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NOTE: The following article contains content that some might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. An investigation by the BBC has exposed over a dozen allegations of rape and sexual assault at the hands of Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of the Harrods department store and father of Dodi Fayed, who died alongside Diana,…

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago. The decision was widely expected amid ongoing concerns about inflation within the bank’s monetary policy committee, particularly the elevated…

Hezbollah fired a new barrage into northern Israel on Thursday, continuing its drumbeat of exchanges with the Israeli military as fears of a greater conflict rise after hundreds of electronic devices exploded in Lebanon, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 3,000 others. The device explosions appeared to be the culmination of a…

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s back to work she goes! Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, made a quiet return to work this week, almost six months after she revealed to the world she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy treatment. The princess met with her Centre for Early Childhood staff and employees of Kensington…

Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests. The app’s alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, appeared in a Sydney court Wednesday on charges including supporting a criminal organization and benefitting from proceeds of crime. Jung did not enter pleas or…

Canada’s ambassador to China says Ottawa’s “complex” relationship with Beijing means some facets of the relationship are speeding along while others are in reverse — but notes China is not viewed as an adversary. “The analogy I constantly use while advising Canadian companies looking to do business in China is that of the yellow light,”…

The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppressing protests and detaining people in relation to the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police two years ago for improperly wearing a mandatory headscarf. Amini, 22, died…

NOTE: The following article contains content that some might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. A presumed accomplice of a man currently on trial in France for allegedly inviting dozens of men to rape his drugged and unconscious wife over the course of a decade told court Wednesday that he learned how to…

Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people connected to the Democratic president in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal agencies said Wednesday. There’s no evidence that any of the recipients responded, officials said,…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 18, 2024 1:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada abstained today from a high-profile United Nations vote demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year. Canada’s ambassador to the United…