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Inside how the Trump and Biden campaigns, with the help of eager networks, found a way to agree to debate -- and immediately started arguing about the details.

A Vancouver condo owner was right to keep more than $300,000 her former friend paid her toward the purchase of the property before backing out of an assignment sale agreement, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.

Fishery and border service officers seized more than 100 kilograms of unauthorized elvers at the Toronto Pearson International Airport on Wednesday.

[CPJ] New York -- Angolan authorities should credibly investigate a break-in at the home of prominent journalist William Tonet and drop the criminal defamation charges he faces, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

RIYADH: King Salman issued a royal order on Friday to promote 26 judges at the Board of Grievances, Saudi Press Agency reported. President of the Board of Grievances and Administrative Judicial Council Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Yousef said that the royal order confirmed the keenness of the Kingdom’s leadership to support the judiciary to develop its performance and achieve quality and efficiency. Earlier this month, the king issued a royal decree on Saturday to appoint 261 investigative lieutenants at the Ministry of Justice’s Public Prosecution.

MALE: CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad signed on Friday two development loan agreements with the Maldives’ Minister of Finance Dr. Mohammed Shafiq. These agreements will contribute to financing the Velana International Airport development project with a value of $100 million and the healthcare sector development project in the Maldives with a value of $50 million, provided by fund.

ARAR: Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance Dr. Abdullatif Al-Asheikh inaugurated the Al-Hanouf Al-Zwain and Ali Mohammed Al-Melhem mosques in the city of Arar as part of a visit to the area to inspect work progress. The ministry’s undersecretaries and several department directors, as well as the director of the ministry’s branch in the Northern Borders region, Fahd bin Sulaiman Al-Khalifa, attended the event.

JEDDAH: With its low annual rainfall, much of Saudi Arabia’s vast landscape is covered by desert, broken by occasional oases. In its mountainous regions, valleys, and along its coastline, however, the Kingdom is home to multiple forest ecosystems. Forests play a pivotal role in combating climate change by acting as carbon sinks — storing carbon both above and below ground, thereby extracting it from the atmosphere, where it would otherwise contribute to the greenhouse effect.

MAKKAH: “The Future of Geospatial Information Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques” was the title of a workshop hosted at the Makkah municipality theater recently. Held by the Kingdom’s Geographic Information Systems section, the event included a presentation that highlighted the project’s services and achievements, along with its aims of enhancing land inventory and documentation efficiency in Makkah.

At least seven people have been injured in a blast at the Semyon Budyonny Signal Corps Academy in St. Petersburg Read Full Article at RT.com

Global companies could encounter difficulties in their attempts to diversify away from the Asian nation, an Allianz Trade report says Read Full Article at RT.com

American agenda in Africa is based on the methods the US keeps accusing China of Read Full Article at RT.com

Heavily armed police dispatched by Paris have mostly quelled the riots in New Caledonia, the French governor has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow has taken more territory in six weeks than Kiev in six months, even the pro-Ukrainian think tanks in Washington admit Read Full Article at RT.com

Somaliland is keen to conclude a controversial deal with Ethiopia that would see Addis Ababa recognize Somaliland as an independent state. Somalia's strong opposition to the deal could increase already tense relations.

Four phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections have concluded, with the fifth phase scheduled for May 20. In this phase, a total of 695 candidates will contest elections across 8 states and union territories. According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 227 of these 695 candidates (33%) are Crorepatis, possessing assets exceeding ₹1 crore.

Controversy over final voter turnout data in ongoing Lok Sabha election phases, with Election Commission's explanation now in Supreme Court. Questions raised by Congress chief prompt strong rebuttal. EC denies delays in publishing data, citing past practices. Former EC supports transparency in data sharing.

Rebel SP MLA Manoj Pandey joins BJP with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Rae Bareli. He shares dais with Shah in support of party candidates from Rae Bareli and Amethi, Dinesh Pratap Singh, and Smriti Irani. Pandey, ex-chief whip of SP, cross voted for BJP candidates in Feb Rajya Sabha elections.

Sonia Gandhi assures voters of passing the baton to son Rahul in Rae Bareli after 20 years, emphasizing values learned and roots linked to farmers' agitation of Awadh.

A B.C. man is recovering from multiple injuries after he was «attacked suddenly» by an adult grizzly bear near Elkford Thursday afternoon.

The Winnipeg police bomb unit removed a 'volatile substance' from a Winnipeg hospital research centre Friday afternoon, prompting an evacuation.

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and province announced that a tentative agreement had been reached on Friday afternoon, with the STF recommending and endorsing the potential deal to teachers.

For nearly three months, Amanda Huska has been in an Ontario hospital, part of it on life support, because of severe liver failure. Her history of alcohol use is getting in the way of her only potential treatment: a liver transplant.

An investigation into unsolved historical homicides from the 1970s has linked the deaths of two girls and two young women in and around Calgary to a now-deceased serial offender.

La Nouvelle-Calédonie et surtout Nouméa et son agglomération sont le théâtre de violentes émeutes depuis cinq jours. Le procureur fait le point sur leur traitement judiciaire. D'importants renforts sont arrivés. La compagnie Aircalin a annulé tous ses vols jusqu'à mardi prochain. La pénurie alimentaire guette.

DHAKA: Saudi officers are working round the clock to offer smooth immigration to thousands of Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims under the Kingdom’s Makkah Route initiative, authorities in Dhaka said on Friday. Most of the pilgrims are departing from Dhaka under the flagship pre-travel program, which was launched by the Kingdom in 2019 to help pilgrims meet all the visa, customs and health requirements at their airport of origin and save them long hours of waiting before and upon arrival in Saudi Arabia.

RIYADH: For the 18th year in a row, students from Saudi Arabia participating in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair have won nine special awards. The fair, being held in Los Angeles in the US, was sponsored by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, or Mawhiba, and the Ministry of Education.

ALKHOBAR: Celebrated American chef Jerome Grant ventured to Dhahran on Thursday to teach Saudi culinary students about a dish close to his heart. As a culinary diplomat, Grant visited ZADK Culinary Academy to break bread, learn about Saudi cuisine, and provide a bit of his homeland on a plate. Grant was joined on the visit by James Sindle, US consul-general in Dhahran. “It’s my first visit to Saudi. The food has been great, super tasty, great flavors, but also, there’s some similarities here and there, so it always felt welcoming and inviting,” Grant told Arab News.

DHAHRAN: Syrian star Faia Younan graced the stage at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Ithra, for the first of two evenings of music on Thursday. Returning to the Ithra stage after almost a year, the singer-songwriter performed a medley of her most popular hits, some original songs and a few covers. “Her music fuses modern arrangements, traditional instruments and lyrics based on classical literary poetry, shaping her unique musical identity,” Ithra said in a statement to Arab News.

DAMMAM: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday received several princes, officials, scholars and a group of citizens at the Gulf Palace in Dammam, Saudi Press Agency reported. At the beginning of the reception, they all listened to a recitation of verses from the Holy Qu’ran, SPA added. The audience was also attended by Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, governor of the Eastern Region, energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, and Prince Mishari bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed.  

Minneapolis (HOL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced the dissolution of 17 state nonprofits implicated in a colossal fraud scheme involving the Federal Child Nutrition program, which totalled an estimated $250 million. These actions are a response to the extensive investigations sparked by the scandal surrounding the Feeding Our Future organization.

Around 70 earthquakes have been detected in the magma channel at Svartsengi in the last day. The largest earthquake last night measured 1.5 magnitude southwest of Grindavík offshore.