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U.S. support for Israel is ironclad but does not back offensive actions against Iran, says U.S. ambassadorCBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen about Washington’s response to Iran’s attack on Israel, as well as Canada’s new defence policy and spending. The latest: Iran warnsContinue Reading

World An attacker who fatally knifed six people in an Australian mall was killed by police in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Bondi Saturday, police said, as hundreds fled the scene. Police say multiple people, including a 9-month-old baby, injured in beachside suburbThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 13, 2024 9:07 AMContinue Reading

In a community complex that once housed Rome’s central slaughterhouse, men and women holding infants leaned over platefuls of golden rice dotted with chicken, cashews and raisins, chatting and laughing, the squeals and commotion of children punctuating the festive atmosphere. It was an evening near the end of Ramadan, andContinue Reading

World A subcurrent of worry pulsed through a summit involving distant Asian nations this week in Washington, but the event also offered a window into angst of global concern: Fears of a military standoff with China. U.S.-Japan-Philippines meeting offered a window into military angst with global dimensions Alexander Panetta ·Continue Reading

World Victor Manuel Rocha, a former career U.S. diplomat, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba. The plea agreement leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service. Victor Manuel RochaContinue Reading

World Poland has a near-total abortion ban. Lawmakers have taken 1st steps to possibly lifting itPolish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with several bills aimed at reforming the Catholic country’s abortion laws, including two that would lift the near-total ban on abortion that currently exists in the EU country. Currently, abortions areContinue Reading

World O.J. Simpson was found civilly liable for the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and her acquaintance Ronald Goldman. The Goldman family may have a less difficult time in collecting money from that judgment after Simpson’s death, but it will still be complicated. Attorney for Fred Goldman, victim’s father, vowsContinue Reading

World A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licences and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon go into effect, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. An explainer on the rule that will go in effect in 30 days — andContinue Reading

World A court in Vietnam on Thursday ordered the death penalty for a real estate tycoon found guilty in a financial fraud case totalling more than $12 billion US. Convicted woman ordered to pay back more than $27 billion USCBC News · Posted: Apr 11, 2024 11:19 AM EDT |Continue Reading