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Fifty reported dead in Gaza as Israel steps up attacks on main city
AFP, Published on 13/09/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli military operations killed 50 people in Gaza on Friday, the territory's civil defence agency said, as the army stepped up its attacks on Gaza City.
Britain leads calls for airdrops as Gaza hunger crisis deepens
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - International pressure was mounting on Saturday for alternative ways to be found to deliver food to hungry Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with Britain vowing to back airdrops.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 32 near two aid centres
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed 32 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres, in the latest deaths of Palestinians seeking food.
Rescuers say Israeli fire killed 15 near Gaza aid point
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Rescuers said the Israeli military killed at least 15 people on Tuesday in southern Gaza near a US-backed aid centre, with the army reporting it had fired on "suspects who advanced toward the troops".
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins top prize at Cannes
AFP, Published on 25/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - "It Was Just an Accident" by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for best film at the Cannes Festival on Saturday.
Canada's Carney: political newcomer who says he's best in a crisis
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» OTTAWA — Mark Carney, whose Liberal Party won Canada's election on Monday, has a history of taking on roles at challenging moments.
Trump must learn from history's Arctic profiteers
Oped, Published on 18/04/2025
» The US president has not been subtle about his goals for the Arctic: "We'll go as far as we have to go" to acquire Greenland, he stated while sitting behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. The desk, made from the British Arctic exploring vessel called HMS Resolute, is itself a reminder of the northern voyages of empire builders -- the type of pursuit the president is after.
Marking Ramadan at Canada's 'Little Mosque on the Tundra'
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» INUVIK, Canada - Muslims who gathered at the Midnight Sun Mosque in the Canadian Artic to break the Ramadan fast this week enjoyed home-cooked Sudanese food in a tranquil setting with breathtaking surroundings.
Focus on Arctic, Canada boosts northern forces
AFP, Published on 25/02/2025
» YELLOWKNIFE, Canada - In the mess hall of a Canadian military base a few hundred kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, Brigadier-General Daniel Riviere pointed to a map highlighting the region that is becoming a national priority.
Scientists detect shape-shifting along Earth’s solid inner core
Published on 11/02/2025
» NEW YORK - The inner core at the centre of the Earth, a ball of iron and nickel about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometres) wide, may not be perfectly solid. A new study finds evidence that the inner core’s outer boundary has noticeably changed shape over the past few decades.