Thursday, March 13, 2025

Columbia University punishes student protesters who occupied campus building

Masked protesters march with a Palestinian flag on a city street.

Columbia University on Thursday said it had doled out a range of punishments to students who occupied a campus building last spring during pro-Palestinian protests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/columbia-university-protest-punishments-1.7483504?cmp=rss

Human rights investigators race to document Syria killings on social media

Two men on the back of a truck, one with a large gun.

Hundreds of people have been killed amid armed clashes in Syria, with many of those deaths filmed and published on the internet. CBC’s visual investigations team has verified three of those deaths. The practice of publicizing killings is both shocking and an important tool for researchers, an expert says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/syria-killings-videos-verified-1.7481921?cmp=rss

Putin's definite 'maybe' on ceasefire with Ukraine keeps the White House engaged

A balding man with light hair wearing a suit and tie sits in front of flags and points a finger as he speaks.

Russia’s president appeared to hedge his bets on the issue of a Ukrainian ceasefire, saying it was a good idea but refusing to implement it, for now. That keeps the dialogue open with Donald Trump, but it means the war continues.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/putin-ceasefire-response-analysis-1.7482964?cmp=rss

King Charles gives his Canadian attendant a sword as sovereignty threats intensify

King Charles bestows a new ceremonial sword to the Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada Gregory Peters with Speaker of the Senate of Canada Raymonde Gagne present at Buckingham Palace, London, March 12, 2025.

King Charles presented his Canadian personal attendant and messenger with a new ceremonial sword at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, a symbolic gesture that carries added meaning as the country stares down U.S. President Donald Trump and his increasingly forceful annexationist taunts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/king-charles-sword-canadian-attendant-1.7482738?cmp=rss