Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the lending nations, a Reuters data analysis found....
Antony Blinken has indicated that he will work with American lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court after it sought arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defence minister, setting the stage for a confrontation with the world court in the Hague.
Less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door, police shot Yong Yang in his parents’ Koreatown home while he was holding a knife during a bipolar episode....
Myung Sook Yang said she initially called the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health about her son on the morning of the shooting. Members of the county’s Psychiatric Mobile Response Team responded but ultimately turned to the police for assistance.
Britons will be urged to stockpile tinned food, batteries and bottled water under a new campaign launched by the UK government to encourage the public to prepare for emergencies....
Stranded for nearly three weeks by record flooding in southern Brazil, one tiny Indigenous community is determined not to evacuate what they consider sacred ancestral lands that are in dispute with real estate developers....
Democratic U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bar the president and other top officials from accepting payments from foreign governments while in office, a measure clearly aimed at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump....
Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different highly contagious strain was found on an egg farm....
Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, adding that he expected other countries to follow in the coming weeks after talking to world leaders....
(Canada’s) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opted against taking a stance on a push from the International Criminal Court to prosecute the Israeli prime minister and Hamas leaders over the war in the Gaza Strip Tuesday. Source
Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton is in critical condition and undergoing surgery after he was assaulted by another inmate in a Quebec prison on Sunday....
One source said the attacker had earlier assaulted other inmates at the prison before being moved to segregation. The attack on Pickton allegedly happened after the prisoner was then released back onto the same unit as the serial killer, Postmedia has learned.
Pickton was speared in the head with a broken broom-like handle, another source said. Source
It was a particularly brutal attack on a particularly brutal man.
The ICC has 124 member states. If the charges lead to convictions, Netanyahu and the Hamas leaders would never be able to visit those nations under threat of arrest. At the very least it would curtail their ability to advertise their violence.
Written by Robert Dimitrieff, chief executive officer of Patriot Forge Co., a metalworking company in Canada. He also serves on the International Economic Policy Council of the C.D. Howe Institute....
Rich nations are earning billions from a pledge to help fix climate (www.reuters.com)
Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the lending nations, a Reuters data analysis found....
The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely (arstechnica.com)
Blinken hints at US sanctions against ICC over arrest warrants for Israeli leaders (www.independent.co.uk)
Antony Blinken has indicated that he will work with American lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court after it sought arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defence minister, setting the stage for a confrontation with the world court in the Hague.
Parents called for mental health help. Police arrived and fatally shot their son. (www.nbcnews.com)
Less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door, police shot Yong Yang in his parents’ Koreatown home while he was holding a knife during a bipolar episode....
Ex-Royal Marine charged with spying for Hong Kong found dead in park (www.theguardian.com)
Matthew Trickett, 37, who was charged with surveillance of activists, was found on Sunday evening in Maidenhead park...
Government tells Britons to stockpile as part of emergency planning (www.ft.com)
Britons will be urged to stockpile tinned food, batteries and bottled water under a new campaign launched by the UK government to encourage the public to prepare for emergencies....
Indigenous Brazil community stays on flooded land in dispute with developer (www.reuters.com)
Stranded for nearly three weeks by record flooding in southern Brazil, one tiny Indigenous community is determined not to evacuate what they consider sacred ancestral lands that are in dispute with real estate developers....
Israel recalls its ambassadors from Ireland and Norway over their recognition of a Palestinian state (abcnews.go.com)
Democratic US lawmakers introduce bill to bar foreign payments to president (www.reuters.com)
Democratic U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bar the president and other top officials from accepting payments from foreign governments while in office, a measure clearly aimed at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump....
Australia reports first human avian flu infection (www.reuters.com)
Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different highly contagious strain was found on an egg farm....
Ireland to recognise Palestinian state (www.reuters.com)
Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, adding that he expected other countries to follow in the coming weeks after talking to world leaders....
US hints at support for sanctions over ICC warrants on Israel (www.bbc.com)
Don Jr. calls jurors 'clowns' and blames them for Trump not testifying (www.rawstory.com)
A young Chicago mother shot to death. How the system failed her. (www.cbsnews.com)
Maria Roque was just 34 years old when she was shot and killedon the steps outside her West Side Chicago home, in front of her 8-year-old daughter....
Serial killer Robert Pickton in critical condition after prison assault (www.cbc.ca)
Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton is in critical condition and undergoing surgery after he was assaulted by another inmate in a Quebec prison on Sunday....
Amal Clooney, a key figure in the request for Netanyahu’s arrest by the International Criminal Court (english.elpais.com)
China is after Canada’s pulp and paper industry – it’s a national-security issue -- (Opinion) (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Written by Robert Dimitrieff, chief executive officer of Patriot Forge Co., a metalworking company in Canada. He also serves on the International Economic Policy Council of the C.D. Howe Institute....