at reviving efforts to end the war. The September 8 attack involved more than 160 drones as well as dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, according to Ukraine’s military.
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Canada has begun imposing retaliatory tariffs on almost $20 billion worth of goods imported from the United States, deepening a trade dispute between the two North American neighbours. The new measures, which range from 15 percent to 50 percent, target hundreds of American-made products.
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The United Kingdom has announced a new sanctions regime targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting a furious response from Israel and raising tensions between the two countries. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures represented a significant change in the UK’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
US Republican Senator Thom Tillis has urged President Donald Trump to remove Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of creating a "leadership void" across the US military as the war with Iran continues. Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, launched a sharp attack on Hegseth in a social media post on Wednesday.
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