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  1. Trump purged his Republican critics. Here's why he could soon regret it

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    U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating back-to-back victories in his push to oust his critics from the Republican Party. But there are clear signs that his revenge campaign could backfire.

  2. Cuba braces for possible U.S. military action as uncertainty follows Castro indictment

    A row of officials stand around a podium

    Former Cuban president Raúl Castro will be "keeping his head down," experts say, as questions swirl over whether the U.S. plans to take him by force and bring him to American soil to face charges over an incident from three decades ago. Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against Castro Wednesday in the 1996 downing of two small planes flown by Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue.

  3. Israel deports all Gaza flotilla activists after outcry over their detention

    Women wearing black and white scarves put up peace signs with their fingers as they stand in front of a bus.

    Gaza activists who were detained by Israel, and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of the country's far-right police minister, have been released from prison and sent home.

  4. UN top court finds key labour treaty protects workers' right to strike

    A group of men stand outside, some wearing orange vests and others blue scarves. Two of the men are raising their fists and appearing to shout.

    The International Court of Justice issued on Thursday a landmark advisory opinion that potentially enshrines the right to strike in labour standards and international trade agreements.

  5. Dr. Strangelove diplomacy: How the Pentagon’s symbolic defence board freeze with Canada could backfire

    A man in a suit stands over a chair with a sign in front of it that reads "The United States."

    Washington’s decision to suspend a symbolic Cold War-era defence body may have been meant to pressure Canada on military policy. Instead, experts say it risks reinforcing Canadians' distrust of the United States, complicates the politics of NORAD and missile defence, and makes future purchases of American military equipment even harder for Ottawa to sell domestically.

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