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Photo credit: Times of Isreal The King of Bahrain strongly condemned recent Iranian attacks targeting his country and allied states. He described them as unjustified and unprecedented. Kurdistan24 reports that Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on Sunday, expressed deep concern over the wide-ranging attacks carried out by Iran against Bahrain and several friendly nations. In a message addressing the regional security…

Photo credit: the Canadian Press Jewish community leaders in Toronto have called for more support after two Toronto-area synagogues were struck with gunfire this weekend. Toronto Today reports that Sara Lefton of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto said the shootings represent “a threat to all,” not just Jewish Canadians. Lefton called on all…

Photo credit: SBS US President Donald Trump on Saturday raised the possibility of the war against Iran ending only once that country no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power. The Telegraph online reports that while speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he is not interested in negotiating…

Photo credit: Citynews Toronto The war the US launched against Iran could have implications for Canadians’ pocketbooks and security. Toronto Today reports that as the conflict engulfs the broader Middle East, the following are the possible outcomes for Canada: 1) An oil boom? The war is already choking global fuel supplies. One-fifth of the world’s oil…

Photo credit: Global News Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces, Canada’s highest court said Friday, leading to strong rebukes from members of the provincial government. The Canadian Press reports that in an 8-1 ruling, the court said that blocking female refugee claimants from subsidized daycare threatens to marginalize…

Photo credit: UNHCR The number of Ukrainian refugees intending to return home is decreasing as the duration of displacement grows, yet many remain ready too return immediately once the security situation improves, stated UNHCR Representative in Ukraine Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth in an interview with the Infofax-Ukraine agency. She reported that UNHCR has just completed its seventh round of…

Photo credit: Reuters The UN refugee agency has said that nearly 100,0000 people have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees there have fled back over the border. calling the situation in the region a “major humanitarian emergency”. Aaia One reports that Israel  has issued large-scale evacuation orders for southern Lebanon…