(Al Jazeera Media Network) Police in Canada have arrested multiple people accused of stealing thousands of gold bars worth more than $20 million CDN ($14 million US), in what authorities say was the largest gold heist in the country’s history.
Last year’s theft at a Toronto Pearson International Airport facility was orchestrated by a “well-organized group of criminals,” Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah told reporters on Wednesday.
“This particular theft has become the largest gold...
(BBC News) US President Joe Biden has said he "strongly supports" a new $61-billion aid bill for Ukraine, arguing it will "send a message to the world."
The long-stalled measure is one of four that the House of Representatives will vote on this Saturday.
The legislation will include funding for Israel as well as the Indo-Pacific.
Opposition from the right wing of the Republican party has stymied potential assistance for Ukraine for months.
Some of those lawmakers have...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) It is a blockbuster legal case, set to dominate headlines for weeks to come.
On Monday, Donald Trump has become the first United States president, past or present, to stand trial in a criminal case. Jury selection is under way this week.
The trial unfolding in New York centres on sensational allegations: that Trump made hush-money payments to an adult film star, Stormy Daniels, with whom he allegedly had an affair. He has...
(BBC News) Israel has vowed to respond to Iran's attack on Saturday and is considering its next steps, the country's army chief says.
Tehran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel, in what it said was retaliation for a strike on its consulate in Syria.
US national security council spokesman John Kirby says Iran did not issue warnings to the White House about its timeframe for launching an attack.
Britain's PM Rishi Sunak has called...
(BBC News) Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel in a retaliatory attack.
Sirens and loud explosions have been heard as Israel's air defences intercept objects.
The US has also shot down Iranian drones that were headed towards Israel, military officials say.
RAF jets in the region will "intercept any airborne attacks within range" of its existing missions, the UK says, as Defence Minister Grant Shapps condemns the "senseless attack".
Iran had warned that Israel would...
(BBC News) Three men were rescued by the US Coast Guard off an island in Micronesia after they sent out a plea for "HELP" using palm tree leaves.
They spelled "HELP" with the leaves, which led to the rescue nine days after they left on a sailing trip.
They had been reported missing after failing to return from a journey to Pikelot Atoll — an uninhabited coral island about 725 km from Guam.
It is the second time...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The United States has pledged to give Taiwan’s chip giant TSMC up to $6.6 billion to expand production at facilities it is building in the state of Arizona.
The funding announced on Monday will support TSMC building a third semiconductor factory in Arizona, in addition to two facilities already in the pipeline, US officials said.
TSMC’s total investments in the US will rise to $65 billion under the agreement, according to US...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis, amid conflicting reports about the scale and duration of the disengagement.
“Today, Sunday, April 7th, the IDF’s 98th commando division has concluded its mission in Khan Younis. The division left the Gaza Strip in order to recuperate and prepare for future operations,” the army said in a statement.
“A significant force led by the 162nd...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Ukraine has struck the dome above a shutdown reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, the plant’s Russian-installed administration said.
It was not immediately clear what weapon was used in Sunday’s attack against the nuclear plant, which was taken by Russian forces shortly after their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, although the Russian state-owned nuclear agency Rosatom said the site had come under a drone attack.
Radiation levels were normal and...
(BBC News) Populist Peter Pellegrini has been elected president of Slovakia, succeeding the liberal Zuzana Caputova.
Pellegrini, 48, defeated the pro-western Ivan Korčok, a former diplomat, with 53% of the vote.
A former prime minister, he is an ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, and shares the PM's dovish attitude toward Russia.
Fico and his allies now control Slovakia's parliament, government, and soon the president's office.
Slovakia had been one of Ukraine's staunchest allies before Fico came to power...
