Saturday, 11 January , 2025
Activists denounce Toronto Police Chief’s apology over discrimination 19 Jun 2022

Activists denounce Toronto Police Chief’s apology over discrimination

Advocates have dismissed an apology from Canada’s Toronto Police Chief after data showed Black, Indigenous, and other minority groups are disproportionately affected by use of force and strip searches in the Canadian city.

Biden concedes Americans are “really, really down” as recession fears loom 18 Jun 2022

Biden concedes Americans are “really, really down” as recession fears loom

U.S. President Joe Biden has conceded that the American people are “really, really down” amid volatility in the economy, surging gasoline prices that are hitting family budgets, and having dealt with the deadliest coronavirus outbreak in the world.

Campaign for Scotland’s independence from UK launched 16 Jun 2022

Campaign for Scotland’s independence from UK launched

The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has pledged to deliver on her party’s “electoral mandate” arguing she won last May's election with a "clear commitment to give the people of Scotland the choice of becoming an independent country"

U.S. inflation defies expectations again 15 Jun 2022

U.S. inflation defies expectations again

The latest data shows Inflation levels in the United States have hit another 40-year high rising to 8.6 percent for the month of May with the conflict in Ukraine, which experts say was sparked by the U.S. itself, playing a role. 

Ex-Lebanese diplomat rules out military clash with Israel over disputed maritime border 14 Jun 2022

Ex-Lebanese diplomat rules out military clash with Israel over disputed maritime border

A former Lebanese ambassador to Chile, Poland, and Canada rules out a military clash between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish field in Mediterranean .

Biden didn’t ban “offensive operations” in war on Yemen 13 Jun 2022

Biden didn’t ban “offensive operations” in war on Yemen

U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement at the State Department two weeks after winning the Presidency that he would end all U.S. support for “offensive operations” in the war on Yemen, “including relevant arms sales" to the Saudi-led coalition was ambiguous. 

Western arms firms enjoying huge profits from Ukraine crisis 12 Jun 2022

Western arms firms enjoying huge profits from Ukraine crisis

According to the United Nations, around 14 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine. Nearly seven million have left for neighboring countries, including Russia, with another eight million who are considered internally displaced people. 

Hezbollah warns Israel over Lebanon’s natural resources, says all options are on the table 11 Jun 2022

Hezbollah warns Israel over Lebanon’s natural resources, says all options are on the table

The Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against extracting Beirut’s natural resources in the Karish gas field located off Lebanon’s waters, saying that all options are on the table.

Biden’s ban of three countries from regional summit backfires 09 Jun 2022

Biden’s ban of three countries from regional summit backfires

U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to ban Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from attending the 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles has backfired as more Latin American and Caribbean leaders are snubbing the summit in protest at Washington’s exclusion of some members. 

Future world order depends on outcome of Russia-Ukraine war: political scientist 08 Jun 2022

Future world order depends on outcome of Russia-Ukraine war: political scientist

A professor of political studies at the University of Ottawa says that the Ukraine war would determine the fate of the world order.