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Canada’s military head defends women’s role in combat against U.S. comments – National
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Canada’s military head defends women’s role in combat against U.S. comments – National

By Michael Tutton The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 12:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles — a position promoted by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary — at a security forum underway in Halifax Saturday. Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of defence staff, was responding to Republican Senator James Risch’s comments yesterday at the Halifax International Security Forum about Pete Hegseth’s opposition to women in fighting units.Asked about Hegseth’s record of opposing women in th...
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Here’s how you can feel energetic in the morning, according to Rujuta Diwekar
23Nov By No Comments
Health

Here’s how you can feel energetic in the morning, according to Rujuta Diwekar

Do you often wake up in the morning feeling tired? Worry not, because celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar has a few tips for you. Many people consider mornings to be the most active time of the day. Feeling energetic after waking up can not only boost mood but also set the tone for what is to follow.   Taking to Instagram, Diwekar shared a reel, revealing tips to wake up with more energy. “The only way to get more energy in the morning is to sleep better. And the only way to sleep better is to have a proper dinner. And the only way to have a proper dinner is to have it three hours prior to bedtime,” she said in the video.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Rujuta Diwekar (@rujuta.diwekar) ...
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Philippines VP Sara Duterte says she will have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she is killed | World News
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Philippines VP Sara Duterte says she will have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she is killed | World News

Security protocols in the Philippines have been stepped up after vice president Sara Duterte vowed to have the president assassinated if she herself were killed.The daughter of the country's previous president Rodrigo Duterte, the politician said she had contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker. Speaking in an online briefing, she said: "I have talked to a person. I said, if I get killed, go kill BBM [the nickname of Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr], Liza Araneta [the first lady], and Martin Romualdez [the speaker and the president's second cousin]. No joke. No joke."The 46-year-old lawyer went on: "I said, do not stop until you kill them, and then he said yes." Image: ...
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Mossad investigating disappearance of rabbi in Abu Dhabi in potential terror incident, Israeli PM’s office says | World News
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Mossad investigating disappearance of rabbi in Abu Dhabi in potential terror incident, Israeli PM’s office says | World News

Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is investigating the disappearance of a rabbi in Abu Dhabi after receiving information indicating a "terrorist incident".Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan citizen, has been missing since Thursday. Mr Kogan is the Chabad representative in the United Arab Emirates.The Israeli prime minister's office says the country's security and intelligence services have been investigating in Abu Dhabi.It said: "Mossad has updated that since his disappearance, and given information indicating that this is a terrorist incident, an active investigation has been going on in the country. "Israeli security and intelligence organizations, concerned for Kogan's safety and wellbeing, have been working tirelessly on this case."In a travel advisory, it warned Israelis: "In major citi...
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Hamas claims Israeli hostage killed in IDF attack on northern Gaza | World News
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Hamas claims Israeli hostage killed in IDF attack on northern Gaza | World News

Hamas's armed wing has said an Israeli hostage has been killed in northern Gaza.The militant group said the female hostage died after the area was struck by Israel Defence Forces. A spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing said, "after re-establishing contact with resistance fighters assigned to protect Israeli prisoners, it was confirmed that one Israeli female prisoner was killed in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza".Al Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida, added: "Another female prisoner remains in critical danger."The IDF is yet to comment on the claims. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app....
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Climate-vulnerable islands storm out of COP29 negotiation room in row over funding | Science, Climate & Tech News
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Climate-vulnerable islands storm out of COP29 negotiation room in row over funding | Science, Climate & Tech News

Representatives of dozens of climate vulnerable islands and African nations have stormed out of high-stakes negotiations over a climate funding goal.The more than 200 countries gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, are trying to agree a new financial settlement to channel money to developing countries to both curb and adapt to climate change. The least developed countries like Mozambique and low-lying island nations like Samoa say a portion of the fund should be allocated to them, given they are bearing the brunt of climate impacts like rising seas and drought.Samoa's minister of natural resources and environment Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster is one of the representatives who walked out."We have just walked out, we came here to this COP for a fair deal and we feel we haven't been heard," he said....
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Trudeau attends Taylor Swift concert in Toronto with family
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Trudeau attends Taylor Swift concert in Toronto with family

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 8:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday, the Eras Tour’s second-last night in the city.Press secretary Jenna Ghassabeh confirmed that the prime minister was at the concert with family members. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Saturday wra...
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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza over 48 hours, damage hospital in north, Palestinian medics say
23Nov By No Comments
World News

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza over 48 hours, damage hospital in north, Palestinian medics say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters People comfort each other inside Kamal Adwan Hospital, following an Israeli strike in the area. Photo: AFP Strikes kill 120 in last 48 hours, damage hospital, Palestinian officials say Israel military says it is "not aware" of strike on Kamal Adwan Hospital Ceasefire negotiations on hold after Qatar suspends mediation Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 120 Palestinians over the last 48 hours and hit a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics say. Among the dead were seven members of one family whose house was hit overnight in the Zeitoun suburb of Gaza City, the health officials said. The rest were killed in separate Israeli strikes in central an...
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Bali Nine: Remaining members could return to Australia after PM lobbying
23Nov By No Comments
World News

Bali Nine: Remaining members could return to Australia after PM lobbying

By Maddy Morwood and Jessica Lamb, ABC Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, members of the so-called Bali Nine gang, were executed in 2015. (File photo) Photo: AFP The remaining members of the Bali Nine could be set to return to Australia after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lobbied the new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto for their release. Albanese raised the issue with Subianto on the sidelines of this month's APEC summit in Peru that Australian men Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens and Michael Czugaj be transferred to Australian prisons to continue serving their sentences. Senior Indonesian minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said his government will consider Albanese's request and make a decision in December. He said that other countries have made ...
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Absence of defensive shield should ring very loud alarm bells as UK faces Russian threats | World News
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Absence of defensive shield should ring very loud alarm bells as UK faces Russian threats | World News

Facing the threat of an attack from Russia, Sir Keir Starmer has finally revealed he will "set out the path" to raise defence spending to 2.5% of national income in the spring.But merely offering a timeframe to reveal an even-further-off-in-the-future date for when expenditure will increase to a level most analysts agree is still woefully short of what is required is hardly the most convincing display of deterrence and overwhelming strength. What the prime minister should perhaps instead be doing is making very clear to Vladimir Putin - with new NATO-wide military exercises and the immediate hardening of UK defences - that his government is prepared for any Russian strike and the devastating cost to Moscow would be so astronomical as to make even the thought of hitting a UK target utter ma...
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