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A revolution may be impending in Slovakia, to restore the established, US-dominated order, and ensure peace in Ukraine remains a far-off fantasy.

These correspondents in the Middle East and beyond are reporting what’s happening on the ground

Our foreign correspondents and photographer covering the Israel-Hamas war

The House of Commons has a new Speaker, and Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister urges talks after India reportedly orders dozens of Canadian diplomats to leave

In this issue, a fatal night out in Halifax; Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un’s meeting is bad news for the West; a former fashion exec faces sexual assault charges

Also: Kremlin’s strategy shifts to convincing Washington and its allies that negotiations with North Korea might be the only way to avoid global conflict

Also in the news: BRICS expands to six more countries; and U.S. intelligence officials find intentional explosion crashed plane carrying Wagner chief Prigozhin

Also in the news today, BRICS to add six new countries in major win for China and Russia

In this issue, Ian McGugan lays out planning essentials for retirement, Mark MacKinnon looks at a Ukrainian city divided over the Russian occupation; and Marty Klinkenberg on a Team Canada player’s return after a series of illnesses

Consumer spending, the job market and the housing market have not responded to rate hikes in the way analysts expected