Friday, April 11, 2025

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Three suspects at large after 12 injured in Toronto pub shooting

BBC News) Three suspects are still at large after 12 people were injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto, police in the Canadian city say. The shooting took place at 22:39 on Friday local time (03:39 GMT Saturday) near Scarborough city centre in eastern Toronto. Authorities said six people suffered bullet wounds and others were hurt by flying or broken glass. The injuries were not life-threatening, they said. Toronto police said the three men, armed with...

Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Security forces in Syria have battled gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s coastal region for a second day, with dozens of people reported killed in the deadliest violence since opposition fighters toppled the regime last year. Hasan Abdel-Ghani, spokesperson for the Syrian Defence Ministry, told Al Jazeera that fighters loyal to al-Assad on Thursday attacked security forces in several places in Latakia and Tartous governorates that are...

Toppled private spacecraft cannot complete Moon mission

(BBC News) A private spacecraft that landed lopsided on the Moon does not have enough power to complete its mission, says the company Intuitive Machines. Athena touched down on the lunar South Pole shortly after 17:30 GMT on Thursday, but it later was revealed the craft had landed on its side. It was supposed to spend 10 days searching for water ice, but the position of its solar panels and the cold temperatures of the rocky...

Romania arrests six over alleged Russia-linked coup plot

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Romania has detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said, and a 101-year-old former army major general said his home had been raided as part of the investigation. The suspects were detained on Wednesday, the same day Romania – a European Union and NATO member state – declared the Russian embassy’s military attache and his deputy personae non grata for what it said...

China says it is ready for any type of war with U.S.

(BBC News) China has warned the US it is ready to fight "any type" of war after hitting back against President Donald Trump's mounting trade tariffs. The world's top two economies have edged closer to a trade war after Trump slapped more tariffs on all Chinese goods. China quickly retaliated, imposing 10-15% tariffs on US farm products. "If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type...

Six takeaways from Trump’s big speech to Congress

(BBC News) U.S. President Donald Trump declared "the American Dream is unstoppable" as he addressed a raucous joint session of the US Congress for the first time since he returned to power. In the longest presidential speech to lawmakers on record, he outlined his vision for his second term, as Republicans applauded a high-octane six weeks that have reshaped domestic and foreign policy. Trump was heckled by Democrats and he goaded them in turn during the...

Trudeau laments ‘dumb’ tariffs as Trump warns of further hikes against Canada

(BBC News) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada, calling it a "very dumb thing to do" and vowed to conduct a "relentless fight" to protect its economy. Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on products entering the US from Canada and Mexico, and has increased a levy on goods coming from China. The Canadian prime minister announced retaliatory tariffs on US exports and warned that a trade war would be costly for...

China retaliates against U.S. tariffs but is open to negotiation

(Al Jazeera Media Network) "China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war," the foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing declared, after China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on agricultural imports from the US. This came within minutes of a new 10% US levy on Chinese imports that came into effect on Tuesday —which adds to existing tariffs both from Trump's first term and those announced last month. But China's latest retaliatory measures are an opening swing,...

Hegseth orders pause in U.S. cyber offensive against Russia

(BBC News) US President Donald Trump's administration is pausing its offensive cyber operations against Russia, officials say, as a diplomatic push continues to end the war in Ukraine. The reasoning for the instruction has not been publicly stated, and it is not clear how long the halt might last. The defence department has declined to comment. The directive reportedly came before Trump ended up in a televised row with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House...

Israel cuts off aid to Gaza in seeking to change ceasefire deal

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Israel has halted the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza and threatened Hamas with more “consequences” if the Palestinian group does not agree to extend the now-ended phase one of their fragile ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday that “the entry of all goods and supplies to the Gaza Strip will be halted,” accusing Hamas of refusing to accept a framework for the continuation of...