Wisconsin school shooting leaves three dead, including suspected shooter, police say

A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., left three people dead Monday, including the suspected shooter, and at least six others injured, authorities said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wisconsin-school-shooting-1.7411726?cmp=rss

No sentence severe enough for ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot, say residents of town where mass rape occurred

A panel of judges will announce verdicts and sentences this week after a trial that captivated the world's attention. Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging his now-former wife and inviting dozens of other men to rape her in their home in France's Provence region.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gisele-pelicot-verdict-pending-1.7411511?cmp=rss

Aid rushed to cyclone-hit Mayotte, rescuers combing debris for survivors

Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, where hundreds, or even thousands, are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cyclone-mayotte-france-aid-1.7411643?cmp=rss

Germany's Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, as he requested, setting up snap election

The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germany-confidence-vote-1.7411495?cmp=rss

Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad says departure to Russia wasn't planned

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-syria-assad-first-statement-1.7411333?cmp=rss