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·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
Region·5h ago
US reopens embassy in Venezuela in significant thawing of relations
Resumption of diplomatic operations come three months after former president Maduro was abducted Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US government is resuming operations at its embassy in Venezuela, the state department announced on Monday, nearly three months since former president Nicolás Maduro was abducted from the country and locked up in the US. In 2018, Maduro expelled the charge d’affairs in Venezuela, leading to the US government to withdraw all its diplomatic personnel from the country the following year.
The Guardian
Region·5h ago
News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar
Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Several news outlets have falsely reported that Somaliland’s government called for the extradition of Ilhan Omar , basing their stories on a post from an X account that does not represent the state despite its claims to.
The Guardian World
