Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Democrats blast Trump officials over Signal chat 'fiasco' on Yemen airstrikes

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A previously scheduled U.S. Senate intelligence committee hearing on global threats was upstaged Tuesday by the revelation that top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S. attacked Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-senate-intelligence-yemen-signal-1.7492483?cmp=rss

World Athletics to introduce genetic tests for women

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Female athletes will soon have to undergo a one-time genetic test to compete in women's events, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday, after proposals to tighten eligibility rules were discussed at the body's council.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/track/track-genetic-testing-coe-eligibility-rules-1.7492791?cmp=rss

U.S. says deal reached for safe navigation in Black Sea, after talks with Ukraine, Russia

Two men look toward a damaged hotel in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, Ukraine.

The United States said Tuesday an agreement was reached to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea as it wrapped up three days of talks with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia on prospective steps toward a limited ceasefire.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-us-black-sea-1.7493001?cmp=rss