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US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a closed-door meeting at the White House on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The high-stakes Oval Office session marked the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since they jointly launched the war against Iran on February 28, 2026.

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US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The high-profile sit-down was characterized as "positive and productive" by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, marking a major shift toward defense cooperation and active diplomacy.

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On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, President Donald Trump conducted back-to-back, high-stakes Oval Office meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Both foreign leaders traveled to Washington primarily to attend the memorial service of the late US Senator Lindsey Graham


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During a congressional memorial tribute in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Vice President JD Vance honored the late Senator Lindsey Graham, calling him "impossible not to like as a human being, and of course, as a United States Senator". Vance’s remarks highlighted the unique charm, fierce advocacy, and legislative legacy of the South Carolina lawmaker.


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Abdul Ballout, the 21-year-old German-Lebanese citizen who carried out the deadly July 25, 2026, Berlin Pride attack, was a known Islamist radical on government watchlists who had recently pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Following the vehicular and machete attack that killed a Polish woman and injured 29 others, extremism experts and political leaders have expressed profound outrage over how a high-risk extremist was free to walk the streets.


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GlobalMedic, an Etobicoke-based Canadian disaster relief charity, is deploying specialized "fire skids" to volunteer firefighters to instantly convert standard pickup trucks into maneuverable, wildland firefighting vehicles.
The initiative comes during a severe wildfire season that has triggered widespread evacuations across northern Ontario.


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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ruled out weaponizing Canada's oil and electricity exports in trade negotiations with the United States, rejecting demands from several provincial premiers to use energy as a bargaining chip against President Donald Trump's threatened 50% tariffs.
Speaking alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Red Deer, Carney emphasized that of all the assets Canada possesses, trust and reliability are its most valuable commodities.


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The Democratic Party is experiencing a massive historic shift away from its traditional, unconditional support for Israel. While top establishment leadership maintains institutional ties to the country, the party's congressional caucus, voter base, and primary candidates have rapidly fractured over U.S. military aid and Israel's military actions.

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Democratic and Republican political strategists are sharply divided over the political fallout of former top virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci's highly contentious July 29, 2026, Senate hearing. During the tense three-hour session chaired by Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the 85-year-old Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times.

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Crystal Ann Smith, a resident of the Thompson-Nicola region in British Columbia, shared this quote after a devastating wildfire destroyed both her family home and business.

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