Rachel Morgan News Editor 
The documentary WHERE WE PLAYED: VOICES FROM THE FIRE, which explores children’s experiences during the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, will screen at the Indy Shorts Film Festival on July 25, 2026, as part of the “Spotlight: Children’s Resilience” block. The film, co-directed by Nat Wolff and Austin Cauldwell, features firsthand accounts from children who navigated … Read more
Peel police are investigating the discovery of a male body in a shed during a fire on Aloma Crescent in Brampton on Thursday afternoon, according to officials. Fire crews responded to a call at 3:45 p.m. for a shed on fire at the rear of a home northwest of Steeles Avenue East and Bramalea Road. … Read more
NCPC Approves Preliminary Plans, Defers Height Decision Photo: The Guardian The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) voted to advance President Donald Trump’s 250-foot-tall triumphal arch proposal, marking a key milestone before its final approval. The commission, led by Trump allies, approved preliminary site and building plans for the structure, which is set to be constructed … Read more
President Donald Trump terminated the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on Thursday, leaving the independent federal body without a quorum just months before the midterm elections, multiple outlets reported. The three remaining commissioners—two Democratic appointees and one Republican—were removed through resignation and email notifications from the White House presidential personnel office, according … Read more
Pakistan has called for restraint from the United States and Iran after a three-week ceasefire collapsed into a new wave of strikes and counterstrikes. The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged both nations on Wednesday to honor the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) brokered in April to prevent a wider regional conflict. US-Iran Strikes and … Read more
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran for over three decades, was laid to rest Friday after being killed in Israeli strikes on Feb. 28. The Legacy of Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Republic Khamenei assumed power in 1989 following the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. According to the Associated Press, he spent his … Read more
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge, a visitor to Kyiv, recounted a 1990 visit to Babi Yar, a site where Nazi forces murdered 33,771 Jewish men, women, and children in two days in 1941. The massacre, located 5 kilometers from the city center in the northwestern region of Kyiv, became a focal point of Nazi extermination efforts … Read more
Strike Force Harskamp has dismantled an encrypted mobile phone network allegedly used by organized crime groups in New South Wales to coordinate murders and drug trafficking, according to law enforcement. The operation, which began in April 2025, targeted the “VIP” Organised Crime Network (OCN), which was accused of importing and encrypting devices before selling them … Read more
The three men accused of the deadly Jumpers informal settlement mass shooting denied involvement in the crime and illegal mining, claiming they were wrongly linked to the massacre, according to court records and defense statements. Molebeli Eliot Mosia, Ramonne Jeremiar Tsibela Maikutlo, and Zipho Michael Mofero Metsing appeared in Joburg Magistrate’s Court on 9 July, … Read more
Indonesia and Canada are utilizing the newly signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA-CEPA) to address an “underperforming” trade relationship that currently nears $7 billion annually. According to Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Jess Dutton, the agreement aims to unlock growth in aerospace, energy, agriculture, and technology by reducing tariffs and increasing investor certainty. ICA-CEPA Tariff Reductions … Read more