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World After three cargo ships were hit in Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian ports this week, killing at least 10 and injuring several others, maritime analysts are warning that ship operators could start refusing to transit that stretch of the Black Sea.  3 vessels damaged by Russian missiles at Odesa-area portsContinue Reading

World·Photos Hurricane Milton roared across the midsection of Florida late Wednesday and into Thursday, sparking tornadoes and leaving at least several people dead. See some of the damage from satellite photos released by Maxar Technologies. Satellite photos reveal extensive damage to beaches, homes, and an airport and sports stadium CBCContinue Reading

Two UN peacekeepers were injured on Friday by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon, while blasts shook the peacekeepers’ main base in the area for the second time in 48 hours as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the incident was a “serious development,”Continue Reading

World North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights occur again. South Korea’s military denies flying the drones ocver the borderThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 11, 2024 9:52 AMContinue Reading

World The Japanese grass roots group Nihon Hidankyo, comprised of survivors of Second World War atomic bombings, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Friday. Nobel laureates this year will be honoured in a Dec. 10 ceremony in NorwayThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 11, 2024 5:08 AM EDTContinue Reading

This American voting year began on a frosty night in Iowa, when thousands gathered in places like a high school gym outside Des Moines to hear speakers like Joel Akers. The longtime Republican had twice voted for Donald Trump, but he urged his neighbours in that Iowa caucus last JanuaryContinue Reading

World Twelve people were safely rescued Thursday night after being trapped for hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned, killing one person at the tourist site, authorities said Thursday. 1 killed in elevator malfunction that left surviving tourists trapped undergroundThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

David Vaknin figures he was about 30 seconds away from certain death earlier this week. The building supervisor from northern Haifa had been working in a second-storey apartment on Tuesday when the air raid sirens went off. He says he barely had time to get to a safe room before aContinue Reading

World United Nations peacekeepers’ headquarters and nearby positions in southern Lebanon have been repeatedly hit amid recent escalation along the Blue Line, UNIFIL said in a statement on Thursday, adding that two peacekeepers were injured by Israeli tank fire.  There were no casualties in 2 other incidentsThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 10, 2024Continue Reading