Category: World News
Armed guards, no biking and exit strategies: Jagmeet Singh’s life under RCMP protection – National
In December 2023, Jagmeet Singh posted pictures of his wife holding their newborn baby. Singh, then the leader of the federal New Democrats, gazed lovingly at the baby girl as his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, cradled her. Not pictured in Singh’s social media accounts was the retinue of armed RCMP officers stationed outside the hospital…
2 men get life sentences in shooting death of 11-year-old outside stadium
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two men were sentenced Wednesday to lifelong terms in prison in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium in 2023 that prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban, the district attorney’s office in Albuquerque said. Investigators say a truck carrying a mother and…
Israel reports ‘direct hit’ on hospital by Iranian missile after targeting Arak nuclear reactor
With all the discussion about Iranian regime change, the former Middle East peace envoy to President Barack Obama has some words of caution. “In the unlikely event the regime falls, history shows that when the dust clears the Iranian military will still be calling the shots,” Frank Lowenstein, Obama’s special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, tells…
Easy regime change in Tehran is a nice idea. But look to history: it’s a near-impossible one | Martin Kettle
On the eve of the 1991 Gulf war, a TV reporter asked the US commander Norman Schwarzkopf if he would topple Iraq’s Saddam Hussein. Stormin’ Norman replied with a memorable succinctness: “Easy say. Hard do.” Schwarzkopf knew what he was talking about. The general was a lifelong student of the Middle East region – he…
Trump effect: Study finds 1 million illegal immigrants have left U.S. since January
President Trump has not only stopped but reversed the Biden border surge, according to early Census Bureau data that suggests hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have dropped out of the workforce and departed the country. Source link
DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers
MIAMI — A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic. Jorge Hernández, 57, was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday with one count of conspiring to…
Trump and India’s Modi split over U.S. role in Pakistan ceasefire
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first conversation with President Donald Trump since the early May conflict between India and Pakistan to express his frustration with Trump’s repeated claims that he played a significant role in brokering a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed countries. “Prime Minister Modi firmly stated that India does not and…
Lauer in form as Blue Jays dump Diamondbacks 8-1
TORONTO – Pitcher Eric Lauer has done a little bit of everything for the Toronto Blue Jays since his season debut seven weeks ago. The 30-year-old left-hander has worked in short relief, served in a bulk role and is now used as a spot starter. He has been getting results every step of the way….
Trump asks Juventus players during White House visit whether a woman would make their team – video
Juventus players and staff were involved in an awkward encounter at the White House when Trump asked the team players and managers if women could make it into their team. In response, Juventus general manager Damien Comolli highlighted the strength of their women’s team Trump asks Juventus squad for views on transgender players during awkward…
Vance joins liberal social media site to unwelcome reception
Vice President J.D. Vance joined the BlueSky social media platform Wednesday afternoon. Vice President J.D. Vance was suspended from the BlueSky social media platform Wednesday afternoon. Source link