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UNRWA chief warns man-made famine tightening grip across Gaza
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A man-made famine is "tightening its grip" across the Gaza Strip, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA warned on Wednesday as he accused Israel of blocking aid deliveries ...
EU to widen Iran sanctions, including drones, missiles -statement
PARIS (Reuters) - The EU will take further sanctions against Iran following the country's recent attack on Israel, in particular with regard to the production of drones and missiles, the council of national government leaders said in a statement ...
Hawaii releases detailed timeline of deadly wildfire that razed Lahaina
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A fire engine arrived within five minutes of the first reports of a wildfire last August on the edge of Lahaina, the historic Hawaiian resort town, according to the most detailed timeline yet of the disaster, ...
'We will teach by candlelight': Argentine students and teachers protest Milei budget cuts
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's public universities held protests on Wednesday against sharp budget cuts by the government of President Javier Milei, turning off the lights in classrooms to draw attention to their predicament ...
Jordan says Israeli retaliation for Iran strikes risks wider regional war
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday an Israeli retaliation against Iranian strikes could bring a real risk of dragging the whole region into a devastating war. In an interview released ...
Trump hush money prosecutors seek to ask about fraud, E. Jean Carroll
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial want to ask the former U.S. president about civil cases in which he was found liable for sexual abuse and fraud if he chooses to testify, according to a ...
Tunisian court imprisons journalist for insulting public official, his lawyer says
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced the prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalab, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to six months in prison on charges of insulting a public official, his lawyer told Reuters. "It is a ...
Kosovo says 10 of its police officers detained in Serbia
BATROVCI, Serbia (Reuters) -Kosovo said 10 off-duty police officers were detained on Wednesday in Serbia for questioning, including a deputy police commander, while passenger buses using Serbian territory as transit were halted for hours. "Ten Kosovo ...
US Senate dismisses House Republican impeachment charges against Mayorkas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday dismissed both charges of illegal conduct by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as Democrats successfully defended President Joe Biden's top border security official. The partisan ...
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Accelerating housing in HRM and what that means for heritage properties
New development rules will send waves of housing changes throughout the Halifax area. Heritage properties and districts are not immune. At HRM’s heritage committee meeting Wednesday, staff went through the proposed changes to planning strategies and ...