Ontario school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for $4.5 billion, alleging they're deliberately hurting students
The public boards in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa and the Toronto Catholic board allege the social media platforms are harming students.
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Ukraine says a missile barrage against Russia's Black Sea Fleet was even more successful than it thought
Ukraine said its weekend strikes on Russia's Black Sea Fleet damaged two more ships, a total of four, as it continues to harass the Russian navy.
Czech officials say Dutch politicians were offered cash to back Russian propaganda
An investigation by Czech intelligence service BIS uncovered payouts by a website based in Prague to politicians in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Hungary and Poland. The website, Voice of Europe, was accused of spending hundreds of thousands of euros in 2023 to get politicians and opinion makers in those countries to spread Russian propaganda points.
AP photographer co-wins for photo of terrorists taking Shani Louk's corpse into Gaza
The announcement of Associated Press's win came under a lot of criticism from social media users disgusted with the contents of the photo.
AP photographer who took pictures of Oct. 7 massacre wins prestigious photography award
Ali Mahmud who accompanied Hamas terrorists on October 7 and photographed abduction and body of Israeli hostage Shani Louk, wins Reynolds Journalism Institute prestigious photography award
Germany rushes 10.000 artillery rounds to Ukraine in days
South Korea firm to pay workers $75,000 bonus per baby to fix falling birth rate
South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate. It continued its dramatic decline in 2023, as most women are concerned about their careers and the financial cost of raising children and have decided not to have babies at all or delay childbirth.
Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip
The New York Times reports the tech has mistakenly identified people as connected to Hamas.
Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine
Russia Rejects U.S. Legal Claim To Arctic Seabed
Russia’s Foreign Ministry rejected a U.S. claim to a vast territory of seabed under the Arctic Sea, accusing Washington of violating international law.
Air Force: Ukraine can down Zircon hypersonic missile with Patriot, SAMP/T
Air Force spokesperson Ilia Yevlash's statement came after reports that Russian troops had used Zircon ballistic missiles in a March 25 attack on Kyiv. The researchers continue to examine the debris to determine what type of missile was launched.
Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold
Nine months after reaching 40 million people, Canada cracked a new threshold on Wednesday, the same day Statistics Canada released a report showing the pace of population growth.
Germany's marijuana legalization bill is officially signed into law and will take effect on Monday
A bill to legalize marijuana nationwide in Germany has officially been signed into law, with the reform set to take effect next week. Bundesrat President Manuela Schwesig signed the legislation on Wednesday, the last step to enactment. Usually German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier would sign legislation, but because he’s currently away on vacation, that responsibility […]
In reversal, Netanyahu sending delegation to White House for Rafah talks
Russia increases gasoline imports from Belarus as domestic supplies shrink
UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record
Kingdom chosen to chair Commission on Status of Women after unopposed bid, to dismay of human rights groups
France Doubles Down on Weapons to Ukraine, Top Official Says Russia Leaves No Option but Arms Build-Up
Precision-guided AASM bombs will be rigged for Danish and Dutch F-16 fighter jets Ukraine expects in May or June. Paris also plans to send excellent howitzers and old Africa-capable vehicles.
Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in a 400-10 vote. Thailand will become the first southeast Asian country to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill hat would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
In One Massive Attack, Ukrainian Missiles Hit Four Russian Ships—Including Three Landing Vessels
The missile raid on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol didn’t hit two Russian warships. No, according Ukrainian authorities, the Sunday raid struck four ships.
Paris school head resigns after death threats over Muslim veil row
Anger from politicians across the spectrum as principal resigns ‘for security reasons’ after asking students to remove headscarves