Canadian PM Carney unveils multibillion-dollar push to lower food costs
Carney has been under pressure from the opposition to lower prices of food and other essentials for lower income people.

Carney has been under pressure from the opposition to lower prices of food and other essentials for lower income people.

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Myanmar’s final stage of its disputed general election is under way despite the ongoing civil war.

A fragile ceasefire between Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led SDF has been extended by 15 days.
Al-Maliki remains potent force despite longstanding claims he fuelled sectarianism and failed to stop ISIL expansion.
Border Patrol agent shoots 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti during a raid in Minneapolis, sparking protests.
Donald Trump’s threat comes after Canada reached deal with China last week on trade of agriproducts, electric vehicles.
Without changes and a deal with US to lift sanctions, Iran could be set for further unrest, analysts say.

The US completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, ending its membership for the first time since 1948.
Transitional Presidential Council says plans to remove Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, flouting warnings from US.
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy says territorial disputes will be central, but Russia must be ready to end war it started.