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British police said they arrested more than 200 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. Parliament in early July passed a law banning Palestine Action and …
Read More »Marseille wildfire grounds all flights, forces hundreds of home evacuations
A wildfire spurred by hot summer winds reached France’s second-largest city Tuesday, grounding all flights to and from Marseille, injuring at least nine people and forcing many residents to evacuate or barricade themselves indoors as smoke choked the Mediterranean air. A large hospital in the city switched to generator power, train …
Read More »‘Kisses Yes, Bezos No’: Hundreds protest 3rd and final day of billionaire’s Venice wedding
Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice’s central streets on Saturday to say “No” to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which reached its third and final day amid celebrity-crowded parties and the outcries of tired residents. On Friday, the world’s fourth-richest man and Lauren Sanchez tied the …
Read More »Israeli strikes hit 4 school shelters in Gaza after hundreds of families ordered to evacuate
Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders on Monday, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration. A day after U.S. President Donald Trump urged an end to the 20-month-old war, …
Read More »Hundreds of Canadian creditors out millions as werewolf movie frozen by insolvency
Fantasy werewolves are set to haunt Shiver — the much-anticipated film based on the first novel in the Wolves of Mercy Falls romantasy series which wrapped filming in Vancouver late last year. But the financial wolves at the doors of the movie’s producers have put Shiver on ice — forcing the production company formed to …
Read More »58 pairs of Manolo Blahniks among hundreds of items seized at lawyer couple’s home amid fraud probe
A Toronto lawyer couple who lived a life of multimillion-dollar homes and high fashion are under investigation for fraud, possession of the proceeds of crime and laundering the proceeds of crime, after more than $7 million of their clients’ money was stolen and funnelled into many of those luxury purchases. …
Read More »Hundreds of North Korean troops killed while fighting Ukraine, Seoul says
About 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine out of a total deployment of 15,000, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing the country’s intelligence agency. North Korea has suffered some 4,700 casualties so far, including injuries and deaths, though its troops have shown signs …
Read More »At least 4 killed, hundreds injured, after explosion at Iranian port, state TV says
A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 500 others, state television reported. The blast happened at the Shahid Rajaei port just outside Bandar Abbas, a major facility for container shipments for the Islamic Republic that …
Read More »Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee after Israel seizes Rafah as part of new ‘security zone’
Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced “security zone” they intend to seize. A day after declaring their intention to capture …
Read More »Hundreds stage Gaza protest against Hamas, call for end to war with Israel
Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to war and chanting “Hamas out,” social media posts showed, in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group that sparked the latest war with its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Northern Gaza has been one of the most devastated areas of the …
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