New earthquake flattens homes in area of Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000

Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-earthquake-1.6992313?cmp=rss

'I have never seen such brutality,' says ER doctor in Israeli city close to Gaza border

People on the ground in Gaza have told Western journalists the Israeli response is the most ferocious air assault they have ever witnessed.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-attacks-ashkelon-1.6991206?cmp=rss

Syria a no-show at torture court case brought by Canada, Netherlands

Syria boycotted a hearing at the United Nations' top court on Tuesday where the Netherlands and Canada accused Damascus of a years-long campaign of "institutionalized" torture against its own people.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-netherlands-syria-torture-court-1.6991279?cmp=rss

Trump's civil fraud trial resumes with former finance chief to testify

After a recent jail stint for tax fraud, Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump's longtime finance chief, is set to testify Tuesday in the New York attorney general's fraud lawsuit against the former president and the Trump Organization.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-fraud-trial-finance-allen-weisselberg-1.6991235?cmp=rss

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as an independent. Here's who else is running

Here's a look at who has declared their candidacy for their party's nomination in the 2024 U.S. presidential race.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-presidential-race-candidates-1.6852255?cmp=rss