A Canadian father-and-son duo recount Russian capture, their near-death experiences and what drives them to keep helping Ukrainians
Category: World
Posted inWorld
Half of isolated Indigenous peoples face extinction: NGO
Logging, mining and tourism threatens the world’s uncontacted people groups, with half of them at risk of being wiped out in 10 years
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Canadian aid group uses ‘solar suitcases’ to help women deliver safely
Canadian nonprofit Alongside Hope provides solar suitcases to bring safe, reliable light to off-grid maternity clinics
Posted inPolitics & Policy
How Canada could make Russia pay for its Ukraine invasion
Experts say Ottawa should set an important international precedent by unlocking $22 billion in frozen Russian assets
Posted inCulture
Women designers ‘not getting the breaks’ despite global fashion shake-up
Around 10 leading women’s luxury fashion brands are now headed by men, even though the industry is filled with women
Posted inSecurity
Polish teens study in first drone class overseen by military
Poland — which has one of the highest levels of defence spending in NATO — has created a special drone force and will buy $54 million worth of drones this year
Posted inPolitics & Policy
One in 10 in Italy suffer ‘absolute poverty’: study
Nearly 10 per cent of Italy’s population was unable to buy essential goods and services; 35 per cent of immigrants were in deep poverty
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Germany repeals fast-track citizenship law
Fast-track citizenship had been introduced as a way to address labour shortages; current government promised to reverse it to curb illegal immigration
Posted inCommunity
French post office rolls out croissant-scented stamp
Nearly 60,000 croissant-scented stamps were made in honour of a butter croissant competition; last year, a baguette-scented stamp was issued for the Olympics
Posted inSecurity
With all-or-nothing Gaza plan, Trump turns tables for Israel
Trump says Hamas will ‘pay in hell’ if it does not accept his 20-point plan to end Israel’s offensive in Gaza, win the freedom of hostages