Tuesday, October 31, 2023

'I don't have hope,' says Palestinian Canadian stuck in Gaza

A hand holds a smartphone showing a young woman on a WhatsApp video call

Shouq Alnajjar fled south from her home in Gaza City to Khan Younis when the Israeli airstrikes started. 'Every night, we think we are going to get hit,' she says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/palestinian-canadian-khan-younis-1.7014479?cmp=rss

CBC reports from Rafah crossing with Gaza amid calls for more aid

CBC's Tom Parry reports from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with Gaza as part of an Egyptian government-organized tour, where Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and officials blamed Israel for not allowing more aid to go through. Earlier, Madbouly rejected any notion of allowing Palestinians in Gaza to move to the North Sinai region of Egypt.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/cbc-reports-from-rafah-crossing-with-gaza-amid-calls-for-more-aid-1.7014161?cmp=rss

Nearly 7 million displaced during Congo's decades-long conflict, UN says

People carrying their belongings as they walk down a dirt path.

A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world's largest displacement and humanitarian crises.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congo-conflict-displacement-1.7014224?cmp=rss

Monday, October 30, 2023

Canadian among dozens killed by Hurricane Otis in Mexico

A car stuck in mud near debris and floodedwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis.

A Canadian was among dozens killed when Hurricane Otis hit Mexico's resort city of Acapulco last week, officials said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-confirmed-dead-hurricane-otis-mexico-1.7013068?cmp=rss

Angry and violent crowd storms Dagestan airport looking for Jews on board plane from Israel

People gather on a tarmac as a plane is seen in the background.

Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Russian news agencies and social media reported.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-plane-protests-dagestan-russia-1.7012196?cmp=rss