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  1. A soldier sits in the desert.

    It has been 20 years since Canadian soldiers walked into a Taliban killing ground west of Kandahar. Operation Medusa became Canada’s largest battle since Korea — a brutal test against a disciplined, entrenched enemy. Canada prevailed, but at a terrible cost, in a fight that changed the Afghan war and those who survived it.

  2. A red circle is drawn around a man taking a photo, next to a FedEx truck.

    A University of Waterloo student is suspected of espionage after the FBI said he admitted to accessing airport facilities in Toronto and Chicago, to take photos on behalf of a shadowy figure from China. Weiheng Zeng, himself a Chinese citizen, was arrested in Michigan on Aug. 23 and charged with making false statements.

  3. An outdoor, eye-level shot captures a bright blue oil pumpjack—decorated with seven white stars—at an intersection in Caracas, Venezuela. A blue-and-yellow macaw is perched on its yellow head, while cars drive by on the street below.

    U.S President Donald Trump is continuing his pursuit of Venezuela's oil jackpot, announcing a new deal aimed at boosting production in the South American country. And while Trump is flaunting the potential controlling stake in a portion of Venezuela's oil reserves as a warning to Canada, experts say there is little cause for concern in Western Canada.

  4. Ships are seen on the water.

    The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets on ‌Tuesday, in a move that threatened to reignite the six-month-old conflict that has driven global energy prices higher and weighed heavily on U.S. President Donald Trump's popularity at home.

  5. People stand holding signs with a photo and words Free Joshua Wong

    Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.