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G7 Leaders Pledge United Front on Arctic Security as Tensions Rise in the High North

Heads of state, meeting in a sleet-swept Reykjavik, agreed to a sweeping new framework for patrolling shipping lanes opened by retreating sea ice — a tacit acknowledgement that the polar map is being redrawn faster than diplomacy can keep up.

Helena Crowther·May 6, 2026

Tens of Thousands March in Buenos Aires as Austerity Plan Bites

Public-sector workers, pensioners and university students filled the Plaza de Mayo in the largest demonstration since the government's emergency economic package took effect in March.

Mateo Reinoso

First Aid Convoys in Six Months Reach Besieged Towns in Northern Syria

United Nations trucks crossed at the Bab al-Hawa checkpoint on Friday, carrying flour, medicine and surgical supplies to a region that aid agencies say has been on the brink of famine.

Yusra Halabi

The Global Mail

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