Photo credit: France 24 Palestinians in Gaza watchecd with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world. Israel says the crossing is scheduled to resume Monday as its ceasefire with Hamas moves ahead. Israel said  the crossing had opened in…

Photo credit: CBC A large crowd of demonstrators shut down a swath of the downtown core Sunday in solidarity with protesters in Iran, who are fighting against the country’s financial collapse and the regime that led to it. CBC reports that nationwide protests in Iran started December 28 in response to soaring prices. It then turned…

Photo credit: Reuters Parts of Ukraine and Moldova, including the neighbouring countries’ capitals, were plunged  into blackouts Saturday caused by a malfunction of high-voltage power lines, officials said. However, power was restored later in the day. The Korea Herald reports that officials did not directly link the accident to war damage, although Ukraine’s power grid has suffered…

Photo credit: Toronto Star Toronto’s cold snap continues with bitter temperatures overnight Saturday into Sunday prompting an extended warning from Environment Canada. Toronto Star reports that Sunday was expected to begin with a low of -18 C, feeling like nearly -25 with wind chill, the weather agency said in a yellow warning for the city. Afternoon temperatures were expected to feel…

Photo credit: Thr Independent A landslide last week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday. The Korea Herald reports that the collapse took [lace Wednesday at the Kubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Muyosa, the spokesperson…