Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Austria wants to send Syrians home. Refugees and their advocates say it's too soon

Dozens of smiling Syrians stand outside flashing peace signs. Some are wrapped in their country's green, white and red flag, and some are holding musical instruments.

Several European countries that have paused asylum applications from Syria until a clearer picture emerges about the country's political future. But Austria's government went a step further, calling for an "orderly return and deportation program."



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/syrian-refugees-europe-1.7406710?cmp=rss

On the stand, Netanyahu switches from divisive wartime leader to defiant accused criminal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during the day he testifies in his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv on December 10, 2024. Netanyahu, the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial, testified for the first time when his corruption case resumed on December 10 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust in three separate cases.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/on-the-stand-netanyahu-switches-from-divisive-wartime-leader-to-defiant-accused-criminal-1.7406547?cmp=rss

Watchdog faults Trump-era Justice Department for subpoenas to Congress, media during Russia probe

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seen attending a meeting.

The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said on Tuesday that prosecutors' decision to subpoena phone and email records from members of Congress and their staff during president-elect Donald Trump's first term risked a chilling effect on congressional oversight.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-doj-russia-congress-subpoenas-1.7406586?cmp=rss

Benjamin Netanyahu begins testifying in his corruption trial, calls charges 'ocean of absurdness'

A white haired cleanshaven man in a suit and tie stands up in a room. Behind him are several people, some seated and some taking pictures.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday in his long-running trial for alleged corruption, setting off what's expected to be a weekslong spectacle that will draw unwelcome attention to his legal woes as he faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes and the fighting in Gaza continues.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/netanyahu-corruption-trial-begins-1.7406101?cmp=rss

'There's a diaper crisis in Gaza': Palestinian mothers can't find diapers for their babies

A woman hangs diapers on a line to dry

As the war continues to ravage the Gaza Strip, basic supplies such as diapers are harder to come by, and when they are available, are sold at expensive prices. Mothers like Asala Shehata have had to find alternatives, including washing diapers, to manage the needs of their children.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-hamas-israel-war-diapers-1.7405988?cmp=rss