Carney wins Canadian election, while Conservative leader loses his seat in Parliament

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projects that populist Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre will lose his seat in Parliament. That’s as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election. It caps a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. The loss of his seat would cap a swift decline in fortunes for the firebrand Poilievre. A few months ago he appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd the Conservatives back into power for the first time in a decade. Then U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

At least 10 dead in Syria after sectarian clashes in Druze suburb of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters, a war monitor and an activist group said. Syrian Druze gunmen have clashed in recent weeks with government security forces and pro-government gunmen in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana. Fighting broke out again around midnight Monday after an audio clip circulated on social media of a man criticizing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The audio was attributed to a Druze cleric. But cleric Marwan Kiwan said in a video posted on social media that he was not responsible for the audio, which angered many Sunni Muslims.

Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. The fire broke out at around noon Tuesday, they said. No word was given on the cause of the fire, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building. Industrial accidents occur frequently in China, usually due to staff ignoring safety features due to a lack of training or pressure from their superiors. The restaurant’s manager has been placed in policy custody as part of the investigation.

Roadside bombs kill 26 people in several vehicles on a road in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Police say improvised explosive devices detonated on a road in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 26 people in several vehicles, including women and children. An Islamic State group affiliate in the West African country claimed responsibility for the Monday attack. The blasts happened on a busy road connecting the towns of Rann and Gamboru in Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, Nigerian police spokesperson Nahum Daso told The Associated Press. Multiple explosives planted along the route ripped into several civilian commercial vehicles coming from Rann, killing at least 26 people, he said.