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World Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine. Simulated drills are a response to ‘provocative statements’ from Western countries, Kremlin saysThe Associated PressContinue Reading

‘Stop the killing, save lives,’ says father of Israeli hostageA group of Israeli protesters, including families of hostages, gathered in Tel Aviv to demand the Israeli government accept the tentative ceasefire proposal already agreed upon by Hamas. The protesters are calling on the government to bring their loved ones homeContinue Reading

As day breaks on the Ganges, a dozen Hindu devotees slowly dip in the river’s holy water and quietly chant. This is Varanasi, the ancient spiritual centre in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, considered the holiest of cities. It’s also where a bitter legal dispute over a 17th-century mosque isContinue Reading

When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. So this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, which begins on Sunday evening in Israel, carries a heavier weight than usual for many Jews around theContinue Reading

World A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth, officials said Sunday. Country still reeling from 2 other stabbings attacks The Associated Press · Posted: May 05, 2024 5:44 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Norway’s Supreme Court is deliberating on a case that could grant local control over a vast area in the country’s far north — and set a groundbreaking precedent for Indigenous land rights in Europe. The case will determine whether the largely Indigenous Sámi municipality of Karasjok will get collective ownership overContinue Reading

ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility Help newsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaWorld Dozens in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have been killed by record-breaking floods. More than 24,000 forced to flee their homes, civil defence agency saysPosted: May 04, 2024 2:56 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. When King Charles awarded Catherine, Princess of Wales, a rare honour the other day, it was more than a recognition of her role within the Royal Family.Continue Reading

World In the frantic early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters in the U.S. allegedly swindled funds that were supposed to buy 12 million face masks for Canadians, according to a new criminal indictment. 2 New Yorkers alleged to have defrauded supplier to Canadian provinces Alexander Panetta · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading