Ottawa Summit: North American Leaders To Discuss Brexit, Climate Change, Trade Protectionism and other top stories.

• Ottawa Summit: North American Leaders To Discuss Brexit, Climate Change, Trade Protectionism

  

  Canada will host U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at a summit of North American leaders, also called the Three Amigos summit, in Ottawa Wednesday.This is the first such meeting between the North American leaders since early 2014 and the first high-level summit Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host since taking office late last year.Coming soon after the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union last week, the summit faces increased pressure to showcas..

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• Police in UK arrest 3 after racist ouburst on tram

  

  Video of the incident, which shows several men taunting a male commuter who appears to be of mixed race, quickly drew outrage after being posted online. The incident occurred about 7.40 a.m. local time. The video shows the victim in a heated exchange with the suspects, who call him an "immigrant" and tell him to "get back to Africa." Several of the suspects appear to be holding bottles of beer, and at one point a suspect tries to flick some of it on the victim.The subject of the abuse asks one o..

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• S Korea, US and Japan in first ever joint missile drill

  

  Image copyright AFP Image caption North Korea's recent missile tests have alarmed the region South Korea, the US and Japan have conducted their first joint missile-tracking drill, in the waters off the US state of Hawaii.The move follows North Korea's repeated tests in recent months of mid-range ballistic missiles.Most tests have ended in failure, but the apparent success of the sixth last week alarmed the region.North Korea, which has also conducted ..

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• Home explosion kills 1 in Toronto-area town

  

  MISSISSAUGA, Ontario –  An explosion leveled one home and damaged at least two dozen others Tuesday afternoon in a town west of Toronto, killing one person, authorities said. One woman died at the scene of the blast in Mississauga, Ontario, and about a dozen other people were treated for minor injuries, a Peel paramedic spokesman said. He said none of the injured had to be taken to a hospital. Photos of the scene show heavy damage to nearby homes and debris spread over a wide area. Police set u..

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• David Cameron: UK 'will not turn its back on Europe'

  

  Media captionDavid Cameron said the EU and Britain wanted to maintain a "close relationship" as it left the union David Cameron says Britain "will not and should not" turn its back on Europe as it leaves the European Union.After discussing the vote to leave with other EU leaders, he said trade and security co-operation would be vital whatever the shape of future links.But he said immigration was a "great concern" among UK voters and squaring this with access to the EU single market would be..

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