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Oaxaca state prosecutors said Tuesday the Canadian man was found dead in a car with a bullet wound on Monday in a neighbourhood of Puerto Escondido where few tourists stay.  2nd tourist slain in Oaxaca in less than a week. A Canadian man was shot to death in Mexico’s Pacific …

U.S. special prosecutor John Durham has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meagre court record that fell far short of the former president’s prediction he would uncover the …

The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges tied to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software.  While 2 U.S. executives were sentenced to prison in emissions scandal, …

A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-storey building in their pyjamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.”  ‘This is our worst nightmare,’ says Wellington emergency and fire manager. A …

The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is at substantive risk unless the three partners are held accountable for continuing to violate aspects of the deal, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says.  Head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Suzanne Clark says ‘compliance is falling short’ on trade deal. The …

While his assessment has its detractors, Canadian author and Russia expert Ian Garner believes fascist views now permeate Russia’s young people to such a degree that the chances of a lasting peace following the war in Ukraine are remote.  Strong beliefs that war in Ukraine is ‘morally right,’ limiting prospects …

WestJet and its pilots' union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend. 111 Friday flights had already been cancelled in preparation for a possible strike WestJet and its pilots' union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead …

No sign of a breakthrough emerged in talks between WestJet and its pilots Wednesday, as the company's CEO deemed the union's expectations unrealistic while the Air Line Pilots Association slammed the company for trying to 'publicly villainize' its workers. More than 1,800 pilots are poised to walk off the job …

While the topic might not be on the formal, written agenda, or in any of the many programs and sideshows, foreign policy experts say the desire to keep the world’s non-aligned democracies firmly within the western tent will be a preoccupation of G7 leaders when they meet at the end …

BRAND MATTERS Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses the International Forum on China Brand Development, part of the ongoing 2023 China Brand Day events, in east China’s Shanghai on Saturday, May 13, …