A report that a Buckingham Palace aide is sorting through the late Queen Elizabeth's personal diary and papers has sparked both interest and concern over what might be archived and what might be kept confidential Palace aide reportedly sorting through late monarch's personal documents Hello, royal watchers. This is your …
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Canada on sidelines as Haiti finally gets an armed intervention against gang violence
This week, the UN Security Council authorized a multinational security force for Haiti. Kenya, rather than Canada, will be leading the force. Canada was under pressure during the past two years from the Biden administration in the U.S., the UN, Caribbean allies and others to take the lead — but …
Read More »Hundreds feared dead after powerful earthquake rocks western Afghanistan
A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said. Magnitude-6.3 earthquake in Herat province followed by multiple aftershocks A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the …
Read More »Internet, phone outages have cut off Gazans from the outside world — and even their loved ones
Telecommunications in Gaza were cut off on Oct. 27 as the Israel Defence Forces announced it was expanding ground operations, which were launched soon after an Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Ordinary Gazans have been struggling with sporadic service ever since. Telecommunications have been …
Read More »Israeli military says its actions mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages
Israeli troops on Friday mistakenly shot to death three hostages in a battle-torn neighbourhood of Gaza City, and an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian journalist in the south of the besieged territory. Israeli troops found the hostages Friday and erroneously identified them as a threat Israeli military says it mistakenly …
Read More »As Israel airlifts wounded soldiers out of Gaza, Palestinians have nowhere to go
The Palmachim airbase about an hour away from Jerusalem has become a critical operations centre in Israel’s war against Hamas. While injured Israeli soldiers are airlifted from the battlefield in Gaza, there’s no escape from the war for Palestinian civilians. 'You have to be deaf not to understand that civilians …
Read More »Israel still fighting Hamas on its own territory, and striking Gaza, with over 1,100 dead in fighting so far
Israel intensified its bombardments of the Gaza Strip on Monday after declaring war and vowing to destroy the "military and governing capabilities" of the enclave's Hamas rulers, as Israeli soldiers fought to secure the border and dislodge Gaza gunmen from areas of southern Israel. Israeli forces still fighting Hamas in …
Read More »Israeli forces fight Hamas gunmen in Gaza tunnels as Netanyahu rejects calls to halt fighting
Israel said on Tuesday its forces attacked Hamas gunmen inside the Islamists' vast tunnel network beneath Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting to ease the Palestinian enclave's humanitarian crisis. Hamas says it's hit Israeli military positions in Gaza's north and south THE LATEST: …
Read More »Global Affairs confirms 8th Canadian death since start of Israel-Hamas war
The department says the death was in Lebanon, but offered no further details in an update Sunday evening. Department says the death was in Lebanon, but offered no further details Global Affairs Canada has announced the death of an eighth Canadian citizen in the Israel-Hamas war. The department says the …
Read More »UN votes to demand Israel-Hamas ceasefire; Canada among those voting in favour
The United Nations has overwhelmingly voted in favour of demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. World Food Program says half the population in the Palestinian enclave is starving The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The vote in …
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