Sunday, August 4, 2024

Canada raises travel advisory for Israel to 'avoid all travel' due to escalating violence

Smoke rises over building located on a hill.

Fears of a wider regional conflict have grown in the wake of recent actions between Israel and Hezbollah, a militant group based in neighbouring Lebanon.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/global-affairs-canada-travel-warning-israel-1.7284919?cmp=rss

Anti-immigration unrest hits parts of U.K., taking aim at hotel thought to house asylum seekers

A man yells at a police officer while a crowd gathers nearby.

Anti-immigration protesters broke hotel windows and set bins on fire in northern England on Sunday in the latest wave of unrest that has presented a major test to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new government.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uk-anti-immigration-protest-1.7285131?cmp=rss

Violence in Bangladesh leaves dozens dead as protesters call for PM's resignation

A crowd of protesters.

A new round of violence in Bangladesh has left dozens of people dead and hundreds injured as protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists on Sunday over the government's job-quota system, officials and media reports said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bangladesh-jobs-protests-telecoms-cut-1.7285082?cmp=rss