Saturday, November 30, 2024

Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian military vows to retake city from rebels

Men brandishing weapons ride in two vehicles.

Thousands of civilian cars were fleeing the Syrian city of Aleppo from the main Khanasir Athriya intersection out of the city hours after insurgents overran main neighbourhoods, according to residents.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/syria-rebels-aleppo-1.7397936?cmp=rss

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Australia passes youth social media ban. Now, it has to figure out how it will actually work

Two girls who appear to be teens are shown sitting on a step, with one holding up a phone.

Australia on Thursday passed into law a social media ban for those under 16 years old, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-social-media-ban-1.7395487?cmp=rss

Mexico steels itself for the return of a hostile President Trump

A woman speaks at a podium. The Mexican flag is behind her.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum got a foretaste of what dealing with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will be like on Wednesday night when she was forced to correct what appeared to be his mischaracterizations of their first conversation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/donald-trump-mexico-trade-border-tariff-1.7395405?cmp=rss