Three EU countries push for more defence investment, warning of ‘race against time’ Estonia, France and Poland have issued a call for “urgently” increasing Europe’s defence readiness. In a document seen by the Guardian, the three countries outlined their priorities for the new European Defence Industrial Strategy. “We must ensure that the ambition of the … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links Ontario Columnists Get the latest from Lorrie Goldstein straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Mar 05, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 3 minute read Group of elementary age schoolchildren raising hands to answer question in classroom. Getty Images Article content The Fraser Institute’s annual report card on the academic … Read more
A Nanjing Road pedestrian street on October 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Yan Daming | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s GDP target of 5% for 2024 is possible, but it won’t be easy to achieve, Hong Kong’s financial secretary told CNBC Tuesday after Beijing set a growth target of “around 5%” for this … Read more
Craig Folbigg, the former husband of Kathleen Folbigg, has died months after she was acquitted of killing their four children after decades in prison. Craig Folbigg had suffered a heart attack and was also dealing with cancer before his death earlier this week. He was 55. In a statement released through lawyer Rhanee Rego, Kathleen … Read more
Tesla’ logo is seen on the Tesla factory building in Berlin, Germany on February 22, 2024. In the southeastern outskirts of Berlin, within the Grunheide district, local residents are expressing opposition to the expansion plans of the first automobile factory of US electric car manufacturer, Tesla in Europe. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A … Read more
(NewsNation) — The United Nations envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture” and other inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7. In a Monday interview on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Eylon … Read more
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Police in India have arrested three suspects and are searching for four more in connection with the alleged gang rape of a Spanish-Brazilian tourist on Friday night. The woman and her husband, who was also beaten by the attackers, were travelling through … Read more
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A veteran musher had to kill a moose after it injured his dog shortly after the start of this year’s Iditarod, race officials said Monday. Dallas Seavey informed the officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Monday morning that he was forced to shoot the moose with a … Read more
Maldives has signed an agreement with China to get military aid from Beijing. (File) Male, Maldives: Stepping up his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has affirmed that no Indian military personnel, not even those in civilian clothing, would be present inside his country after May 10, a media report said today. President Muizzu’s statement … Read more
If there’s one thing the Oscars are usually sniffy about, it’s a mainstream blockbuster. They may garner nominations but winning is a different matter altogether. But Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, an effervescent comedy about the world’s most famous doll that wraps up a zingy dissection of the patriarchy, women’s lack of power and mortality in a … Read more
