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The Biden administration said Friday that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law, but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. CBC | World News
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Netanyahu dismisses U.S. threat to withhold weapons if Israel launches full Rafah assault
Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold weapons from the country if it assaults the southern Gaza city. CBC | World News
Read More »Fast friends: Aaron Brown takes on U.S. club teammates at Doha Diamond League
Canada’s Aaron Brown, fresh off capturing a silver medal behind the United States at World Relays, will make his outdoor season debut in the 200 metres against three of his teammates from Florida-based Star Athletics on Friday at a Diamond League meet in Doha, Qatar. CBC | Sports News
Read More »At least 3 dead as severe storms rip through central, southeast U.S.
Severe storms were tearing through the central and southeast U.S. late Tuesday and Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail and killing two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. judge postpones date for Trump’s classified documents trial, with no new date set
The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former U.S. president Donald Trump has cancelled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans go all-in on U.S. campus protests as potential election winner
It doesn’t take a college degree to figure out Republicans see the protests on U.S. college campuses as a winning election-year issue for them. The proof is in their plans for a half-dozen congressional hearings, new campaign ads and choreographed confrontations with student protesters. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Federal Reserve holds interest rate, saying it will take ‘longer than expected’ to start cutting
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled it is still leaning toward eventual reductions in borrowing costs, but that cuts could be delayed as recent inflation numbers have strayed further from its two per cent target. CBC | World News
Read More »It’s ‘a labour of love’ on and off the rink as Ontario roller derby team preps for playoffs in U.S.
Tri-City Thunder, based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., has players from across southern Ontario. Ranked 12th in its division, the team is fundraising to go to the playoffs in May. CBC | Sports News
Read More »TikTok parent company says it won’t sell, despite possible U.S. ban
TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a new U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with ByteDance, its China-based parent company. CBC | World News
Read More »Gaza protests spread across U.S., to the doorstep of the White House
Joe Biden tried taking a victory lap this week, celebrating a coveted foreign policy win. Yet in the streets near his house, he was being jeered over a different foreign crisis — the one that’s threatening his presidency. CBC | World News
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