Britain set to join trans-Pacific trade pact

Britain is set to join a massive trade bloc that will likely speed up negotiations on a bilateral deal between Ottawa and London.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-joins-cptpp-trade-pact-1.6796967?cmp=rss

Former U.S. president Donald Trump indicted in New York, lawyer says

A lawyer for former U.S. president Donald Trump said Thursday he's been told that Trump has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-grand-jury-indictment-1.6796725?cmp=rss

Terror of Nashville school attack captured in 911 recordings

Nashville authorities released 911 calls Thursday that capture the terror inside an elementary school during the attack this week that left three children and three adults dead.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nashville-school-shooting-911-calls-1.6796362?cmp=rss

Russia arrests American reporter from Wall Street Journal on espionage charges

Russia's top security agency says a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich, has been arrested on espionage charges.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-wsj-reporter-arrest-1.6795718?cmp=rss

In the volatile streets of Paris, Macron may be winning his war of attrition against the unions

France’s pension battle has become a war of attrition between the country’s unions and President Emmanuel Macron. Already, the biggest winner is France’s far right.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-strike-macron-unions-1.6795200?cmp=rss

How the Nashville grade school shooter was able to get guns legally

The deadly shooting in a Nashville grade school has sparked calls for a so-called red-flag law in Tennessee. But a proposed law in 2020 never made it out of committee. It's another example how the state has scrapped tighter gun laws and passed legislation that makes it easier to acquire weapons.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tennessee-gun-laws-1.6794519?cmp=rss