The head of Canada’s largest crypto company, WonderFi, is free after being kidnapped in Toronto on Wednesday. After electronically paying a ransom of $1 million Canadian dollars, or $720,660, Dean…
America
-
-
AmericaEuropeGlobal NewsNewsNorth AmericaPoliticsWorld News
Russia sentences former US Consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerMOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok on Friday convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years…
-
AmericaDefenceGlobal NewsNewsNorth AmericaOp-edWorld News
Heed the generals who call Trump unfit to lead
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksAs a coda to two decades covering the post-9/11 conflicts as a correspondent, I wrote a book in 2021 profiling the 25 Medal of Honor recipients from the nation’s longest wars. Theirs…
-
AmericaGlobal NewsNewsNorth AmericaOp-edPoliticsWorld News
Trump’s return to power raises serious questions about the media’s credibility
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksDonald Trump’s return to power is a hinge point for the American media – in ways big, small, and to be determined. His defeat of Kamala Harris is raising questions…
-
AmericaEntertainmentFeaturedGlobal NewsLifestyleNewsNorth America
Katy Perry Recalls What Led to Former Breakup with Orlando Bloom and Why They Got Back Together
The pair met in 2016, got engaged in 2019 and welcomed their daughter, Daisy Dove, in 2020 Distance made Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom‘s hearts grow fonder. In a new interview with Alex Cooper’s Call…
-
AmericaCrimeDefenceEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsNorth AmericaTerrorism
Islamic State does not like Taylor Swift. Austrian police arrests plotters
Washington/Vienna/Berlin (10/8 – 45.45) After a tip-off by U.S. intelligence officials and only a few hours left Austrian police made swift arrests. The plot seems too bizarre not to be…
-
AmericaEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsSportsTechnology
Tech company pulls Olympics advertising after opening ceremony display many deem to be anti-Christian
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeMississippi-based C Spire pulled its advertising after being ‘shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper’ during the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony The 2024 Olympic Ceremony opened up the games in Paris,…
-
AmericaEconomyEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsNorth AmericaPolitics
Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnHungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented…
-
AmericaFeaturedGlobal NewsGovermentNational SecurityNewsNorth America
This Pilot’s Sky-High Ambition Made Her a Star. It Also Killed Her
Bessie Coleman built an untouchable legacy, but the aviator’s tragic final flight is still shrouded in whispers of sabotage. The skies during Women’s History Month have witnessed a series of…
-
AmericaCanadaDemocracyNews
Canada Nazi Row: Governor General Apologises for Honour Given to Man Who Fought in Waffen SS Unit
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeCanada’s Governor General Mary Simon has apologised for a top Canadian honour awarded to a former Nazi soldier nearly four decades ago. Peter Savaryn, a former chancellor of the University…