How Russia's Wagner Group cashes in on conflict and chaos in Africa

There's money to be made in chaos and the Russian private military contractor known as the Wagner Group knows how to capitalize on it. 

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-wagner-group-africa-1.6861659?cmp=rss

Tennessee law restricting drag shows unconstitutional, federal judge rules

A federal judge appointed by former Republican president Donald Trump has ruled that Tennessee's law restricting drag performances in public or where children are present is unconstitutional, striking a blow to efforts to regulate LGBTQ conduct in U.S. states.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tennessee-drag-show-law-ruling-1.6864864?cmp=rss

Inspection finds too many Ukraine air-raid shelters not ready for sudden use

Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country's air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after a woman in Kyiv reportedly died waiting outside a shuttered shelter during a Russian missile barrage.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-air-raid-shelter-audit-1.6864837?cmp=rss

Cornered in Ukraine and isolated by the West, the Kremlin returns to Cuba

Thirty years after the USSR dissolved and abandoned Cuba, the Kremlin is back in the Caribbean with a series of military, political and economic agreements that appear aimed at giving Russia a presence close to North America. Some Cubans fear their country will be used to create a new Cold War front.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russia-cuba-ukraine-putin-missiles-1.6863359?cmp=rss

Canada to 'significantly' enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region, Anand says

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is committed to the support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and is reinforcing its military presence in the region.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-indo-pacific-anand-1.6864775?cmp=rss

India train crash death toll surpasses 280, injuries at 900

Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds as rail cars were flipped over and mangled in one of the country's deadliest train crashes in decades.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-train-derailment-1.6864771?cmp=rss