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Yazidi teen says she escaped ISIS in Iraq, only to be sexually assaulted in Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca A 19-year-old high school student, she fled to Winnipeg in 2017 to escape the ISIS gunmen who stormed into northern Iraq and forced women and girls into sexual slavery. She thought she was safe in the Manitoba capital, … Read more
South Korea police carry out arrests, searches over martial law order – National | Globalnews.ca South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office resisted a police attempt to search the compound. The main liberal opposition … Read more
Russia’s latest move to combat low birth rates? Paying students to have kids – National | Globalnews.ca Almost a dozen regions in Russia are getting set to offer a cash payment to young women who give birth, Russian outlets are reporting, but there’s a pretty big catch. According to the Moscow Times, monetary childbirth incentives … Read more
U.K. spy agency wants to find future codebreakers with Christmas card puzzle – National | Globalnews.ca What does a spy agency give for Christmas? How about a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery. GCHQ, Britain’s electronic and cyber-intelligence agency, on Wednesday published its annual Christmas Challenge – a seasonal greeting card that doubles … Read more
FIFA World Cup: 3 nations to host in 2030, Saudi Arabia in 2034 – National | Globalnews.ca Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global sports driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin … Read more
Days after Assad’s ouster, some Syrian refugees are going back home | Globalnews.ca Syrians lined up at the Turkish border on Wednesday to head home after rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, speaking of their expectations for a better life following what was for many a decade of hardship in Turkey. “We have no one here. We are … Read more
After Assad’s ouster in Syria, what next for refugee claims in Canada? – National | Globalnews.ca After more than a decade of civil war that displaced millions, the ouster of Bashar al-Assad as Syria’s president by a coalition of rebel groups on Sunday is raising questions about what should happen now to Syrian asylum claims. … Read more
Netanyahu takes stand in his corruption trial, calls charges ‘absurd’ – National | Globalnews.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised defiantly on Tuesday to knock down corruption allegations against him as he began testifying in his long-running trial, becoming the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant. The testimony is … Read more
Investigation: Visas have become an Indian foreign interference tool | Globalnews.ca Hoping to attend a family gathering and visit his ailing grandfather, Bikramjit Singh Sandhar submitted a visa application to the government of India in 2016. The visa was denied. Indian consular officials in Vancouver told him he was flagged because of statements they claimed … Read more
Nvidia faces Chinese antitrust probe, move seen as retaliation against U.S. – National | Globalnews.ca China said on Monday it has launched an investigation into Nvidia over suspected violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law, in a move widely seen as a retaliatory shot against Washington’s latest curbs on the Chinese chip sector. The statement from … Read more