Monday, June 30, 2025

Family of Idaho stabbing victim 'furious' after accused killer strikes deal to avoid execution

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Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, an attorney for one victim's family said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bryan-kohberger-plea-deal-university-idaho-1.7574689?cmp=rss

No verdict after day one of jury deliberations in Diddy sex trafficking trial

A courtroom artist's sketch of a man in a light brown suit sitting in court looking at a screen with the message "Hey KK - I need more baby oil" typed on it.

Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they started. But, by the end of the day, jurors indicated they were making progress weighing complex charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/diddy-trial-deliberation-starts-1.7574223?cmp=rss

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