Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Analysts say this will be Pakistan’s least credible election in years

A popular political leader is in jail and his party is banned from using one of their most recognizable symbols after authorities cracked down in Pakistan. Many analysts say Thursday will bring the country’s least credible election in years. CBC’s Salimah Shivji breaks the story down from a campaign rally in Islamabad.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/analysts-say-this-will-be-pakistan-s-least-credible-election-in-years-1.7108277?cmp=rss

A major U.S. national-security bill is at risk of spectacular collapse. What happens next?

A golden sun over the U.S. Capitol dome

A major U.S. national-security bill is at risk of a spectacular collapse Wednesday, leaving fragments of unfinished business strewn across several continents. Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and the U.S. border — they're all in the bill Republicans are ditching. Here's how we got here and what's likely to happen next.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/omnibus-security-bill-collapse-analysis-1.7107017?cmp=rss

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Boeing needs 'heightened level of oversight,' says top U.S. aviation regulator

A plane takes off from a runway.

On the same day the National Transportation Safety Board revealed their preliminary report on an oversight that caused a panel to fly off of an Alaska Airlines flight, the U.S.'s top aviation regulator said changes must be made in how the government oversees Boeing.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/boeing-us-aviation-regulator-1.7106926?cmp=rss

With Imran Khan in jail, Pakistan gears up for election most voters don't trust

A man works at a long table, producing political banners featuring the Pakistani flag.

One political analyst says that sidelining former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, in this week's election 'has trumped concern for the country's image and democracy.'



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-election-imran-khan-nawaz-sharif-1.7105142?cmp=rss

Michigan school shooter's mother guilty of manslaughter, jury finds

Breaking News

A jury found Jennifer Crumbley, mother of a Michigan school shooter, guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/michigan-school-shooter-mother-guilty-manslaughter-1.7106494?cmp=rss