US & World

As food and aid distribution in Gaza continues to be deadly and plagued by violence, influential clans and tribes that have long existed in the territory are taking it upon themselves to secure aid convoys entering the region. Israeli soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Palestinians en route to …

There is a lot of confusion about how much damage U.S. bombs did to Iran’s nuclear sites. But experts say the bigger question is whether Iran moved the uranium, as its whereabouts are unknown to the world’s governing body for nuclear energy. CIA director says it will take years for …

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5 per cent annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected deterioration of earlier estimates.  Consumer spending also slowed sharply in the first quarter. The U.S. economy shrank at a …

A Canadian citizen died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week, the agency says.  49-year-old man was being detained ‘pending removal proceedings,’ according to ICE news release. A Canadian citizen died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week, the agency …

Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop charged in a sexual abuse case, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence.  Representative of 24-year-old shortstop confirms judge’s ruling will be appealed. Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop charged in a sexual abuse case, was …

Houston-based Axiom Space launched four astronauts into space in a mission piloted by Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to go to space in four decades. The mission signals a new era in space exploration that has India and other countries hitching rides with commercial companies rather than building their own …

A controversial tax being proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration that could cost Canadians and Canadian businesses billions is up in the air after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal has been reached to scrap it. Thursday afternoon, Bessent said that the G7 would soon be announcing that …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory over his arch-foe Iran, but the war with a much smaller and stubborn adversary in Hamas drags on. And Netanyahu is facing renewed pressure to end it.  Benjamin Netanyahu has quickly claimed victory over Iran — but there’s still Hamas in Gaza. …

A controversial tax being proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration that could cost Canadians and Canadian businesses billions is also likely to cost the U.S. government, according to an assessment by a non-partisan U.S. congressional office.  Tax that could hit Canadians comes with risk to U.S. revenue, investments. A controversial …

Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the attorney general’s office to release a public version of its investigation file into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College, one of the country’s worst human rights atrocities.  Mexico’s former top prosecutor was arrested in 2022 in relation …