Sunday, January 7, 2024

Planes grounded again as officials investigate how panel blew out on Alaska Airlines flight

A plane is shown midair, its side emblazoned with the word 'Alaska.'

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alaska-airlines-planes-grounded-investigation-1.7076941?cmp=rss

Biden, other key U.S. officials were kept in the dark about defence secretary's hospitalization

A person is seen in front of a U.S. flag.

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin remained in the hospital on Sunday as more details emerged about key decision-makers, even President Joe Biden, being kept in the dark for days that the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/defence-secretary-lloyd-austin-hospitalization-1.7076944?cmp=rss

U.S. diplomacy visit hopes to calm tensions as Israel-Hamas war enters 4th month

A man speaks into a microphone.

The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-war-day-93-1.7076753?cmp=rss

Families of PS752 victims push for government action against Iran on anniversary of deadly crash

Kourosh Doustshenas is fighting for justice for his fiance, Forough Khadem, who was killed in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps downing of Flight PS752 on January 8, 2020.

As families of Flight PS752 victims mark the fourth anniversary of the aircraft's destruction, the federal government isn't ruling out designating the entire Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization — a measure the families have demanded for years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/families-ps752-canada-iran-irgc-terrorist-listing-1.7075536?cmp=rss