Tag: World
U.K. man falls to his death while scaling bridge for social media content
The man, who was scaling one of Spain's largest bridges, was not wearing safety gear.
Bomb threat forces Air India flight into emergency landing at Iqaluit airport
Air India Flight 127 made the emergency landing at 5:21 a.m. local time, with all 211 passengers and crew exiting the aircraft and relocating to Iqaluit International Airport.
Canada-India tensions: What’s happened and how did we get here?
A diplomatic row between Canada and India is back in the spotlight amid mounting foreign interference concerns and the 2023 killing of a Sikh separatist leader in B.C.
Samidoun, group behind ‘death to Canada’ chant, listed as terrorist entity
Listing Samidoun, also known as the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, as a terrorist entity was done alongside the U.S. Treasury Department making a similar move.
Canada-India tensions: Who is Lawrence Bishnoi, at centre of row?
The RCMP accused Indian government agents of being linked to an organized crime group called the "Bishnoi group" headed by Lawrence Bishnoi,
B.C. Sikh community responds to new allegations of Indian foreign interference
The RCMP's commissioner said Monday Mounties had evidence of violent criminal activity in Canada, including homicides and extortion, being connected to Indian government agents.
How Indian government agents in Canada targeted Modi’s opponents
The RCMP has linked six Indian diplomats and consular officials to a wave of shootings, killings, threats, arsons and extortions in Canada.
South Korea says North may be preparing to blow-up inter-Korean roads
Destroying the roads would be in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s push to cut off ties with South Korea and formally cement it as his country's principal enemy.
China holds large military drill in warning to Taiwan, draws U.S. concern
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said 90 of the 125 aircraft, including warplanes, helicopters and drones, were spotted within Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to researchers studying global inequality
Simon Johnson and James Robinson, both British-American, and Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu were commended for their work on "how institutions are formed and affect prosperity."
‘Like the apocalypse’: A year after Oct. 7, Israeli survivor faces trauma
Galia Sopher was camping with her two daughters outside her kibbutz near the Israel-Gaza border when Hamas began its deadly attack in the early morning hours of Oct. 7, 2023.
Nicaragua is breaking diplomatic ties with Israel. Here’s why
Nicaragua's government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel's attacks on Palestinian territories and called the Israeli government "fascist".
100 years later, foot of lost Mount Everest climber Andrew Irvine likely found
English mountaineer Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine vanished on a trek to Mount Everest's summit with his climbing partner George Mallory in 1924.
Ontario looking at closing ‘loophole’ after brothers convicted of Iran sanctions violations change names
Convicted in the U.S. of sanctions evasion, Ontario residents Amin and Arash Yousefijam changed their names to Ameen and Aurash Cohen. Officials are seeking to close a "loophole."
Mohamed Al Fayed: UK police investigating 40 more sex crime allegations
Police and Harrods executives are facing questions about why action wasn't taken against Mohamed Al Fayed while he was alive.
