Leaving Afghanistan, teen cricketer had to burn medals – now she wants right to play for country
Ahead of International Women’s Day, I’m thinking about the millions of Afghan women and girls who continue to have their basic human rights denied.
Day: March 7, 2025
Canadian Tire to close 17 Atmosphere stores in Western Canada amid restructuring
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. will close 17 Atmosphere stores across Western Canada as part of a $2 billion restructuring plan to streamline operations. The closures mainly involve relocating stores within SportChek venues. The strategy also focuses on loya…
Donald Trump Says He Will Visit Saudi Arabia For Major Business Deal
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he planned to visit Saudi Arabia, suggesting a deal for major investment from the kingdom that has become the key venue for US diplomacy with Russia and Ukraine.
Weak-Sounding Pope Francis Releases First Audio Message From Hospital
Pope Francis recorded and released an audio message on Thursday thanking those who have been praying for his recovery, his voice breathless as he nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia.
Trade war truce? Not so fast. Trump has Canada’s auto sector in his sights
One trade war down, two to go — maybe more. U.S. President Donald Trump has dialled back tariffs, but his biggest target is now coming into focus. And it’s bad news if you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians with a job connected to the aut…
China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will continue to retaliate to the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil” in a press conference Friday on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session….
Former OpenAI policy researcher Miles Brundage criticizes OpenAI for “rewriting the history of GPT-2”, after OpenAI outlined its safety and alignment philosophy (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Former OpenAI policy researcher Miles Brundage criticizes OpenAI for “rewriting the history of GPT-2”, after OpenAI outlined its safety and alignment philosophy — A high-profile ex-OpenAI polic…
Liberals ‘cheering against Australia’s interest’ over Trump tariffs, Albanese says
Amid growing concern exemption will not be secured, some in Coalition have said it would be failure of prime ministerTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party is “c…
Jordan treads lightly with Trump, hoping to avoid mass displacement of Palestinians – POLITICO Europe
Jordan treads lightly with Trump, hoping to avoid mass displacement of Palestinians POLITICO EuropeView Full Coverage on Google News
Inside the Islamic State prisons the west is trying to forget – podcast
Michael Safi travelled to north-east Syria to speak to IS foreign fighters imprisoned there. And discovered that a change in the US administration, and USAid funding cuts, means there is a growing fear of prison breaksA few weeks ago, Michael Safi trav…