Category: Global News
What is Orange Shirt Day and how is it commemorated in Canada?
Orange Shirt Day aims to honour Indigenous children who were forced to attend residential schools rife with abuse.
US concerned by large Serbian military mobilisation near Kosovo
United States urges Belgrade to stand down after deployment of Serbian tanks and artillery near Kosovo border.
Second arrest after felling of England’s famous ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree
Man in his 60s arrested following earlier arrest of 16-year-old for cutting down of ancient tree at UNESCO site in UK.
Elite US Navy SEALs, army special forces to be tested for drug use
US Navy to begin random testing of elite unit in November, US Army special forces will implement testing at later date.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 584
As the war enters its 584th day, these are the main developments.
Early-morning shooting near US-Mexico border leaves two migrants dead
The incident underscores ongoing risks for migrants and asylum seekers in border areas that criminal gangs control.
Paradise prison: How 107 Bangladeshis became enslaved on a Pacific island
Instead of legitimate jobs, 107 men from Bangladesh became slaves in Vanuatu working under the threat of harm, death.
With a US government shutdown imminent, what happens to the economy?
About quarter of the US GDP is government expenditure. A drop in that spending will have knock-on effect on the economy.
Key US lawmaker calls to pause millions of dollars in aid to Egypt
Top Democrat on House foreign policy panel calls for withholding US assistance over Cairo's human rights record.
Scott Hall, Trump ally indicted in Georgia election case, pleads guilty
A Georgia bond bailsman, Hall was accused of participating in an effort to remove and tamper with election equipment.