Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract
The vote is not expected to restart the walkout that snarled travel in Canada last month. Source link
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L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence
Leo XIV did not meet with pilgrims, but he has indicated that he is supportive of an open, welcoming church. Source link
Boko Haram kills at least 55 in northeast Nigeria
Terrorists killed at least 55 people in northeastern Nigeria while storming a town home to residents who had been returned from a closed camp for internally displaced persons, an NGO worker and civilian militia leader told AFP Saturday. The Friday night assault came during an attack on the town of Darul Jamal, which hosts a … Read more
A World War II Dispute Between Ukraine and Poland Is Put to Rest
The remains of people killed and left in mass graves in the waning days of the war are being given dignified burials. Source link
Israel orders Gaza City evacuation before bombing high-rise tower
The Israeli military told Palestinians in Gaza City to leave for the south on Saturday before bombing a high-rise tower as its forces advance deeper into the enclave’s largest urban area. Israeli forces have been carrying out an offensive on the suburbs of the northern city for weeks after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered … Read more
Food Delivery Drivers Feel Strain of Italy’s Ban on Outdoor Work on Hottest Days
Delivery riders are already some of the most vulnerable workers of booming gig economies. During successive heat waves this summer in Italy, it got complicated. Source link
President Maduro warns of armed struggle as Trump threatens Venezuela jets
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday that his country would move to a stage of “armed struggle” if it were attacked. Maduro said that while Venezuela is “still in the phase of unarmed struggle,” any attack would prompt a response from “the whole people against aggression, whether local, regional or national.” Maduro made the comments during … Read more
Norway’s Navy Gets a Big Boost With U.K. Ship Deal
A plan to buy warships shows how Europe is bolstering defenses amid worries about Russian aggression and President Trump’s isolationist policies, analysts say. Source link
‘We’ve lost India, Russia to darkest China’
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump on Friday said India and Russia appear to have been “lost” to China, following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting hosted by Beijing this week where their leaders stood alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China. May they have a long … Read more
Israel Targets More Buildings in Gaza City and Warns Residents to Flee
The Israeli military issued evacuation orders for residents in the high-rise towers and urged Palestinians to move to the south of Gaza, as it intensifies its offensive on the city. Source link