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World In a new book, Pope Francis called for an investigation into whether Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza constitutes a genocide, sparking intense debate about the war — and also raising questions about the tangible impact that papal statements have on Catholics and global politics. The remarks, reported in aContinue Reading

On Tuesday, just hours after Ukraine appeared to have fired U.S.-made ballistic missiles into Russia — likely for the first time — the Kremlin published changes to its nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for what would justify a nuclear response. The changes, which the Kremlin said were developed over several months, state that Russia willContinue Reading

World Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any country that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. On 1,000th day since Russia invaded, Kremlin says Ukraine has employed long-rangeContinue Reading

This time last year, Michael Ofer-Ziv was halfway through his military work on the war in Gaza. The reservist was called up a week after the devastating Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.  The 29-year-old says he was torn about whether to serve with the Israel DefenceContinue Reading

World Dozens of prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement. Defendants were prosecuted in 2021 in a case that has drawn international criticismThe AssociatedContinue Reading

World The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday that a spate of offensive text messages sent out in the wake of the Nov. 5 presidential election and apparently aimed at Black Americans had expanded to target Latino and 2SLGBTQ+ people. Recent messages follow previous ones sent to BlackContinue Reading

World Just a week after winning several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.” Trump’s administration posts filled with staunch Israel supporters Joey CappellettiContinue Reading

Ukraine gets OK to use U.S. long-range missiles against Russia Months after sending long-range missiles to Ukraine, the White House has given the green light to use their full force against Russia. This comes after the worst aerial attack against Kyiv in months and questions about how Donald Trump willContinue Reading

World Two children were among 11 people killed when a Russian missile hit a residential building in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said, while another missile strike left the region’s administrative centre without power. Zelenskyy says Russia launched a total of 120 missiles and 90 dronesThomson Reuters · Posted: NovContinue Reading