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Italy has coordinated the evacuation of 156 Palestinians from Gaza. But both those who’ve made it out of the war zone and the NGOs trying to help them say last-minute planning has led to confusion and isolation for evacuees anxious about losing their Palestinian nationality and becoming permanent refugees.  Italy …

A year ago, police revealed that a massive amount of gold and money had been stolen from a warehouse at Toronto’s Pearson airport. Despite intensive investigative efforts, no arrests have been made and the valuable cargo is still unaccounted for.  Police say investigation continues. The Air Canada flight leaving Zurich, …

President Marcos, United States President Joe Biden, and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called out North Korea and Russia for the security threats posed by the use of nuclear weapons in the Indo-Pacific and European regions, whose peace and stability they reaffirmed during the historic trilateral summit in Washington D.C. …

STRONG PH-US TIES. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center, left panel) meets with United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III (center, right panel) at the Pentagon in Washington DC on Saturday (April 13, 2024, Manila time). During his meeting with Austin, Marcos emphasized the Philippines’ strong relations with the US. (Photo from …

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK US President Joe Biden joins President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a photo session after their historic summit at the White House in Washington, D.C. PCO pool  US President Joe Biden on Thursday reaffirmed defense commitments to Japan and …

MALARIA MOSQUITO. Malaria cases nationwide increased by 90 percent in 2023, according to Department of Health – Disease Intervention and Prevention Bureau medical officer Kim Patrick Tejano during a press briefing on Friday (April 12, 2024). Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites transmitted through bites of infected female Anopheles …

The federal government is recommending that Canadians avoid all travel to Israel, stating that the country faces a “heightened risk” of an attack on its territory. Iran has vowed revenge for an airstrike that killed 2 of its generals in Syria last week. The federal government is recommending that Canadians …

With absolutely no exceptions, every defence policy presented by the Canadian government over the past five decades has presented a vision of the world beyond our borders going to hell in a handbasket. The wars may be different, the adversaries might change, threats might have evolved — but the language …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Strong growth in the United States has helped to lift the outlook for the world economy, but more needs to be done to stem a slide in productivity, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday. “Global growth is marginally stronger on account of robust …

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 Rocha once …