Aug 1 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday it has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada. The decision is a fallout of a legislation passed by Canadian parliament that would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Meta to negotiate commercial … Read more
A new suitor has emerged in the race for Harry Kane as the Tottenham star could now be at the center of a bidding war. Elsewhere, a Premier League star is desperate to savor the riches on offer in Saudi Arabia, but his club are playing hard to get as Chelsea’s nightmare of a failure … Read more
By Kathryn Armstrong The battle for Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city which Russia has spent months trying to capture, is “stabilising”, says Ukraine’s commander in chief. Earlier this month, Western officials estimated between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops had been killed or injured in Bakhmut since last summer. But despite that, Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Ukrainian troops’ … Read more
The U.S. and Canada have reached a deal that would give both countries the authority to turn away asylum-seekers at unofficial crossing points on their shared border, President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Starting early Saturday morning, migrants who cross into Canada between official ports of entry will be quickly returned … Read more
March 7, 2023, 5:45 PM +06 / Updated March 7, 2023, 10:50 PM +06 By Chantal Da Silva, Gabe Gutierrez and Marlene Lenthang Two of the four Americans who were shot at by gunmen and kidnapped shortly after crossing the border into northern Mexico for a medical procedure last week are dead, according to the … Read more
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — As the mother’s cries of anguish pierced the cold morning air, mourners who had fought back tears could hold them no longer. “Oh Yana, oh my daughter,” Olena Rikhlitska howled. “My baby, my little one.” Her only child, 29-year-old Yana Rikhlitska, lay in a coffin before her, the younger woman’s blonde … Read more
March 6, 2023, 7:15 PM +06 / Updated March 7, 2023, 12:59 AM +06 By Marlene Lenthang and Antonio Planas The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four Americans believed to have been kidnapped at gunpoint during an attack in Mexico on Friday that also led to the death of a … Read more
One year ago, on 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine from three directions – north, east, and south. Putin claims the goal of the invasion is to protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine, prevent Kyiv from joining NATO, and keep the country within Russia’s sphere of influence. Ukraine and … Read more
Broadcast and cable networks are planning specials, a town hall and other coverage Thursday tied to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Correspondents also will report from sites around the country, with Vladimir Putin’s regime mounting a winter offensive. Here’s a rundown: ABC News: Ian Pannell, who was in Kyiv as the war … Read more
Radio France Internationale Nigerians are getting ready to vote for a new president Saturday in an unprecedented race between three frontrunners, including – for the first time – a candidate who is not from one of the two main parties. President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after eight years running Africa’s most populous country, becoming … Read more
