Thursday, October 20, 2022

Britain's political farce takes down another prime minister as Tories get set to try again

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Lizz Truss resigned as British Prime Minister Thursday, becoming the shortest serving PM in the country's history. So what's next? Political analysts say none of the options for the Conservatives look good — especially the notion that Boris Johnson may try to stage a political comeback.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-politics-tories-truss-resignation-1.6623552?cmp=rss

She was Iran's women's minister before the 1979 revolution. Now she's watching protests in exile

Mahnaz Afkhami

Mahnaz Afkhami was Iran’s minister of women’s affairs before the Islamic Republic took power in 1979. She reflects on the Iran she grew up in, and what’s different about recent protests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/she-was-iran-s-women-s-minister-before-the-1979-revolution-now-she-s-watching-protests-in-exile-1.6622163?cmp=rss

U.S. alleges Iranian troops in Crimea helping with Russia's drone attacks on Ukraine

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The United States says it has evidence that Iranian troops are "directly engaged on the ground" in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and civilian population.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-blackouts-attacks-on-infrastructure-1.6623312?cmp=rss

Months after floods, Brazil's Amazon faces severe drought

Brazil Amazon

Just months after enduring floods that destroyed crops and submerged entire communities, thousands of families in the Brazilian Amazon are now dealing with severe drought that, at least in some areas, is the worst in decades.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amazon-river-drought-1.6622897?cmp=rss

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns

Britain Politics

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced on Thursday she was stepping down, just over six weeks after taking the Conservative Party reins as leader.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-truss-pm-1.6622900?cmp=rss

Alleged U.S. human smuggler under investigation by RCMP in death of Indian family at Canadian border

Rajinder Pal Singh

The RCMP is investigating a convicted fraudster and alleged human smuggler in connection with the death of an Indian family at the U.S.-Canada border in January, The Fifth Estate has learned. But questions are being asked about why the RCMP took so long to investigate this individual who was under surveillance by U.S. authorities for four years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rcmp-investigation-alleged-human-smuggler-patel-family-death-border-1.6616620?cmp=rss