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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…

Photo credit: infomigrant Libya’s Ministry of Interior has announced the deportation of illegal Nigerian migrants through Mitiga International Airport, as part of the national program to address illegal migration. The Libya Observer reports that the ministry confirmed in a social media post .on Wednesday that the deportation was carried out after completing all legal and humanitarian…

Photo credit: Toronto Star Starting May 1, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will introduce co-payment for supplemental  health products and services for  eligible people covered under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), meaning that refugee claimants will have to  pay for some of their health-care coverage. FCJ Refugee Centre reports that the IFHP provides limited and temporary…

Photo credit: ABC News British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Chinese financial centre of Shanghai on Friday in his bid to boost business opportunities for UK firms in the world’s second-largest economy, just hours after US President Donald Trump signaled a possible opposition to any eal with Beijing and London. The AP reports…