Monday, December 16, 2024

Germany's Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, as he requested, setting up snap election

A bald man in a suit and tie smiles while dropping a piece of paper into box. He is standing, surrounded by men and women.

The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germany-confidence-vote-1.7411495?cmp=rss

Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad says departure to Russia wasn't planned

Two cleanshaven men in suit and tie shake hands while standing in a room with two chairs behind them. The man on the left is taller, with dark hair, while the man on the right is older and balding with lighter hair.

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-syria-assad-first-statement-1.7411333?cmp=rss

Sunday, December 15, 2024

Martial law investigators to request impeached South Korean president appear for questioning

A person speaks at a lectern as flags are seen behind them.

South Korean law enforcement authorities are pushing to summon impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting Monday on Yoon's case to determine whether to remove him from office or reinstate him.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/investigators-impeached-president-questioning-martial-law-1.7411264?cmp=rss

Heavy death toll feared after Cyclone Chido hits French territory of Mayotte

Rescue workers clear debris on a road next to a heavily damaged building.

The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido could be 'several hundred' and may be close to 1,000, the island's top government official told the local broadcaster Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cyclone-chido-mayotte-1.7411151?cmp=rss

How a surprise visit with King Charles gave these Canadian women a 'top of the mountain' moment

A person speaks with another person.

An unexpected visit with King Charles at Buckingham Palace is the bookend of a documentary feature film that recounts a trip that took young Canadian women to England in 1953, explores how their lives evolved in the decades since and follows them on a poignant return visit to London in December 2023.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronation-girls-royal-diplomacy-christmas-1.7407804?cmp=rss