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1. Trump purged his Republican critics. Here's why he could soon regret it

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating back-to-back victories in his push to oust his critics from the Republican Party. But there are clear signs that his revenge campaign could backfire.

2. Family of Brampton teen found dead in rural Saskatchewan devastated, searching for answers: advocate

   

   The family of a Brampton, Ont. teen are devastated and looking for answers after he was found dead near a remote Saskatchewan community, a Toronto advocate says.

3. Cuba braces for possible U.S. military action as uncertainty follows Castro indictment

   

   Former Cuban president Raúl Castro will be "keeping his head down," experts say, as questions swirl over whether the U.S. plans to take him by force and bring him to American soil to face charges over an incident from three decades ago. Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against Castro Wednesday in the 1996 downing of two small planes flown by Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue.

4. Israel deports all Gaza flotilla activists after outcry over their detention

   

   Gaza activists who were detained by Israel, and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of the country's far-right police minister, have been released from prison and sent home.

5. UN top court finds key labour treaty protects workers' right to strike

   

   The International Court of Justice issued on Thursday a landmark advisory opinion that potentially enshrines the right to strike in labour standards and international trade agreements.