Finnish newspaper uses video game Counter-Strike to dodge Russian censorship laws

Russians playing war games online may find themselves stumbling across information about the very real war their country is waging in Ukraine.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ukraine-war-newspaper-counter-strike-1.6832240?cmp=rss

How God Save the King became the world's 1st national anthem

It's one of the most famous songs in the world. And on Saturday in London's Westminster Abbey, it will be at the heart of the ceremony when King Charles III is formally crowned as head of state of the United Kingdom, Canada and 13 other countries.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/anthem-coronation-god-save-the-king-1.6826829?cmp=rss

South Africa will 'do the right thing' on Putin arrest warrant, ICC prosecutor tells MPs

South Africa will have the opportunity this summer to enforce the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin — and the court's top prosecutor told MPs on Thursday he's confident the Commonwealth country "will do the right thing."

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/putin-ukraine-russia-international-criminal-court-1.6832476?cmp=rss

Canada received assurances from Kurdish authorities it can repatriate 5 Canadians from Syria: lawyer

A lawyer representing five Canadians held in a detention camp in northeastern Syria says he's been given assurances the federal government will repatriate them, but doesn't know when it will happen.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-repatriating-five-canadian-women-children-syria-1.6831919?cmp=rss

Carrie Fisher to be honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the Star Wars franchise's most beloved figures.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/carrie-fisher-star-wars-walk-of-fame-1.6831892?cmp=rss

Russia's claims that U.S. plotted drone attack at Kremlin quickly denied

Russia said Thursday that the U.S. was behind what it says was a drone attack on the Kremlin, while Ukraine's president visited the International Court of Justice, urging that Russian President Vladimir Putin be brought to trial over the war.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-war-may-4-1.6831823?cmp=rss