Monday, October 7, 2024

Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary under shadow of escalating war

Three women in dark clothing huddle and look mournful, with one appearing to cry, in an outdoor setting that includes Israeli flags and posters depicting other people.

Israelis on Monday marked the first anniversary of the devastating Hamas-led attack that triggered a war which has sparked protest worldwide and risks igniting a far wider conflict in the Middle East.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/middle-east-conflict-anniversary-hamas-attack-1.7344582?cmp=rss

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Why Sophie is carrying out a 'crucial' role in a difficult royal year

A person standing in front of trees looks ahead.

As Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, carries out more engagements, the public profile of King Charles' sister-in-law has been on the rise.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sophie-duchess-of-edinburgh-public-duties-catherine-hug-cancer-patient-boris-johnson-prince-harry-1.7340115?cmp=rss

Migrants promised a 'VIP' route to the U.S. from an idyllic Colombian island find danger instead

A man in a red shirt and ball cap stands on a small boat and helps a woman into a larger vessel into the arms of a Colombian Navy official.

The trip is advertised to migrants as a secure VIP journey from the tourist-friendly Colombian island of San Andrés to Nicaragua. But in reality, it exposes desperate people to perilous conditions and a lucrative yet dangerous underworld. Hundreds have been rescued and dozens have vanished, but it's a chance many take to flee humanitarian crises in their own countries.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colombia-nicaragua-vip-migrant-route-1.7342494?cmp=rss

'Help us find them': Vigils, prayers for 6 workers swept away by Helene as Tennessee investigates company

A man hugs two other people with his eyes closed.

Days after six workers at a Tennessee plastics factory disappeared under surging floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene, loved ones and supporters have been gathering for vigils in front of churches, a high school and a grocery store to honour them as the state investigates.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/helene-tennessee-plant-workers-1.7344236?cmp=rss

Saturday, October 5, 2024

'This is a crime': Lebanese families fled the south only to succumb to airstrikes farther north

The ruins of buildings destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Ain el Delb

Zahraa Badreddine brought her children to Ain el-Delb from southern Lebanon in an effort to protect them, deciding like hundreds of thousands of others to flee escalating attacks between Israel and Hezbollah, only to have two of her sons die along with dozens of others when airstrikes levelled the buildings they were sheltering in.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sidon-airstrike-family-1.7342988?cmp=rss