With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as “dangerous and unacceptable.” CBC | World News
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Pensioner forced to travel 260 miles to visit husband due to care shortages
Age UK has found two million pensioners are struggling to get the care they need. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Woman suddenly dies in Blackpool hotel as cops arrest man and launch probe
Lancashire Police arrested a man after being called to reports of a sudden death. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Helene strengthens to Category 3 hurricane as it churns toward Florida
Hurricane Helene could cause a “nightmare” scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the enormous storm, which is expected to cause significant damage hundreds of kilometres inland across much of the southeastern U.S. CBC | World News
Read More »Angry claims of ‘double standards’ in international law roil the UN
As representatives of the world’s governments met at the UN General Assembly in New York earlier this week, tensions were growing in the world body over what many countries describe as double standards in the application of the UN Charter, which prohibits the seizure of territory by force. CBC | World News
Read More »Ottawa considering lower threshold for issuing alerts on foreign interference, inquiry hears
The federal government is considering changes to the way it lets Canadians know about attempts at foreign interference in elections, including lowering the threshold for alerting the public that an attempt has been made. CBC | World News
Read More »Palestinians demand details after 88 unidentified bodies arrive on Israeli truck in Gaza
A truck carrying 88 unidentified bodies of Palestinians killed in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza arrived in Khan Younis on Wednesday, but the Palestinian Ministry of Health has paused the process of accepting the bodies because Israel has not provided any information on their identities or how they were killed. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel poised to invade Hezbollah territory in days — this is what IDF must do there
The next few days will prove critical to the situation in the Middle East where Israel looks set to invade southern Lebanon. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Japanese man on death row for more than 45 years is acquitted in retrial
A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old man was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier decision that made him the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel’s foreign minister rejects call for 21-day ceasefire in conflict with Hezbollah
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has rejected proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the United States and France called for a 21-day halt in the fighting that has alarmed Lebanon and raised fears of a ground invasion. CBC | World News
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