Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Jordan cancels summit with Biden as region pushed 'to the brink'

Two men in suits are seen sitting in chairs turned to each other, with American and Israel flags and drapes in the background.

Jordan's foreign minister says his country has cancelled a summit scheduled Wednesday with U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders from some of Israel's neighbouring countries.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-jordan-trip-biden-1.6998441?cmp=rss

Ukraine claims major long-range missile strike on key Russian airfields

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Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the assault used longer-range ballistic missiles donated by the United States.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-missile-strike-1.6999333?cmp=rss

Jim Jordan falls short on 1st U.S. House Speaker ballot as 20 fellow Republicans vote against him

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Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan fell short on Tuesday in a vote to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-house-speaker-jim-jordan-vote-1.6999188?cmp=rss

Prosecutors seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on movie set

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Special prosecutors say they are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in a 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set in New Mexico. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/alec-baldwin-recharge-1.6999032?cmp=rss

Police shoot gunman accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans in Brussels

Several police officers are shown standing on a city street, it is blocked off to traffic by a barrier.

Police in Belgium on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian man accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen shooting on a Brussels street.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brussels-shooting-swedes-1.6998429?cmp=rss

The U.K. and New Zealand want to ban the next generation from smoking at any age. Should Canada follow?

A young woman lights up a cigarette.

Government officials in the U.K. are proposing a smoke free generation law, following in the footsteps of New Zealand. Canadian experts say a generational ban could help.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/teen-smoking-bans-1.6997984?cmp=rss