Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Expedition aims to drive to both poles, having 'learned a lot' from past mishaps

A man in a blue winter coat and a navy hat stands, with his hand resting on a big truck with a cab attached to the back.

The Transglobal Car Expedition is back in the N.W.T. — with intentions to circle the entire globe by vehicle now — roughly two years after making headlines for violating airspace rules and sinking a truck.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/transglobal-car-expedition-returns-1.7107063?cmp=rss

Analysts say this will be Pakistan’s least credible election in years

A popular political leader is in jail and his party is banned from using one of their most recognizable symbols after authorities cracked down in Pakistan. Many analysts say Thursday will bring the country’s least credible election in years. CBC’s Salimah Shivji breaks the story down from a campaign rally in Islamabad.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/analysts-say-this-will-be-pakistan-s-least-credible-election-in-years-1.7108277?cmp=rss

A major U.S. national-security bill is at risk of spectacular collapse. What happens next?

A golden sun over the U.S. Capitol dome

A major U.S. national-security bill is at risk of a spectacular collapse Wednesday, leaving fragments of unfinished business strewn across several continents. Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and the U.S. border — they're all in the bill Republicans are ditching. Here's how we got here and what's likely to happen next.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/omnibus-security-bill-collapse-analysis-1.7107017?cmp=rss