Politics

Candles lit in a Star of David shape surround a slogan is pictured during a gathering in Tel Aviv on Nov. 21, 2023, calling for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza. An Israeli intelligence commander, who critics say played a pivotal role in failing to prevent the Oct. 7 attacks, is resigning, Israel’s military told CNN. The …

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_20147771 A 20-year-old man arrested over an alleged Islamic State terror plot to kill Jews in New York City will return to court in December in Montreal. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani national living in Ontario, was arrested last week in Ormstown, Que., allegedly on his way across the border into New York state. Khan has been charged in the …

Police respond after a shooting at a pro-Israel rally in the Boston suburb of Newton, Mass., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. NEWTON, Mass. –  A pro-Israel rally in a Boston suburb turned violent Thursday evening when a passerby was shot during a scuffle after confronting a group of demonstrators, authorities said. Police were called at 6:40 p.m. to the scene …

FILE – A Turkish flag flies near the Bosporus strait prior to the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, July 24, 2016. DIYARBAKIR, Turkiye – A Turkish court on Friday jailed pending trial the mother and brother of a murdered eight-year-old girl whose body was found in a sack hidden under rocks in a case that horrified the …

A Banksy painting, Girl With Balloon, on display at the Grove Gallery in London after it was stolen on Sunday, then recovered and returned to the gallery, Friday Sept. 13, 2024.  LONDON, United Kingdom –  Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on …

Police officers guard the entrance of the Russian Embassy in London, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 Russia on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said it decided to expel them. The U.K. said the “completely baseless” move came weeks ago and was linked to its action in May to revoke the credentials of an attaché at the Russian Embassy …

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_1671833131 KYIV – After spending years in what she described as “boring, sedentary” roles in the offices of several Ukrainian companies, Liliia Shulha landed her dream job as a truck driver with Ukraine’s leading retailer, Fozzy Group. “I always dreamed about big cars. Instead of (playing with) dolls, I drove cars when I was a child,” she told Reuters. “Now the …

Calgarians and area residents kept their water use in check for a second day in a row, building momentum on some good news that repair work could be finished ahead of schedule. Residents and businesses used 484 million litres of water on Wednesday, up from the 481 million litres used on Tuesday. If water usage is kept under 485 million …

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_1918227726 A federal public service union is now encouraging its members to “buy local” and support neighbourhood businesses, one day after a social media post suggested federal workers boycott downtown Ottawa businesses in an apparent retaliation for the return-to-office mandate. “The confusion and controversy that the post stirred is regrettable,” PSAC national executive vice president Alex Silas told Newstalk 580 …

ABUJA, Nigeria –  Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday. The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted many residents to flee their homes. …