Sunday, January 21, 2024

Religious, political tensions collide as India's PM opens Hindu temple where centuries-old mosque once stood

A man stands on a ladder next to a floral elephant, in front of a wall of orange and yellow marigold strands.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-hindu-temple-modi-1.7090144?cmp=rss

Death toll in Gaza exceeds 25,000 after 107 days of Israel-Hamas war, health officials say

Israeli soldiers walk in the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas soared past 25,000 on Sunday, according to health officials in the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli government appeared far from achieving its goals of crushing the militant group and freeing more than 100 hostages.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-1.7090437?cmp=rss

Prayer and politics: New temple brings Modi praise, but critics see it as election gambit

A man stands on a ladder next to a floral elephant, in front of a wall of orange and yellow marigold strands.

The unfinished Hindu temple — set to be India's largest — opens Monday on the controversial site where a 16th-century mosque once stood, delivering on a decades-old Hindu nationalist promise.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-hindu-temple-modi-1.7090144?cmp=rss

Saturday, January 20, 2024

The U.S. is heading for a momentous vote. Canada's ambassador says we have to be ready

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. As NATO leaders meet and show that the world's biggest security alliance is adapting to modern threats, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is refusing to concede that the future of the 29-member alliance is under a cloud.

Canada's ambassador to the United States says Ottawa must start putting in the work now to reinvigorate a network of contacts across our southern neighbour, so this country can be ready no matter the outcome of the November presidential election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/usa-presidential-election-preparations-canada-ambassador-1.7090102?cmp=rss

Canada considers visa requirement for Mexican nationals

Quebec and the U.S. both want the Trudeau government to reverse changes that have made it easier for Mexicans to come to Canada, and the public safety minister says that option is on the table. However, some experts warn a visa restriction would only make seeking asylum riskier, rather than stopping people from coming.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/canada-considers-visa-requirement-for-mexican-nationals-1.7089928?cmp=rss