Two killed, six injured in overnight Russian attack on Kyiv





The R&B singer was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and producing child abuse images, with his lawyer lobbying the US president for more than a year
R Kelly has formally appealed to the US president, Donald Trump, for a reduction of his 31-year prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking and child abuse images, in a filing to the Department of Justice.
The 59-year-old R&B singer, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty in 2021 of leading a criminal enterprise that recruited women and underage girls for illegal sexual activity and pornography, for which he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. In 2022 he was found guilty on three counts of child abuse images and three counts of child enticement and sentenced to 20 years in prison, which he is serving nearly entirely concurrently but for one additional year.
Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organizations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 802 9999. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html
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À Buenos Aires, les Argentins célèbrent la victoire de l'Albiceleste en demi-finales du Mondial.




Le nouveau pont, qui relie Windsor, en Ontario, à Détroit, au Michigan, doit ouvrir le 27 juillet.
Le gouvernement américain a récemment posé des exigences financières.
Après négociation, le Canada, qui a entièrement payé la construction, partagera pendant 15 ans avec les États-Unis le profit net d’exploitation du pont à péage.
Mark Carney a précisé à CTV News que ce profit serait calculé après déduction de la dette pour la construction, et serait donc minime.
Or, selon l’interprétation de Washington rapportée par l’agence Bloomberg, ni les intérêts de la dette ni l’amortissement ne seraient déduits du profit partagé.
[L'article Combien le Canada va-t-il payer aux États-Unis pour le pont Gordie-Howe? a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]
À moins de trois mois des élections générales, la Caq a choisi de mettre de l’avant le nom de sa nouvelle cheffe.
Ce changement, autorisé par le directeur général des élections, est le deuxième en quelques mois.
De 2012 à plus tôt cette année, le parti avait porté le nom de son fondateur, François Legault.
Lorsque Fréchette a succédé à Legault en avril dernier, le parti était devenu simplement «Coalition avenir Québec».
[L'article La Caq a de nouveau changé son nom a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]

The leader of Prince Edward Island’s Liberals has stepped down after another unsuccessful bid to win a seat in the legislature.

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The outgoing Labour leader is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday

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Journalists who had reported on security concerns around the new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, received summons
The New York Times on Wednesday filed a motion to quash subpoenas the justice department served journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, teeing up a significant court fight over press freedom and the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources.
“As we set out in our motion, these subpoenas are brought in bad faith to punish the Times for its coverage. They violate the constitutional rights of the Times and its journalists. We are going to court to defend our journalists’ rights to report freely on the administration and to provide the public with stories that matter,” David McCraw, the newspaper’s senior vice-president and deputy general counsel, said in a statement.
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Dena Karari, dual US-Iranian citizen, ‘now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition’, president posts on Truth Social
Donald Trump said Wednesday Iran had agreed to release an American citizen who was “wrongfully detained” since December 2024.
“She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” Trump wrote on social media, without naming the woman. “The United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!”
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Christine Fréchette s’était engagée en mai à abolir la taxe de vente du Québec (TVQ) sur de nombreux produits alimentaires et d’hygiène de base.
La mesure est entrée en vigueur hier.
Parmi les produits concernés figurent:
[L'article Des produits d’épicerie et du quotidien sont désormais exemptés de TVQ a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]




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Des équipes mixtes travailleront avec les corps de police autochtones.





La réglementation vise les services d’IA textuels, audio et vidéo dotés de traits et de modes de communication proches de ceux des humains.
Ces services devront inclure des outils pouvant détecter les émotions de chaque utilisateur afin de:
À cause de cette réglementation, les géants technologiques chinois ByteDance, Alibaba et Tencent ont suspendu leurs fonctions de «compagnons virtuels».
[L'article La Chine impose de nouvelles règles pour réduire la dépendance affective à l’intelligence artificielle a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]

Global views appear to have flipped in Beijing’s favour, driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies, a new Pew survey shows
The world has largely viewed the US more favourably than China for years, but those opinions have flipped in Beijing’s favour this year, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, a remarkable shift driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies.
More people have favourable views of China than the US in 25 out of the 36 countries and territories that were surveyed, including Canada and Mexico. The poll was conducted from February to May, a period when the United States and Israel were engaged in a war against Iran.
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Depuis juin, Kiev est régulièrement visée par des frappes russes menées avec des missiles balistiques.


Trump’s effort to revamp the landmark stretched well past the goal of having it ready by the Fourth of July
The newly drained Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool’s bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color Donald Trump called “American flag blue” this spring.
An Associated Press reporter and photographer viewed the fenced-off reflecting pool on Wednesday from the top of the Washington Monument. The new liner appears grayer than when the pool was repainted and refilled with water in early June. Debris that had been visible earlier this week after the pool was drained is now largely gone, after work crews removed it.
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