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Photo credit: The Canadian Press Canada’s initial position supporting Washington’s war on Iran shifted over the subsequent days aqs US President Donald Trump’s objectives became clearer, Prime Minister Mark Carney has said. The Canadian Press reports that Carney said in a Friday interview that: “The scale of what the objectives were, or the clarity about…

Photo credit: MSF The number of Nigerian refugees who voluntarily returned home under a tripartite repatriation agreement more than doubled in the first quarter of 2025. The Punch reports that it has risen by 1,805 persons from 1,705 in February to 3,510 by April. However, the number of Internally Displaced Persons has surged by 166,795 in the same period. The data is…

Photo credit: DW Ghana rejected a proposed health deal with the United States over concerns about data privacy and is now seeking a new agreement, an official said Friday. The Associated Press reports that the country would be the latest African country to reject the deal over a similar concern. The deal included provisions that would have…

Photo credit: Global News The Ontario government is protecting Canadian culture and identity by investing $35 million in new capital funding over two years to support the Art Gallery of |Ontario’s (AGO’s) expansion project, the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery, Announced as part of the 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario, this new funding will…

Photo credit: BBC Some  military officers in Mali worked with jihads and separatists who recently launched their biggest round of attacks in over a decade in the conflict-battered country, authorities have said. The Associated Press reports that the separatist fighters had said earlier in the day that they captured a strategic military camp in the northern…

Photo credit: Times Union A federal judge on Friday blocked the \trump administration from forcing about 3,000 Yemeni refugees to leave the US. The judge ruled  that Temporary Protected Status repeatedly granted to them and due to expire Monday should be extended again. The Associated Press reports that Judge Dale E Ho in Manhattan extended the…

Photo credit: the Boston Globe FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Iran will play their World Cup games in the United States as scheduled as football’s power-brokers met in Vancouver on Thursday. RTHK.HK reports that Iran’s participation at this year’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States has been shrouded in uncertainty since the eruption…