News/World (Page 179)

World Oppenheimer finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions were understandably mixed and highly emotional. Movie opens 8 months after North American debut,Continue Reading

World Pope Francis on Friday warned of the dangers of gender theory, saying he had commissioned studies into what he condemned as an “ugly ideology” that threatens humanity. ‘Cancelling out the differences means cancelling out humanity,’ Francis saidThomson Reuters · Posted: Mar 01, 2024 9:45 AM EST | Last Updated: March 1 Pope FrancisContinue Reading

Israel accused of opening fire on Gazans receiving aidMore than 100 civilian Palestinians were killed and many others injured while attempting to receive aid in northern Gaza. Health officials say they were fired on by the Israeli military, while Israeli officials say it happened while people rushed the aid trucks.Continue Reading

This weekend, Canada will play host to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is widely regarded as that country’s most right-wing leader since the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. But don’t expect that detail to come up. Meloni will be in Toronto this Saturday for a meeting with Prime Minister JustinContinue Reading

World A former career U.S. diplomat said in court Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades, bringing a lightning fast resolution to a case prosecutors described as one of the most brazen betrayals in the history ofContinue Reading

World A group of Republican lawmakers in the U.S. are demanding answers from Pfizer over a financial contribution in Canada — an allegedly minor one. It went to a group promoting medically-assisted death. Rubio, Cruz and others grilling drugmaker over assisted-death donation that recipient says was minuscule Alexander Panetta · CBC NewsContinue Reading

World It was meant to be a magical, chocolate-filled, immersive journey into “pure imagination.” Instead, the much-hyped Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Experience in Glasgow, Scotland, left children in tears, parents demanding refunds and the internet in stitches. What was meant to be a magical experience left children in tears andContinue Reading

World Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces on Thursday shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery. Israel challenged the death toll and said many of the victims were run over by aid trucks. Death toll in Gaza now over 30,000, officials there say, sinceContinue Reading

World The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former U.S. president Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could go to trial before the November election. Justices to hear arguments in late April, with decision likelyContinue Reading