[ad_1] As It Happens116:06:40Jailing Trump for contempt of court could backfire, says national security analyst While jailing Donald Trump might be the only way to stop him from violating a gag order during his hush money trial, it could also play right…
[ad_1] President Xi Jinping of China, on a two-day visit to France, spoke out firmly against criticism of his country for its close relationship with Russia during the war in Ukraine, saying that “we oppose the crisis being used to…
[ad_1] Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said on Monday. Pielieshenko “died in the war with the enemy” on Sunday, the committee posted on Telegram. He…
[ad_1] Five workers died on Monday afternoon while working in a sewer connected to a water treatment plant in the town of Casteldaccia near Palermo, Sicily, according to firefighters who recovered the bodies. A sixth worker was seriously injured and…
[ad_1] This week, for the first time in five years, President Xi Jinping of China is visiting Europe, with stops in France, Serbia and Hungary. Mr. Xi’s trip comes at a time of tensions with many European countries over China’s…
[ad_1] Hamas announced on Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah. There was no immediate comment from…
[ad_1] Look, the French know how to make a great baguette, right? There isn’t a lot of dispute there. No one is regularly saying, “Eh, I don’t think the French have really proven their baguette-making skills just yet.” But hold…
[ad_1] Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed at least 83 people, authorities said on Monday, while more than 100 were still missing. The storms have affected more than two-thirds of the nearly 500…
[ad_1] Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine. The drills are in response…
[ad_1] For a little mystery, try Louise Penny’s popular “Three Pines” detective series. Though set in a fictional town in Quebec, her novels often feature Montreal (“Glass Houses” in particular.) Kathy Reichs unearths the bones of the city in her…