Descrease article font size Increase article font size The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Sunday Israel had informed the U.N. that it will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to the north of Gaza. “This is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct lifesaving assistance during a man-made famine. These … Read more
Russia lowered flags to half-mast on Sunday for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at a rock concert outside Moscow in the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades. President Vladimir Putin declared a national day of mourning after pledging to track down and punish all those … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted March 23, 2024 3:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro state have killed at least seven people, authorities said Saturday, while a 4-year-old girl was rescued after more than 16 hours under mud. The girl was pulled … Read more
Michigan attorneys pressed a federal appellate panel on Thursday to move their lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion of an aging oil pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac from federal to state court, arguing that state environmental protection laws are in play. Assistant Attorney General Daniel Bock told a three-judge panel of the … Read more
Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored UN resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than two million hungry Palestinians. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favour, three against and … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted March 22, 2024 1:59 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has once again urged Israel not to carry out its promised invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah. But after the top U.S. diplomat’s meeting with the … Read more
For the uninitiated, it’s perhaps a dilemma you’ve never considered: where do you poop when you’re climbing Mount Everest? According to new rules from local authorities, the answer is into specially designed, biodegradable poop bags. “Our mountains have begun to stink,” Mingma Sherpa, chairman of the Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, told the BBC. Under the … Read more
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, says cancer was found during her abdominal surgery earlier this year and she is undergoing “preventative chemotherapy,” she announced Friday. Kensington Palace has not disclosed what type of cancer was found, but said it was discovered in post-operative tests after her abdominal surgery. “In January, I underwent major abdominal … Read more
On March 22, 2024, Kate Middleton — the Princess of Wales — announced that cancer was found during her abdominal surgery earlier in the year and that she is undergoing “preventative chemotherapy.” Below is a transcript of the recorded video message she posted to social media Friday afternoon, dressed informally in jeans and a white … Read more
Members of Canada’s elite special forces unit are in Haiti’s capital city, Global News has learned. Members of Joint Task Force 2, the highly-trained counterterrorism unit, have been preparing to deploy for the past two weeks as escalating gang violence in Haiti reached dangerous levels, sources have said. Some are now at the Canadian embassy … Read more
