Thursday, June 26, 2025

Lalo Schifrin, who wrote endlessly catchy Mission: Impossible theme, dead at 93

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Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the instantly recognizable theme for Mission: Impossible and more than 100 other arrangements for film and television, died Thursday. He was 93.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/lalo-schifrin-obit-1.7572205?cmp=rss

Canadian cleric arrested in Armenia in connection to alleged coup attempt

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A prominent Canadian cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church is among more than a dozen people Armenia’s security services have arrested in connection to an alleged coup attempt this week.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bagrat-galstanyan-arrested-armenia-1.7572054?cmp=rss

Canadian dies while in ICE custody in Florida, U.S. agency says

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A Canadian citizen died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week, the agency says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-dies-in-ice-custody-1.7571876?cmp=rss

Trump closes NATO summit promising proof Iran’s nuclear program destroyed

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U.S. President Donald Trump closed the NATO summit by praising his own intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict, and for U.S. airstrikes on Iran. He promised to provide proof that Iran’s nuclear program was destroyed at a news conference on Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6811809?cmp=rss