Four of the five countries that lost citizens in the strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza on April 1 have indicated they don't accept the initial Israeli report on those events, released on April 5. The only country that hasn't responded yet is Canada.
Italy has co-ordinated the evacuation of 156 Palestinians from Gaza. But both those who've made it out of the war zone and the NGOs trying to help them say last-minute planning has led to confusion and isolation for evacuees anxious about losing their Palestinian nationality and becoming permanent refugees.
A subcurrent of worry pulsed through a summit involving distant Asian nations this week in Washington, but the event also offered a window into angst of global concern: Fears of a military standoff with China.
The federal government is recommending that Canadians avoid all travel to Israel, stating that the country faces a "heightened risk" of an attack on its territory.
Polish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with several bills aimed at reforming the Catholic country's abortion laws, including two that would lift the near-total ban on abortion that currently exists in the EU country.
