Oct 18 Carney says 4 service members killed and dozens injured in fire at Alberta military base By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area. Continue reading
Oct 17 Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels' growing strength By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press At various times over the last decade, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Britain and Israel have carried out punishing air raids on the rebels — only to see them grow even stronger. Continue reading
Oct 17 Zelenskyy urges support for new U.S. sanctions on Russia put on hold by Trump By Susie Blann, Katie Marie Davies, Associated Press Zelenskyy called Trump’s decision unfortunate but avoided directly criticizing the U.S. leader despite deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington in recent days. Continue reading
Oct 17 How Alberta separatism went from fringe cause to referendum By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Alberta is not voting to leave Canada on Oct. 19. Instead, voters will decide whether the province should remain in Canada or begin the legal process toward a future referendum on separation. Continue reading
Oct 17 Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank By Cara Anna, Associated Press In Saturday’s attack in the village of Taybeh, settlers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said. Continue reading
Oct 17 Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The Vatican had initially estimated a weeklong hospital stay and canceled his audiences through Tuesday. Experts said patients could be discharged earlier depending on their recovery. Continue reading
Oct 16 Fundraising to protect key natural sites falls short ahead of UN biodiversity summit By Michael Casey, Associated Press Efforts to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to preserve the world's oceans, forests, rivers, lakes and other parts of the natural world have fallen short ahead of a key U.N. summit on biodiversity. Continue reading
Oct 16 Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during West Bank olive harvest and beat U.S. photojournalist By Sam Metz, Associated Press Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents and a Washington Post photographer, in the latest violence to disrupt the territory's annual olive harvest this month. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch The mystery of Havana Syndrome and claims of a government cover-up By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert Unsolved mystery or cover-up? What started out as reports of sonic attacks on American diplomats evolved into a phenomenon affecting at least 1,500 people across six continents. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses more with Michael Rey and Oriana Zill… Continue reading
Oct 16 The mystery of Havana Syndrome and claims of a government cover-up By Nick Schifrin Unsolved mystery or cover-up? What started out as reports of sonic attacks on American diplomats evolved into a phenomenon affecting at least 1,500 people across six continents. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses more with Michael Rey and Oriana Zill… Continue reading