Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday, jubilant to be returning after months of living in temporary shelter but fearful of what might remain of their homes amid the bombed-out ruins. Their return, which had been delayed on the weekend, went ahead after Hamas …
Read More »Russian missile, drone attacks on energy grid leave thousands of Ukrainians in dark
Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in the latest strike on the country’s hobbled power system as it approaches mid-winter. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian forces launched more than 40 …
Read More »The wave of gang violence in Haiti killed thousands last year, UN says
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. The number of killings increased by more than 20 per cent compared with all of 2023, according to the UN Human Rights Office. In addition, …
Read More »Wildfires rage through L.A., forcing thousands to flee as homes, businesses burn
California firefighters battled wind-fuelled wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as officials prepared for the situation to worsen early Wednesday. The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the …
Read More »Matt Gaetz paid thousands for drugs and sex, U.S. House panel finds
The U.S. House ethics committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress. The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, …
Read More »2 Sask. men say they are out thousands of dollars after hockey card order never arrived
Two Saskatchewan hockey card enthusiasts say they’re out more than $5,000 each after a deal gone wrong involving a Quebec-based hockey card seller. Jordie Gagnon and Rocky D’urso each preordered cases of highly sought-after 2023-24 Upper Deck Hobby cards, but say the cards never arrived. Both have demanded refunds, but say they haven’t …
Read More »Thousands in Malibu under evacuation orders and without power as wind fuels wildfire
Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red. A “minimal number” of homes …
Read More »Thousands rally at N.Z. capital to oppose controversial bill, support Māori rights
1 hour ago News Duration 1:19 A large crowd, which police estimated at more than 40,000 people, gathered outside New Zealand’s Parliament in Wellington to oppose a bill that opponents have decried as a bid to reinterpret a founding treaty and set back Māori rights. New Zealand’s prime minister has …
Read More »Thousands of donations, fewer than 2% used. Why cord blood transplants are so rare
If it weren’t for a stem cell transplant — less than half a cup of blood from a stranger’s umbilical cord — four-year-old Tristan Ford would almost certainly have died as an infant, his parents say. Now, he’s smaller than other kids his age. But in almost every other way, …
Read More »Thousands march in far-right rally to mark Poland’s Independence Day
Tens of thousands of Poles including nationalist opposition chiefs walked through Warsaw on Monday in an annual Independence Day event held by the far right, some shooting red flares and carrying anti-EU, anti-Ukraine and white supremacist banners. Thousands carried red-and-white Polish flags on Monday, while some chanted “White Europe of …
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