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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday played down Israeli strikes on Lebanon but said Israel and Iran should refrain from such attacks with a deal to end the war with Iran potentially close at hand. “There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also …
Read More »How the Epstein files unravelled a senior British politician’s career — and now threaten PM Starmer’s job
When it comes to British diplomatic political appointments, Washington has always been a key post, keeping the so-called special relationship running smoothly between the two countries, no matter which U.S. president is in office. It was a surprise, then, to British politics watchers when Prime Minister Keir Starmer shipped veteran …
Read More »Shooter was on student visa when Bishnoi gang hired him to threaten Punjabi musician AP Dhillon
A 25-year-old hired to “terrorize” Punjabi singer AP Dhillon at the behest of the Bishnoi gang came to Canada four years ago on a student visa, according to court records obtained by CBC News. But the judge who sentenced Abjeet Kingra last month for a violent September 2024 attack on …
Read More »Canadian doctors work in Gaza as fuel shortages threaten lives, hospitals
20 hours ago News Duration 2:21 Two Canadian doctors, from Calgary and Montreal, have been treating patients at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza. These doctors and other health officials in the region say severe fuel shortages leave operating rooms without light, oxygen tanks without air and an overall inability to …
Read More »‘People will die,’ says Canadian charity in Kenya as Trump’s USAID cuts threaten HIV medications
In Nanyuki, a market town just northwest of Mount Kenya, some foreign aid workers and volunteers are worried what U.S. President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will mean for the people there. “It’s a concern. It’s a real issue,” said Rex Taylor, co-founder and president of The Small Project, a …
Read More »Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the …
Read More »Israeli strikes threaten Hezbollah stronghold Baalbek and its 3,000-year-old Roman ruins
Israel has ramped up bombing in the historic Lebanese city of Baalbek, famed for its Roman temples, following an evacuation warning for 400,000 people in the city and nearby regions. Israeli forces and Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah have been exchanging fire for more than a year in parallel to the …
Read More »‘Russians at War’ producers threaten TVO with legal action for pulling film
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Lawyers representing the producers of “Russians at War” say they may pursue legal action against Ontario’s public broadcaster for pulling support for the controversial documentary amid outcry from the Ukrainian community and some Canadian politicians. A letter addressed to TVO’s board and …
Read More »Quebec wildfires: town facing second evacuation as flames threaten highway
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 21, 2023 11:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A wildfire could force residents of a northern Quebec town to evacuate for a second time if the flames further threaten a major route in and out of the region. Lebel-sur-Quévillon …
Read More »High fuel costs threaten plans for a bumper tourist season in Newfoundland
The meandering 100-kilometre road from the Trans-Canada Highway to Twillingate, N.L., is not one ordinarily travelled by accidental tourists. Visitors to the colourful historic town of 2,000 residents, which dubs itself as the “Iceberg Capital of the World,” are what the tourism industry calls destination travellers. And that is precisely …
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