Canada investigating possibility of aid airdrop into Gaza, minister says
Canada is looking into playing a role in a possible airdrop of aid into Gaza, says International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen.
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US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel.
Trump kisses and hugs flag and does strange swaying to music ahead of CPAC speech
Donald Trump did one of his patented long entrances ahead of his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), standing and taking in the applause from the adoring crowd to the tune of God Bless the USA.
Liberals and New Democrats reach a deal on pharmacare
The federal Liberal government and the NDP have come to an agreement on pharmacare, clearing the way for the two parties to continue operating under the confidence-and-supply agreement that has helped keep the government in power over the past two years.
"Embarrassing” Westminster In-Fighting Highlights Real Safety Risks For MPs
Britain’s only Palestinian MP has spoken of her “embarrassment" at the way in which Westminster turned in on itself this week when debate on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into “farce”.
Today in Politics: Priyanka Gandhi to join Rahul for the first time in Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
More than a month after the Bharat Jodo Yatra started, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will join party MP and her brother Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Moradabad on Saturday and will be a part of the rest of the Uttar Pradesh leg of the march.
Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate” under international law.
Border Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money
Hundreds of migrants were dropped off Friday at a San Diego bus stop instead of at a reception center that had been serving as a staging area because it ran out of local funding sooner than expected, showing how even the largest city on the country's southern border is struggling to cope with the unprecedented influx of people.