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Rockstar worker tells Glasgow tribunal staff were monitored after remote-work petition

World affairs

The employment case will decide whether mass dismissals were retaliation for trade-union activity or lawful responses to the alleged disclosure of confidential company information.

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Canada sanctions eight people linked to the deportation and militarisation of Ukrainian children

Diplomacy

Ottawa's new measures target Russian and occupation officials associated with removing children and absorbing them into state-directed education and youth programmes.

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Canada pledges air-defence, drone and energy support for Ukraine

Strikes

Ottawa committed C$350 million through a US-led procurement mechanism, C$450 million in energy guarantees and a share of new Canadian drone production during Zelenskyy’s Calgary visit.

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Russian drone strikes kill at least nine in Sumy and Mykolaiv

Strikes

A new overnight attack wave hit northern and southern Ukraine, adding pressure on Kyiv’s air defences as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pursued winter-security support abroad.

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Zelensky arrives in Canada seeking air-defence support before winter

Security

The Ukrainian president's visit puts interceptor supplies and longer-term security cooperation at the centre of talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Gaza scholarship students remain trapped as overseas terms begin

Humanitarian

University offers have not translated into safe departures, with visa documentation, biometric requirements and closed routes blocking students accepted in Ireland and other countries.

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Mexico's 2027 budget draft targets a narrower deficit and growth of up to 2.5%

World affairs

The proposal combines fiscal consolidation with infrastructure investment and another debt payment for Pemex as Congress begins its review.

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Pentagon AI chief warns allies lack US resources as NATO races for interoperability

Security

Washington is accelerating military AI deployment while NATO works to prevent uneven national systems from becoming a barrier to collective operations.

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Trump orders bans on Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles

World affairs

The measures invoke a rarely used trade power, remove USMCA protections for targeted goods and open a new phase in the escalating US–Canada dispute.

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UK, France and Canada commit to settlement-goods bans in multinational declaration

Diplomacy

Twelve foreign ministers outline support for restrictions, while London sets a six-to-nine-month timetable for new legislation.

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Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods take effect

Diplomacy

The latest border measures follow a failed negotiating window and widen the economic dispute between Ottawa and Washington.

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Trump threatens to bar Bombardier sales as Canada trade dispute widens

Diplomacy

The aircraft maker faces renewed presidential pressure against a backdrop of formal tariffs and a failed negotiating pause.

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Meduza reports forecast of expanding Russian control over uranium mining

Security

European supply data show why ownership, mining origin and fuel processing must be assessed separately.

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