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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will hold a general election on Monday, with polls indicating Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ruling Liberals ahead of the official opposition Conservatives of Pierre Poilievre. There are 343 seats in the elected House of Commons chamber. A party falling short of the 172 seats needed for a majority is …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather on May 7 to elect a new pope in one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Sistine Chapel. Below are some facts about the chapel:  * Named after Pope Sixtus IV and built from 1473-81, it is 40 metres (131 …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry on Monday said President Xi Jinping had not spoken to Donald Trump recently, nor were their respective administrations trying to strike a tariff deal, contradicting the U.S. president’s claim in an interview with Time magazine. “As far as I know, the two heads of state have not called each other …

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By Promit Mukherjee and Allison Lampert SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wrapped up their campaigns on a somber note on Sunday after at least 11 people died when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver. Sunday was the final day of …

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By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw MORRISTOWN, New Jersey(Reuters) -President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday to stop its attacks in Ukraine and suggested Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was ready to give up Crimea as the price of a peace deal with Russia. Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, Trump said he was disappointed that Russia …

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By Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday downplayed warnings that the country’s top-level AAA rating was under threat due to billions of dollars in election spending promises. Earlier in the day, analysts at S&P Global Ratings warned in a report that the AAA rating could be at risk if campaign pledges …

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BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Israeli army said on Sunday it struck a southern Beirut building being used to store precision missiles belonging to Hezbollah. The attack was a further test of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group. A huge plume of smoke billowed from the building, Reuters live footage showed, almost an …

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DOHA (Reuters) -Qatar’s prime minister said on Sunday that efforts to reach a new ceasefire in Gaza have made some progress but an agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the war remains elusive. “We have seen on Thursday a bit of progress compared to other meetings yet we need to find an answer for …

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By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentines bid farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday, holding a massive open-air mass in front of the cathedral where he served as the archbishop of Buenos Aires before his papacy. Giant screens and displays highlighted the figure of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the son of Italian immigrants born in Buenos …

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