Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas as the U.N. reported worsening humanitarian conditions, with malnutrition soaring and polio discovered. Israeli military strikes in Gaza killed 50 people on Saturday, Palestinian health authorities said. Victims of hostilities over the past 48…
Special police units on Saturday joined the search for an unknown man who carried out a stabbing attack at a crowded festival in the western German city of Solingen, killing three people and wounding at least eight others, four of them seriously. A 15-year-old boy was arrested early Saturday. Police said he was suspected of knowing about…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday and announced a new military aid package ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Saturday, their offices said. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who also spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov on Friday, said on…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted August 23, 2024 6:39 pm Updated August 23, 2024 6:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people were killed and four were seriously wounded in an attack on Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, police said. Police…
Italian prosecutors are reportedly looking into laying manslaughter charges in the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian as a final body, believed to be that of 18-year-old Hannah Lynch, was recovered from the wreckage. The Italian coast guard said Thursday that it discovered the bodies of five people, including the remains of British tech magnate…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of…
The second-largest diamond ever to be pulled from the Earth, coming in at a whopping 2,492 carats, was dug out of a mine in Botswana by a Canadian company. The Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp. announced the “remarkable find” in a press release, showing off photos of the fist-sized rock. The company has unearthed numerous other…
Despite efforts to avoid a strike or lockout, freight trains across Canada shut down early Thursday morning as thousands of rail employees were locked out of the job by Canada’s two major railways. Now, industry groups are warning that the rail shutdown could put Canadian manufacturers and exporters in serious jeopardy. “About three-quarters of everything…
Online fast-fashion giant Shein has filed another lawsuit against competitor Temu, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, copying its product images and engaging in other types of fraud. The complaint filed in a Washington federal court this week alleges that Temu, which has grown in popularity in the U.S, has subsidized its…
Canada’s labour minister said late Wednesday that “significant issues” remain in negotiations between the country’s two main rail companies and unions, making a nationwide rail shutdown almost certain. Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon spoke to Global News in Calgary following a meeting with representatives of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. and the Teamsters Canada Rail…
