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World Muhammad Abu Sahloul, who was among 42 minors released last week as part of a ceasefire deal, says he was detained by Israel in January 2024 and spent 13 months in custody. His mother searched for him but eventually feared he had died during the Israel-Hamas war. Muhammad AbuContinue Reading

World·Analysis Canada can huff, and puff, but if anything’s going to blow down Donald Trump’s house of tariffs it’s going to be the reaction within the United States. The pushback has begun within the economy. The next will be in the legal system. Canada’s retaliation is a rounding error comparedContinue Reading

World James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world’s most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88. James Harrison, ‘the man with the golden arm,’ donated plasma 1,173 times Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2025 11:40 AM EST |Continue Reading

World Israeli fire has killed at least two people in Rafah and injured three others in Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, raising fear among Palestinians that the ceasefire could collapse altogether after Israel imposed a total blockade on the shattered enclave. 1st phase of ceasefire ended Saturday with no agreement betweenContinue Reading

World France and Britain are proposing a one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would cover air, sea and energy infrastructure attacks but not include ground fighting, French President Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister said. French PM says Britain supports idea, but U.K. armed forces minister sounds more pessimisticThomsonContinue Reading

World·Updated A driver rammed a car into a crowd Monday in the southwestern German city of Mannheim, and authorities said two people were killed and several others injured. Germany’s interior ministry says a 40-year-old male suspect is in custodyThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 03, 2025 8:12 AM EST |Continue Reading

World The first phase of the ceasefire, which included a surge in humanitarian assistance, expired on Saturday. The two sides have yet to negotiate the second phase, in which Hamas was to release dozens of remaining hostages in return for an Israeli pullout from Gaza and a lasting ceasefire. KeyContinue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered a new trade investigation that could heap more tariffs on imported lumber, adding to existing duties on Canadian softwood lumber and 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods due next week. U.S. president also wants to boost U.S. production byContinue Reading

World The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it was unclear whether the talks would resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. 1st phase has expired with no clear plan as Israeli negotiatorsContinue Reading