insert_link Videos An estimated half a million people in Gaza are facing famine The gravity of the situation has prompted the UN to issue a warning of a potential famine. In response, the United States and other international governments have advocated for a surge in aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave. Given the closure of most border crossings into Gaza, they have resorted to airdrops as a means of delivering assistance. Particularly in the heavily affected northern region, many people are struggling to […] todayMarch 7, 2024 25
insert_link Videos Biden, Trump pivot to a historic, high-stakes general election rematch A rematch of their bitter 2020 campaign is all but set. After huge wins on Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, will face off in another high-stakes showdown this November - whether American voters like it or not. todayMarch 7, 2024 17
insert_link Videos Hackers expose how Russia skirts sanctions for its weapons Despite tight sanctions, Western parts are being used in Russia’s battlefield weapons. CBC’s Ben Makuch meets with Ukrainian hackers who reveal that one arms maker is after Canadian technology and how a complex web of intermediaries make it possible. todayMarch 7, 2024 3
insert_link Videos Ukraine’s accession could cost €136 billion to the EU budget, new report estimates This would represent 0.10% and 0.13% of the EU's gross domestic product (GDP). The projection uses the existing rules and design of the 2021-2027 budget to extract a projection of how much money the war-torn nation would be entitled to after obtaining the coveted membership. Ukraine was first declared a candidate in June 2022 and was given the go-ahead for accession negotiations in December 2023. The findings exclude the enormous […] todayMarch 7, 2024 5
insert_link World Big Super Tuesday wins for US Presidential favourites Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have swept to multiple decisive primary victories on what's known as Super Tuesday — when millions voted in more than a dozen US states to pick each party's nominee for the Presidential election later this year. Biden created some history by suffering a small hiccup in the territory of American Samoa. However the current and former Presidents came top in nearly all states on […] todayMarch 7, 2024 10
insert_link World U.S National guard deployed to New York subway New York is deploying state police and the National Guard to help stem a surge in violent attacks on the city's subway system. There have been three homicides so far this year and last year 570 assaults were recorded. William Denselow reports from New York. todayMarch 7, 2024 30
insert_link Business / Economics Former Twitter executives say Musk owes them millions Former Twitter executives fired by Elon Musk have filed a lawsuit accusing the billionaire of owing them more than one hundred twenty-eight million dollars in severance pay. todayMarch 6, 2024 39
insert_link World Seven men arrested in India for violating a tourist Seven men are in custody in India for the alleged gang-rape of a Brazilian-Spanish tourist and assault on her husband, authorities said, in a case that has shone a new spotlight on the endemic problem of sexual violence against women in the country. According to CNN, the couple, who had been traveling by motorcycle from the state of West Bengal to neighboring Nepal, was found late Friday by police officers […] todayMarch 6, 2024 22
insert_link World French parliamentarians secure abortion rights French parliamentarians have voted to enshrine the right to access abortion services into the constitution. Ross Cullen reports that lawmakers and senators overwhelmingly approved the changes in a rare joint session of parliament. todayMarch 6, 2024 14