Friday, June 13th, 2025
Canadian demonstrators held, passports confiscated ahead of planned global march to Egypt-Gaza border
More than 40 Canadians planning to participate in the global march to Gaza, alongside thousands of other foreign activists, have been detained in Egypt and had their passports confiscated by authorities, organizers told CBC News. A group of 83 Canadians arrived in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of the scheduled march to Egypt’s border with Gaza, an attempt to draw attention to the deepening humanitarian crises facing Palestinians under Israel’s blockade of the war-torn territory more than 20 months after attacks began. The Global March on Gaza was slated toRead more
Air India crash investigators recover plane’s black box from a rooftop
Indian investigators on Friday recovered the digital flight data recorder, or the black box, of the Air India flight that fell from the sky and killed 241 people on board and several people on the ground, authorities said. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel when the plane crashed into a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday. The plane’s black box was recovered from a rooftop near the crash site and India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said that it had begun itsRead more
How a Northern Irish town descended into 3 days of anti-immigrant violence
Protests in the small Northern Irish town of Ballymena spiralled into acts of anti-immigrant violence this week after two teenagers who spoke Romanian were charged with sexually assaulting a local girl. For three nights, masked rioters burned homes and vehicles in what Ryan Henderson, assistant chief constable for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, called “racist thuggery, pure and simple,” leading to multiple arrests and dozens of injuries. The violence follows the arrest of two 14-year-old boys accused of the attempted oral rape of a teenage girl. Both of theRead more
Trump urges Iran to reach nuclear deal after Israeli strikes, ‘before there is nothing left’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program, saying that there was still time for the country to prevent further conflict with Israel. Israel launched strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it had targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders during the start of an operation to prevent Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. An Israeli military spokesperson said its operation against Iran would be lengthy and gradual. Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that it was unclearRead more
Trump’s military parade is costing millions and, potentially, something more valuable, critics say
Donald Trump’s long-desired military parade was only confirmed six weeks ago, but it now arrives in a week that has raised alarm among military experts and Democrats over the politicization of American troops. According to The Associated Press, Saturday’s parade in Washington will feature synchronized flyovers of military aircraft, along with the processions of tanks, historical re-enactments and marching soldiers Singer Lee Greenwood, famed for God Bless the U.S.A., is on tap to perform during the nationally televised ceremony, and Trump will address the crowd from a custom viewing stand.Read more