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The UN’s Deputy Spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres was “deeply alarmed” by the surge in attacks across South Kivu, where what’s officially known as the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars (AFC/M23) has advanced into several towns since 2 December. The UN and Security Council have repeatedly described the majority-Tutsi M23 militia as backed by…

“That’s roughly a girl or a boy killed here every day during a ceasefire,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva. “These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones,” he said, speaking from Gaza City. “They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from [remote-controlled] quadcopters.” Mr….

This comes a day after at least 19 civilians were killed during a ground assault in the Jarjira area of North Darfur state, according to local reports.  Another 10 civilians also were reportedly killed and nine injured in a drone attack that same day in Sinja, capital of Sennar state.  The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and military rivals the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been at war since…

Volker Türk urged the authorities to immediately halt all forms of violence and repression against peaceful protestors and to restore full access to the internet and telecommunications.  “The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, and the labelling of protesters as ‘terrorists’ to justify violence against them is unacceptable,” he said.  Demands for change being repressed  Since 28 December, citizens have taken to the streets in all…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size About 850 jobs are being cut at Statistics Canada, including members of the executive team, as the federal agency said it’s “entering a workforce adjustment period.” “This adjustment will reduce our workforce by approximately 850 positions, in addition to a reduction of about 12 per cent of…

Farmers in Saskatchewan say they continue to feel optimistic that relief from agricultural tariffs may be on the horizon as Premier Scott Moe is set to join Canada’s prime minister on his planned trip this week. “I hope that they can get things figured out on this trip,” said Dave Hundeby, a part-time farmer in…

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran surpassed 2,000 people on Tuesday, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on demonstrators. The number of dead climbed to at least 2,003, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency….

Rick Bowness was enjoying time on his boat in Florida when he received a call from Don Waddell on Monday afternoon. Bowness thought the call from the Columbus Blue Jackets president of hockey operations and general manager was about a player Bowness once coached. It turned out to be something else — a head coaching…

Greenland’s Minister for Business, Mineral Resources, Energy, Justice and Gender Equality Naaja Nathanielsen | Photo Credit: Reuters A senior Greenland government official said on Tuesday (January 13, 2025) it’s “unfathomable” that the United States is discussing taking over a NATO ally and urged the Trump administration to listen to voices from the Arctic island nation….

As Shelly Miles, the former wife of Scott Adams, announced the death of the 68-year-old Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, social media users offered their tribute to the writer and remembered how the Dilbert Principle taught them better about management than many serious management books. The Dilbert principle is a satirical…