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Gunmen shot and killed three transgender women on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, before fleeing the scene, police said Monday, underscoring the dangers faced by the community across the country. CBC | World News
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Israeli strikes kill at least 32 across Gaza City, health officials say
The Israeli army has ordered remaining residents to leave Gaza City, but the UN and aid agencies warn such a mass displacement will worsen the humanitarian crisis across the Palestinian enclave. CBC | World News
Read More »Polish officials insist Russian drones weren’t in airspace by mistake, as suggested by Trump
Poland rejected on Friday a suggestion by Donald Trump that Russian drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the U.S. president from one of Washington’s closest European allies. CBC | World News
Read More »Yemen’s Houthis gather for funeral of slain PM, officials with rebel-controlled government
Hundreds of people in Sanaa, Yemen, gathered Monday for the funerals of Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Houthi prime minister, and other government officials killed last week. On Saturday, the Houthis said they died in an Israeli strike, three days after the group launched a ballistic missile toward Israel. CBC | World News
Read More »Novak Djokovic raises US Open complaint but officials won’t listen to Serb
Novak Djokovic has made an unusual complaint about the US Open. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »White House officials defend firing of labour statistics official as critics warn of trust erosion
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump’s action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Olympic, Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Angry students confront Bangladesh officials as plane crash death toll rises to 31
Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in Dhaka, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families and the halt of training flights. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli troops fatally shoot 32 Palestinians trying to reach aid sites: Gaza officials
Most of Saturday’s deaths occurred as Palestinians massed in the Teina area, about three kilometres from an aid distribution centre backed by the U.S. and Israel, near the southern city of Khan Younis. CBC | World News
Read More »Rory McIlroy involved in bizarre Open moment as officials get involved
The Masters winner was involved in a strange moment during Saturday’s action. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
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