WorldAug 28, 2025
Nova Scotia Liberal Party announces new bill
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party has announced a new bill, called the Social Media Responsibility Act. If passed, it would prohibit children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
Liberal House Leader Iain Rankin will introduce the bill in the Nova Scotia legislature in September. It would be the first such bill in Canada. So far, such legislation has been introduced at the national level in Australia, which is coming into effect in December, and Norway is also in the public consultation phase.
Many experts, including Unplugged Canada, have
WorldAug 28, 2025
Major Russian attack includes rare strikes on the center of Kyiv, killing at least 18
Authorities say a mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital has killed at least 18 people and wounded 48. The attack early Thursday on Kyiv was the first major Russian combined attack on Kyiv in weeks as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction.
A Ukrainian official says Russia launched decoy drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles and struck at least 20 locations across seven districts of Kyiv.
This is the first major combined attack on Kyiv since U.S. President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month to discuss ending the t
WorldAug 27, 2025
2 children killed in shooting at Catholic school
Two children have been killed in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, US. The children were aged 8 and 10. The city's police chief Brian O'Hara confirmed this and said that 17 other people were injured, 14 of whom are children.
He said that during the prayer service, an attacker came out of the building and began firing rifle shots through the church windows at children sitting in the mess. According to Police Chief O'Hara, the shooter was armed with a shotgun, a rifle and a pistol.
He said that the shooter later shot himself in the parking lot, in which he died. Poli
WorldAug 25, 2025
Punjabi truck driver involved in crash and accused of being in US illegally, denied bail
A Florida judge on Saturday denied bail to truck driver Harjinder Singh in connection with a fatal crash in Fort Pierce. Harjinder was arrested on August 16 in connection with the August 12 crash.
Investigators say Singh attempted to make an illegal U-turn with his semitruck, which caused a minivan to collide with a trailer, killing all three occupants.
The Trump administration says Harjinder Singh, 28, was in the United States illegally and entered the United States illegally from Mexico in 2018. He is being held in the St. Lucie County Jail.
Judge Lauren Sweet denied bail, saying that Har
WorldAug 25, 2025
Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
Four journalists were among at least eight people killed on Monday in a strike on a hospital in southern Gaza, including a freelancer who worked for the Associated Press.
Mariam Dagga, 33 freelanced for the AP since the Gaza war began, as well as other news outlets.
Daggareported on Nasser Hospital doctorsstruggling to save children with no prior health issues who were wasting away from starvation.
Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was among those who were killed in the Nasser hospital strike. Reuters reported that its contractor cameraman Hussam al-Masri was also killed
WorldAug 22, 2025
Rollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves multiple dead, others injured
A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls crashed Friday, killing and injuring multiple people, police said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash on I-90 near Pembroke, which is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Buffalo. Photos taken by bystanders at the scene showed a bus rolled over on its side, just off the highway.
“At this time, we have multiple fatalities, multiple entrapments and multiple injuries,” said Trooper James O’Callahan, a spokesperson for the New York State Police.
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WorldAug 22, 2025
Former Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on allegations of misusing state funds
Sri Lanka police on Friday arrested the country’s former president and senior opposition politician Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegations of misusing public funds during his tenure as president, an aide said.
Wickremesinghe, who served as the island nation’s president from 2022 to 2024, was arrested on allegations of using public funds to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony in London after an official visit to the U.S.
Wickremesinghe is the first Sri Lankan former head of state to be arrested.
One of his aides told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity that Wickremesinghe has
WorldAug 21, 2025
Russia launches major attack on western Ukraine, fires 574 drones
Russia has launched a major attack on western Ukraine. This comes as US President Donald Trump is taking diplomatic steps to stop the war. Ukraine's air force said on Thursday that Russia fired 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight. At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured in the attacks.
It was Russia's third largest airstrike in terms of the number of drones this year and the eighth largest in terms of missiles. Russia has fired about 1,000 long-range drones and missiles into Ukraine since the White House launched talks.
Zelensky condemned the attack,
WorldAug 21, 2025
Brazilian police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum
Police in Brazil say messages found on former President Jair Bolsonaro’s telephone showed that he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum from President Javier Milei.
Police on Wednesday formally accused Bolsonaro and one of his sons of obstruction of justice in connection with his pending trial on an alleged coup attempt.
The Associated Press had access to the police investigation, which was sent to Brazil’s Supreme Court.
Silas Malafaia, an evangelical pastor who is a staunch ally of Bolsonaro’s, was also targeted by police. He had his passport seized by investigators.