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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force:

Multiple Defense Department assets teamed with state, federal and private sector agencies in Baltimore Harbor Saturday to begin removing wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

The Chesapeake, a 1,000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, the Ferrell, a 200-ton lift capacity revolving crane barge, and the Oyster Bay, a 150-ton lift capacity crane barge have arrived in Baltimore Harbor. An additional 400-ton lift capacity barge is on track to arrive early next week. The barges, contracted through Naval Sea Systems Command, will support the Coast Guard-led Unified Command in its effort

A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas.

Iran's "decades-long systematic repression" of the Baha'i community "amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution," Human Rights Watch said in a new report issued on April 1.

Defence exports have touched a record Rs 21,083 crore (approx

Russia faced widespread criticism following its use of veto power to effectively terminate official United Nations monitoring of sanctions on North Korea amid investigations into alleged arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.

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As Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on a high-profile meeting Wednesday with leaders of the biggest American businesses to woo foreign capital and confidence, China's rich are scrambling to dump assets and leave the country in an apparent vote of no confidence.

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the city of Dnipro that injured at least 18 people on April 2, hours after drones reportedly targeted industrial sites, including drone-production facilities, in Russia's Tatarstan region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will lower the military mobilization age from 27 to 25.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called for the fighting and occupation of Ukraine to end, so the country can begin "healing the deep wounds and painful divisions" caused by Russia's invasion.

A senior UN official on Tuesday urged the Security Council to work to avert further escalation in the Middle East following the deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria's capital, Damascus.

KHALED KHIARI, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, noted that Iran transmitted a letter to the Secretary-General and the Security Council stating that Israel has attacked its diplomatic premises in Damascus by missile strikes, killing at least five Iranian personnel, including senior military advisors and injuring others.

Today, the Department of Defense released the 2024 DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy. In line with the National Security Strategy and the 2022 National Defense Strategy, this strategy seeks to align the Department's efforts and drive more effective integration of commercial space solutions into national security space architectures.

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke in a rare phone call on Tuesday morning, according to the White House, which described the talks as a "check-in" on bilateral ties.

President Joe Biden again warned Chinese President Xi Jinping against meddling in the November U.S. presidential election during the two leaders' phone call Tuesday. The call is part of U.S. efforts to maintain "open lines of communication to responsibly manage competition and prevent unintended conflict," the White House said.

The U.S. and like-minded countries must find new ways to monitor the enforcement of sanctions on North Korea after the mandate of a U.N. expert group expires this month, say former U.S. officials with deep experience in North Korea sanctions.

Tehran has vowed revenge after several people, including a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), were killed in an air strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus over the weekend that has been attributed to Israel.

Iran's strategy of deterrence against Israel has suffered greatly since the outbreak of the Gaza war -- particularly after the brazen attack on its consulate in the Syrian capital on April 1. particularly after the brazen attack on its consulate in the Syrian capital on April 1.