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The death toll from floods across large swaths of Southeast Asia rose to at least 321 on Friday, with authorities working to rescue stranded citizens, restore power and communications and co-ordinate recovery efforts as the waters began to recede. CBC | World News
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Controversial aid group set up in Gaza as alternative to UN to cease operations
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations — but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food — said Monday it would shutter operations. CBC | World News
Read More »North Carolina becomes latest battleground as military-aided operations ebb in other cities
Federal immigration authorities could expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to a second city, as operations in other U.S. cities approved by Donald Trump’s administration have either been deprioritized or caught up in legal limbo. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump authorizes covert CIA operations in Venezuela, pressuring Maduro
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro’s government. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations
The two sides have skirmished along the border in the past, but Saturday night’s heavy clashes underscore the deepening tensions. CBC | World News
Read More »2 Gaza City hospitals forced to halt operations as Israeli offensive intensifies: Health Ministry
Two Gaza City hospitals have been taken out of service due to Israel’s escalation of its ground offensive and damage caused by continued Israeli bombing, the enclave’s Health Ministry said, as tanks advanced deeper into the territory. CBC | World News
Read More »Internet, phone lines cut off across Gaza as Israeli ground operations expected to escalate
Israeli tanks were seen in two Gaza City areas that are gateways to the city centre, residents said on Thursday, while internet and phone lines were cut off across the Gaza Strip, a sign that ground operations were likely to escalate imminently. CBC | World News
Read More »A-peeling news for banana workers as Chiquita operations to resume in Panama
After mass layoffs at banana giant Chiquita’s Panama operation this summer threatened the fruit’s supply chains, work is set to resume at the plant in Bocas del Toro. CBC | World News
Read More »Denmark summons top U.S. diplomat after reports of American influence operations in Greenland
Denmark’s foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen over Danish intelligence reports that U.S. citizens have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, the ministry said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Raptors GM Bobby Webster appointed team’s head of basketball operations
The Toronto Raptors’ search for a new team president is over, with general manager Bobby Webster having his contract extended to be the team’s head of basketball operations. The NBA team will not appoint a president at this time. CBC | Sports News
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