Monday, April 8, 2024

Israel's Netanyahu says date set to invade Rafah, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians

Women and children stand in the rubble of a destroyed building

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave's last refuge for displaced Palestinians, as a Hamas official said no progress had been made at talks in Cairo on a ceasefire in the Gaza war.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-palestine-rafah-1.7167004?cmp=rss

U.K. runner completes 16,000-km odyssey spanning the length of Africa

A red-haired man in a blue shirt celebrates in Tunisia after the became the first person to run the entire length of Africa.

Sore and sandblasted, but triumphant, runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to run the length of the continent.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russ-cook-runner-africa-1.7166586?cmp=rss

Trump says abortion laws should be left to states, but leaves critical questions unanswered

A cleanshaven older man in a baseball cap and white collared shirt is shown gesturing with his hands in an outdoor setting.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday said he still believed abortion laws should be determined by U.S. state laws and did not address the issue of a national ban on abortion.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-abortion-stance-video-1.7166516?cmp=rss

More than 90 dead in Mozambique after unlicensed ferry boat capsizes

A man walks in shallow water toward fishing boats, carrying a bag on his head.

 At least 94 people died, including children, and 26 are missing after a ferry boat capsized off the northern coast of Mozambique, an official from the country's Maritime Transport Institute said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mozambique-ferry-sink-1.7166507?cmp=rss