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Jessica McClain was ahead by a wide margin with about 2.4 kilometres left to go at the U.S. half marathon championships when she and three other runners followed a guide vehicle on a wrong turn, leading them off-course for about one kilometre. CBC | World News
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UK seaside town family-owned chocolate shop closing down after 23 years – last ever Easter
For some, this has been the best chocolate shop around. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Trump’s ally snubs British Falklands War heroes with bogus submarine claim
The US sunk an Iranian warship on Wednesday, five days after Operation Epic Fury was launched against the regime in Tehran. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. submarine torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean, reportedly killing dozens
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday at a Pentagon briefing. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran holds funerals for girls, staff killed in air strike on school
Thousands of people gathered in Minab, Iran, for mass funerals of victims killed on Saturday when a girl’s elementary school was hit by airstrikes. Iranian media is reporting that 168 children were killed and the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an ‘impartial and thorough’ investigation into the strike. CBC | World News
Read More »Who will lead Iran now that Khamenei is gone? It’s not clear
In the days since the surprise death of Iran’s supreme leader at the hands of the U.S. and Israel Saturday, there has been much speculation — and confusion — about who’s in charge and who will succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. CBC | World News
Read More »As Iran war raises terror risk, U.S. enforcement agencies are spread thin, experts say
After a year of upheaval, departures and shifting priorities at some of the U.S. agencies charged with keeping the U.S. safe, experts say the U.S. may be more vulnerable to a terror attack. The conflict with Iran also comes as hundreds of Homeland Security personnel are not being paid or have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. CBC | ...
Read More »What we know about the state of Iran’s drone and missile capabilities
Experts say Tehran will likely try to inflict collateral damage in neighbouring countries and exhaust U.S. and Israeli defences by using cheap kamikaze drones in order to try and save the regime. CBC | World News
Read More »Iranian ship ‘sunk’ in stunning submarine attack as IRGC Navy ‘sent to bottom of the sea’
Operation Epic Fury was launched on Saturday by the US and Israel. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Prediction market bets on Iran strikes spur allegations of insider trading
Bets placed on the ouster of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drew scrutiny of prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi on Monday, sparking calls from Democratic U.S. lawmakers to outlaw wagers on military actions that could enrich officials with inside knowledge. CBC | World News
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