Naples, Florida plane crash kills two on US highway; officials investigate | Aviation News

Naples, Florida plane crash kills two on US highway; officials investigate | Aviation News

The Bombardier Challenger 600 series jet has crashed on the I-75 highway in US state of Florida. A private passenger jet crash-landed on a busy highway in Florida in the United States and collided with two vehicles on the ground in a fiery accident that killed two people, authorities and…

How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party | Elections News

How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party | Elections News

If free and fair national elections are considered the hallmark of a democratic state, Taiwan has much to boast about. In January, the self-ruled island held its eighth presidential election concurrently with a parliamentary vote. Just 160km (100 miles) away on the other side of the narrow Taiwan Strait, the…

Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder | Israel War on Gaza News

Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder | Israel War on Gaza News

Montreal, Canada – Human rights advocates are accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of misleading the public over weapons sales to Israel, which have come under greater scrutiny amid the deadly Israeli bombardment of Gaza. At issue is legislation that prohibits the government from exporting military equipment to foreign…

‘Serious concerns’: World reacts to Pakistan polls as vote count continues | Elections News

‘Serious concerns’: World reacts to Pakistan polls as vote count continues | Elections News

Countries including the US and UK called for authorities to investigate reported irregularities in Pakistan’s election. Several countries have called for authorities to investigate reported irregularities in Pakistan’s general elections as vote counting is under way. Results started to trickle in nearly 12 hours after polling for national and provincial…

Trump cruises to victory in Nevada Republican caucuses | Donald Trump News

Trump cruises to victory in Nevada Republican caucuses | Donald Trump News

Duelling primary vote and caucuses meant Nikki Haley and Trump did not go head-to-head in the southwestern state. Former United States President Donald Trump has taken an easy victory in the Nevada caucuses, moving a step closer to claiming the Republican nomination for the 2024 general election. The results were…

‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News

‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News

Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of immigration, Walter Harris, was rebuffing the idea of tying immigrant farmworkers from Europe to their Canadian employers. “It would, of course, be possible to take…

Former director of Israel’s Mossad on civilian deaths in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Former director of Israel’s Mossad on civilian deaths in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

In this week’s episode, Marc Lamont Hill challenges Mossad’s former director, Efraim Halevy, on Israel’s war on Gaza. As Israel’s war on Gaza enters its fifth month, over 27,500 people have been killed and 85 percent of the total population has been internally displaced. The war has also spurred regional…

OpenAI’s Sam Altman seeking trillions to fund chips for AI, report says | Technology News

OpenAI’s Sam Altman seeking trillions to fund chips for AI, report says | Technology News

Altman has discussed ‘wildly ambitious’ plans with investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, the WSJ says. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking to raise trillions of dollars from investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, to boost the world’s capacity to produce advanced chips and power artificial intelligence, The…

‘How the hell dare he’: Biden defends memory after special counsel report | Politics News

‘How the hell dare he’: Biden defends memory after special counsel report | Politics News

US president says his memory is ‘fine’ after special counsel report says he could not recall the year his son died. United States President Joe Biden has defended his memory after a special counsel report into his handling of classified documents renewed scrutiny of his fitness for office ahead of…

Israel escalates Rafah bombardment as US warns of a ‘disaster’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel escalates Rafah bombardment as US warns of a ‘disaster’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s internally displaced population is sheltering, as the United States warned that a military push into the city could be a “disaster”. Aid agencies have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if Israel follows through…