National·6h ago
Air Canada CEO to resign after backlash to video tribute of pilots killed in crash
Michael Rousseau faced mockery for speaking English and not French while addressing fatal LaGuardia airport crash Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The head of Canada’s largest airline is stepping down after his video tribute to pilots killed in a fatal collision became a public relations nightmare for Air Canada, prompting a wave of mockery and indignation at him from both the public and politicians for not speaking French. Under Canada’s Official Languages Act, which enshrines French as one of the country’s two official languages, the airline is.
The Guardian World
World·3h ago
Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon
The violence, as we have said before, must end." Unifil was created by the UN Security Council in 1978, and has since served as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, brokered after violence flared between the two over the war in. Unifil said of the two deaths on Monday: "We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those brave peacekeepers who gave their lives in service of peace." It said under international law, "all actors" had an obligation to ensure the "safety and security" on UN personnel.
BBC World
World·4h ago
Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy
Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.
BBC World
World·9h ago
Palestinian recalls brother’s arrest at the Rafah crossing
A Palestinian man’s long-awaited return to Gaza ended in anguish after Israel detained his brother at the Rafah crossing.
Al Jazeera
Politics·1h ago
Israel’s parliament passes death penalty bill targeting Palestinians
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed a controversial bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of “terror”, but will not impose the same penalty on Jewish Israelis convicted of kiling Palestinians. The new law, introduced as Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues, instructs military courts trying only West Bank Palestinians, who are not Israeli citizens, to impose the draconian sentence for lethal attacks on Israelis. Under international law, he noted, Israel’s parliament should not be.
Al Jazeera
