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World The deaths of three migrants at the southern U.S. border have intensified tensions between Texas and Joe Biden’s administration. 2 children, woman died Friday trying to cross Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, TexasThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 15, 2024 9:40 AM EST | Last Updated: January 15 TexasContinue Reading

World A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family said Monday. Narges Mohammadi given additional 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against Islamic RepublicThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

World U.S. fighter aircraft shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired from Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward a U.S. destroyer operating in the Southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said on Sunday. Fighter jet shot down missile targeting the USS Laboon, U.S. officials sayThomson Reuters · Posted: Jan 14, 2024 10:08 PMContinue Reading

World Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini’s death in 2022 while in police custody for wearing her headscarf too loose, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about Amini’s funeral, were sentenced to seven and six years in prison, respectively, on charges including collaborating with the U.S.Continue Reading

World·Video A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, posing an immediate threat to the nearby town of Grindavik, which had been evacuated for a second time over fears of an eruption. Lava flowing toward Grindavik for 2nd time in less than a monthThomson Reuters · Posted: Jan 14, 2024Continue 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 Denmark’s next monarch was in Toronto five years ago to promote the economic fortunes of Greenland, he was tapping into fond memories of his time asContinue Reading

World The mounting challenges for ordinary Cubans may be seen up close by some Canadians this winter, as snowbirds and other travellers head to the island nation for respite from the cold. Fuel prices are set to jump fivefold amid ongoing economic crisis and 30% inflation Geoff Nixon · CBCContinue Reading

World Officials were scrambling to free survivors Saturday after a mudslide brought on by heavy rains in northwest Colombia killed at least 34 people and injured dozens on a busy highway. Brought on by heavy rains, mudslide covered a busy roadway in Choco province on FridayThomson Reuters · Posted: JanContinue Reading

World Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate, Lai Ching-te, into power on Saturday in an explicit rejection of China’s warnings not to vote for him in an election Beijing framed as a choice between war and peace. DPP’s Lai Ching-te vows to maintain the status quoContinue Reading