Sunday, September 15, 2024

Feds expand list of Iranian officials barred from entering Canada

A white poster bearing the image of a young woman is held up by a protester standing among others at a rally.

The federal government is expanding a list of Iranian officials that are inadmissible to Canada. It is not clear how many senior officials would be impacted by the expanded measures



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/expanding-list-iranian-officials-barred-from-entering-canada-1.7324088?cmp=rss

Floods claim more lives as heavy rain batters central Europe

Three people stand in floodwaters.

One person drowned in southwest Poland, a rescue worker was killed in Austria and thousands were evacuated in the Czech Republic after heavy rain continued to batter central Europe on Sunday, causing flooding in several parts of the region.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/central-europe-flooding-1.7323947?cmp=rss

WATCH | Funeral held for Turkish American activist killed by Israel in occupied West Bank

A young woman stands with a graduation cap on in front of a road with trees and bushes in the background.

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was laid to rest in Turkey on Saturday. The Turkish American activist was killed by Israel while protesting against settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6510188?cmp=rss

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Canadian among 37 sentenced to death over Congo coup attempt

A group of people in prison uniforms are are seen surrounded by fences as they sit on chairs.

A military court in Congo handed down a death sentences on Friday to 37 people, including a Canadian, after convicting them on charges of participating in an attempted coup.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congo-death-sentences-coup-attempt-1.7323761?cmp=rss

Major Russian disinfo site featuring anti-Trudeau articles prompts calls for new focus at public inquiry

A screengrab from a website features a banner reading "this website has been seized" above two logos for the U.S. Department of Justice and the F.B.I.

The website Reliable Recent News has been identified by officials in Europe and the U.S. as a repository for pro-Kremlin articles that are distributed through a network of affiliated sites disguised to appear as legitimate news outlets.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/russian-disinformation-1.7323128?cmp=rss