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Pierre Poilievre Is Retained as Leader of Canada’s Conservatives

31 janvier 2026 à 14:23
Pierre Poilievre, a populist who led the Conservative Party to defeat last year, was retained as its leader on Friday, despite his dismal poll numbers.

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Members of Canada’s Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly on Friday to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader at a party convention in Calgary, Alberta.

Deadly Israeli Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen

31 janvier 2026 à 14:22
A local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders. The opening of the border was seen as progress in the cease-fire.

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Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.

Usha Vance’s Pregnancy Becomes a Talking Point

31 janvier 2026 à 11:01
The announcement that the second family is expecting a fourth child has turned Ms. Vance into a symbol of success for proponents of conservative family values.

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Usha Vance, the eldest of two daughters of Indian immigrants, initially thought that she was more or less done growing her family after she had her third child.

Biden returned many items gifted to him by world leaders — but not the $723 cufflinks from Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

31 janvier 2026 à 14:15
“Amtrak Joe” Biden gave away a custom-designed sterling-silver train set gifted to him by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other presents world leaders lavished on him during his final year in office – but had a special place in his heart for Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's gift.

US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages

31 janvier 2026 à 14:01

A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied

US authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users’ encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it owns.

The reports follow a lawsuit filed last week, which claimed Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications”.

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© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

‘Keep on dreaming’: could Europe really defend itself without the US?

31 janvier 2026 à 14:00

Nato chief has glibly dismissed prospect of coping without US support, but in the age of Trump the case for autonomy is growing

The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, was typically blunt when he met members of the European parliament this week. From the dais of the blond-wood committee room in Brussels, he was clear: “If anyone thinks that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the US, keep on dreaming. You can’t. We can’t.”

And if Europe wanted to supplant the US nuclear deterrent, existing spending commitments would have to double, he added – “so hey, good luck!”

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Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin

31 janvier 2026 à 14:00

From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years

Germans love their potatoes. They eat on average 63kg a person every year, according to official statistics.

But the exceptional glut of potatoes produced by farmers during the last harvest has overwhelmed even the hardiest of fans.

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© Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA

© Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA

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