Monday, May 6, 2024

Jailing Trump for contempt of court could backfire, says national security analyst

Donald Trump, frowning and hunched over in a courtroom, looking up at the camera

As a judge threatens Donald Trump with jail time for repeatedly violating a gag order during his hush money trial, a national security analyst worries about the implications of putting a presidential candidate behind bars.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/trump-trial-contempt-1.7195446?cmp=rss

2-time European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war

A weightlifter competes at the Olympics.

Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/olympics-ukraine-weightlifter-killed-1.7195644?cmp=rss

Hamas says it accepts ceasefire proposal, but Israel says it's still examining deal

People in hooded sweaters stand across the street from the concrete rubble of a building.

Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, though there were no immediate details on what the agreement contained.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-1.7195368?cmp=rss

Russia says it plans to hold tactical nuclear weapon drills

Two people covered from head to toe in baggy safety uniforms are shown near a large, cylindrical pointed weapon.

Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-nuclear-deals-1.7195018?cmp=rss

Israeli army urges Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of 'limited' action

A child and an adult whose face isn't shown together hold up a piece of paper that has Arabic writing on it.

Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza Strip city where more than a million war-displaced people have been sheltering.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-rafah-evacuation-order-1.7194984?cmp=rss

India's Hindu nationalists are petitioning courts to tear down mosques and replace them with temples

Aerial view of Gvanvapi mosque.

Gvanvapi mosque in the holy city of Varanasi is one of hundreds of mosques and other Muslim sites being targeted by Hindu nationalist groups in India. The petitioners say they want to restore previously destroyed Hindu holy sites, but some historians accuse the groups of aggressively attempting to rewrite history. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hindu-nationalists-mosques-india-1.7193591?cmp=rss