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U.S and ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn China courting Western military trainers

The U.S, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have warned that China was circumventing measures aimed at stopping its recruitment of current and former Western military pilots to train the Chinese military. The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance said Western recruits who train the People's Liberation Army would increase the risk of future conflict. As Laura Westbrook reports.  

todayJune 6, 2024 21

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Price of victory: How Allied D-Day bombs killed French civilians

      By Matthieu CLAVEL As the World War II victors celebrate the anniversary of the June 6, 1944, landings in Normandy, historians recall that 3,000 French civilians died under Allied bombs that day. In an attempt to cut off German reinforcements rushing to the coast in response to the Allied invasion, American and British aircraft dropped bombs on main roads in several towns, including Caen, where the population […]

todayJune 3, 2024 17

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Assisted dying: Canada grapples with plans to extend euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness

David Pereiras/Shutterstock     By Gemma Ware, The Conversation   For decades, people who want to end their life with the help of a doctor, and who have the means to do so, have travelled to a handful of countries, commonly Switzerland, for euthanasia. But gradually, more countries around the world have begun to permit some form of assisted dying. Politicians in a number of others, including Ireland, Scotland and […]

todayMay 20, 2024 18

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India expresses “deep concern” over Sikh separatist slogans at event in Canada

India has summoned Canada's Deputy High Commissioner to express "deep concern and strong protest" after separatist slogans were raised at an event addressed by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. Diplomatic relations between the two countries after Trudeau last year said there were "credible allegations" potentially linking India to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.  

todayApril 30, 2024 40

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Advancing the rights of girls and women promotes justice and is also effective climate action

  By Grace M. Jaramillo, University of British Columbia   Across the world, climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of girls, yet children are often forgotten in climate policy. I recently led a team of student researchers from the University of British Columbia to better understand why this is the case during field research in the Dominican Republic. Our team talked to 45 people, including key policy decision-makers on social […]

todayApril 17, 2024 25

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South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza: what does the law say?

    By Michelle Nel, Stellenbosch University   South Africa’s foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, said the country’s citizens fighting for the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza faced prosecution upon their return. This statement followed tension between South Africa and Israel amid the “humanitarian catastrophe” resulting from Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. There is a history of South African citizens of Jewish descent fighting for Israel, but the number fighting […]

todayMarch 26, 2024 21

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NATO showcases spending hikes in riposte to Trump

  By Max DELANY Brussels, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday 18 of the alliance's 31 countries are set to hit its defence spending target this year, after Donald Trump threatened to encourage Russia to attack members not coughing up enough. The Republican White House frontrunner was widely rebuked after saying he would not defend NATO members who had not met their financial obligations, in […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 5

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New York Governor says US-Canada bridge explosion not “terrorist activity

The New York state Governor says there is "no evidence" the vehicle explosion at the US-Canada border was "terrorist activity". Two people died after a car went airborne, and crashed in a border checkpoint booth at the Rainbow Bridge crossing near Niagara Falls. The FBI is investigating and earlier the four border crossings in the area were closed. Governor Kathy Hochul briefed reporters on the latest.

todayNovember 23, 2023 9

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