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The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, in the second day of major U.S. operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly attack on American troops last weekend. CBC | World News
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In the line of fire: In Gaza, anyone can wind up a ‘human shield’
The Gaza War has seen Israel claim that the high death toll among civilians is due to Hamas’s use of “human shields.” But that term has never been properly defined in the laws of armed conflict. When is a human a ‘human shield’? And does that mean they can be killed without consequence? CBC | World News
Read More »Thousands of Ukrainians flee the country before being drafted to avoid horrors of the front
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Read More »At least 19 dead in Chile as intense forest fires approach densely populated areas
Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about 1,100 homes, officials said Saturday. CBC | World News
Read More »Northern Ireland appoints nationalist Michelle O’Neill as first minister
An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. CBC | World News
Read More »Joly says Canada will sanction some ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers, Hamas leaders
Canada’s foreign affairs minister says that this country is preparing to place sanctions on some settlers and leaders of Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »16 killed in ‘new U.S. aggression’ against Iraq’s sovereignty, Iraqi PM says
Sixteen people were killed, among them civilians, and 25 injured in overnight U.S. airstrikes on pro-Iran targets in Iraq, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s office said on Saturday. CBC | World News
Read More »Sadiq Khan’s war on motorists will drive black cabs out of London, says Steve Tuckwell
From fining the poor to driving out black cabs, Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP Steve Tuckwell outlines the consequences of Sadiq Khan’s war on motorists. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Why surging migration is causing so many political headaches in the U.S. — and beyond
The United States is experiencing a historic migration surge, and the political fallout is spreading to some far-flung and unpredictable places. Here are eight things to know that help explain the ongoing situation. CBC | World News
Read More »A Gaza doctor has been missing since November. His Canadian cousin is still looking for answers
Dr. Saleh Eleiwa, an emergency physician at Al-Shifa Hospital, was on a call with his cousin in Canada on Nov. 18 when he approached an IDF checkpoint while evacuating the hospital under Israeli raid. Witnesses have told the family that Eleiwa was taken by the IDF, but neither Israel nor Red Cross has answered questions about his whereabouts. CBC | ...
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