Monday, June 30, 2025

Denmark to draft women into army for the 1st time amid growing Russian aggression

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Denmark is seeking to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/denmark-women-conscription-1.7574028?cmp=rss

Sunday, June 29, 2025

What a Rwanda-DR Congo peace agreement could mean for their conflict and the U.S.

Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo shaking hands

Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement in the White House on Friday, aiming to end a complex and long-running conflict. The peace deal, brokered by the U.S., includes American access to critical minerals in the DR Congo.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6815603?cmp=rss

Idaho police say 2 killed after responding firefighters attacked by active shooter

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An Idaho sheriff says two people were killed after firefighters responding to a blaze were fired upon near Coeur d'Alene on Sunday and that police are "taking sniper fire."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/idaho-firefighters-shooting-1.7573988?cmp=rss

Ukraine on track to withdraw from Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel mines, the presidential website said on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-on-track-to-withdraw-from-ottawa-convention-banning-anti-personnel-mines-1.7573868?cmp=rss

Russia launched its largest aerial attack since war began, Ukraine says

An apartment building is pictured with some windows and balconies near the top centre blown out.

Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the three-year-old war.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-attacks-on-ukraine-1.7573757?cmp=rss