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Taliban Confirms Conditional Reopening of Pakistan-Afghan Key Trade Route

Taliban Confirms Conditional Reopening of Pakistan-Afghan Key Trade Route

A Taliban official announced on Friday that the Torkham crossing, a key Afghanistan-Pakistan trade route closed over the last five days, has been conditionally reopened after Kabul and Islamabad agreed that they will only allow their citizens to cross the border....

Google Blocking News Content From Some Canadian Users

Google Blocking News Content From Some Canadian Users

On Wednesday, Google said it's blocking approximately 4% of its Canadian users from viewing news content as a test of their response to the legislation 'Bill C-18,' also known as the Online News Act....

Roald Dahl Edited to Make Language More Inclusive

Roald Dahl Edited to Make Language More Inclusive

New editions of famed children's author Roald Dahl's books have been reviewed to alter text referring to weight, mental health, gender, and race for inclusivity. The changes were first reported by the Telegraph newspaper....

Japanese Firm Defends Owning Van Gogh's Sunflowers Amid Lawsuit

Japanese Firm Defends Owning Van Gogh's Sunflowers Amid Lawsuit

Sompo Holdings has defended its ownership of Van Gogh's Sunflowers, after the family of its former owner filed a US lawsuit demanding the painting's return and the payment of hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

Pope Francis Leads Benedict XVI's Funeral

Pope Francis Leads Benedict XVI's Funeral

Pope Francis on Thursday presided over the funeral mass for former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday morning at the age of 95, bringing an end to a days-long memorial as thousands of mourners attended the ceremony in St. Peter's Square.

Ukraine's Odesa Removes Statue Of Russian Empress

Ukraine's Odesa Removes Statue Of Russian Empress

On Wednesday, Ukraine's Odesa utility workers hauled off the massive monument to the 18th-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great, who founded the Black Sea city in 1794 on territory captured from the Ottoman Empire.