The Independent
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected despite ongoing ban on education 9 mars 2025 à 08:21

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected despite ongoing ban on education

9 mars 2025 à 08:21

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, most employment, and many public spaces

National Post
China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products 8 mars 2025 à 15:11

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

8 mars 2025 à 15:11

BEIJING — China has announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products in October. Read More

The Independent
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored 8 mars 2025 à 11:00

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

8 mars 2025 à 11:00

The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protected

National Post
South Carolina man gets rare execution by firing squad for killing ex-girlfriend’s parents 8 mars 2025 à 04:42

South Carolina man gets rare execution by firing squad for killing ex-girlfriend’s parents

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

8 mars 2025 à 04:42

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Read More

The Independent
What is hantavirus, the infection that killed Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa? 7 mars 2025 à 23:21

What is hantavirus, the infection that killed Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa?

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 23:21

Hantavirus — blamed in the death of Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa — is a rare virus spread by contact with rodents or their urine or feces

National Post
Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus one week before: authorities 7 mars 2025 à 23:06

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus one week before: authorities

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 23:06

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer's disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home. Read More

The Independent
Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives? 7 mars 2025 à 19:57

Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 19:57

A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020

National Post
U.S. unemployment ticks up to 4.1% following trade threats 7 mars 2025 à 15:47

U.S. unemployment ticks up to 4.1% following trade threats

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 15:47

U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald threatens a trade war, purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants. Read More

National Post
Why are clocks set forward in the spring? It all started in the 1890s 7 mars 2025 à 14:02

Why are clocks set forward in the spring? It all started in the 1890s

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 14:02

Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. Read More

NYT
Migrant Boats Capsize Off Yemen and Djibouti, U.N. Says 7 mars 2025 à 13:33

Migrant Boats Capsize Off Yemen and Djibouti, U.N. Says

NYT

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 13:33

The missing people were on two boats that capsized off Yemen, which is on a major route for migrants trying to reach Gulf countries for work.

National Post
Pope Francis offers first public sign of his frailty. Here’s what the audio message revealed 7 mars 2025 à 13:48

Pope Francis offers first public sign of his frailty. Here’s what the audio message revealed

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 13:48

Pope Francis hit the three-week mark Friday in his hospitalization for double pneumonia, in stable condition and resuming his therapies after giving the world a tangible indication of just how frail and sick he is. Read More

National Post
Trump says he wouldn’t defend NATO allies that fall short on military spending 7 mars 2025 à 04:48

Trump says he wouldn’t defend NATO allies that fall short on military spending

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 04:48

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed uncertainty that NATO would come to the United States' defence if the country were attacked, though the alliance did just that after Sept. 11 -- the only time in its history that the defence guarantee has been invoked. Read More

The Independent
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean 7 mars 2025 à 04:31

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 04:31

Feb. 28-March 6, 2025

National Post
Another SpaceX Starship test flight ends in explosion 7 mars 2025 à 04:07

Another SpaceX Starship test flight ends in explosion

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

7 mars 2025 à 04:07

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart. Read More

The Independent
AP Week in Pictures 6 mars 2025 à 23:04

AP Week in Pictures

The Independent

Par :By the Associated Press

6 mars 2025 à 23:04

Feb. 28 - March 6, 2025

National Post
South Korean fighter mistakenly drops bomb near North Korean border, injuring 8 people 6 mars 2025 à 22:01

South Korean fighter mistakenly drops bomb near North Korean border, injuring 8 people

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

6 mars 2025 à 22:01

Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during a joint live-fire exercise with the U.S. military on Thursday, injuring eight people, officials said. Read More

National Post
AI-assisted dubbing tests coming to select Amazon Prime movies and series 6 mars 2025 à 20:52

AI-assisted dubbing tests coming to select Amazon Prime movies and series

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

6 mars 2025 à 20:52

Amazon is testing artificial intelligence-aided dubbing for select movies and shows offered on its Prime streaming service. Read More

National Post
British man convicted of raping ex-partner in triple murder involving crossbow 6 mars 2025 à 20:26

British man convicted of raping ex-partner in triple murder involving crossbow

National Post

Par :The Associated Press

6 mars 2025 à 20:26

A 26-year-old man who had pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home just north of London was found guilty Thursday of raping one of them, his ex-partner, during the attack. Read More

The Independent
Amazon is now testing AI-aided dubbing for some movies and series on Prime 6 mars 2025 à 16:30

Amazon is now testing AI-aided dubbing for some movies and series on Prime

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

6 mars 2025 à 16:30

Amazon is testing artificial intelligence-aided dubbing for select movies and shows offered on its Prime streaming service

The Independent
Europe Ukraine latest: EU leaders hold emergency talks on increasing military spending for Ukraine 6 mars 2025 à 10:22

Europe Ukraine latest: EU leaders hold emergency talks on increasing military spending for Ukraine

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

6 mars 2025 à 10:22

European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled that Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine

The Independent
Things to know about avalanches, what causes them and how to stay safe 5 mars 2025 à 23:04

Things to know about avalanches, what causes them and how to stay safe

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

5 mars 2025 à 23:04

An avalanche has trapped three skiers under a pile of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building in the Alaska backcountry

The Independent
The Latest: Mayors testify in Congress as Republicans take aim at ‘sanctuary cities’ 5 mars 2025 à 22:19

The Latest: Mayors testify in Congress as Republicans take aim at ‘sanctuary cities’

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

5 mars 2025 à 22:19

Mayors from four major cities are testifying in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities,” arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally

The Independent
Pakistani mortar fire injures Afghan journalists covering closure of key border crossing 5 mars 2025 à 14:13

Pakistani mortar fire injures Afghan journalists covering closure of key border crossing

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

5 mars 2025 à 14:13

An Taliban official says shelling from Pakistan has injured three Afghan journalists reporting on the closure of a key border crossing

The Independent
Middle East latest: Israel demolished 181 Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem, group says 5 mars 2025 à 12:00

Middle East latest: Israel demolished 181 Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem, group says

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

5 mars 2025 à 12:00

An Israeli rights group says Israel demolished a record number of Palestinian homes in annexed east Jerusalem last year

The Independent
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress 5 mars 2025 à 07:01

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

5 mars 2025 à 07:01

President Donald Trump's one-hour and 40 minute address to Congress highlighted many of his initiatives, from an immigration crackdown to tariffs and energy policy

The Independent
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15 4 mars 2025 à 17:49

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

4 mars 2025 à 17:49

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of March 9-14 include actor Courtney B

The Independent
Jimmy Johnson announces retirement after being part of Fox's NFL coverage for 31 years 3 mars 2025 à 19:57

Jimmy Johnson announces retirement after being part of Fox's NFL coverage for 31 years

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

3 mars 2025 à 19:57

Jimmy Johnson has announced his retirement from Fox Sports after being a part of its NFL coverage for 31 years

The Independent
March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the 2025 NCAA Tournament 3 mars 2025 à 15:42

March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the 2025 NCAA Tournament

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

3 mars 2025 à 15:42

The countdown to March Madness is on

The Independent
Middle East latest: 5 wounded in stabbing attack in Haifa, Israeli officials say 3 mars 2025 à 09:30

Middle East latest: 5 wounded in stabbing attack in Haifa, Israeli officials say

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

3 mars 2025 à 09:30

Israeli authorities say that at least five people were wounded in a stabbing attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, and the assailant was killed

The Independent
What to stream: Lady Gaga, Daredevil, the Duchess of Sussex 'Deli Boys' and an evil Hugh Grant 3 mars 2025 à 06:01

What to stream: Lady Gaga, Daredevil, the Duchess of Sussex 'Deli Boys' and an evil Hugh Grant

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

3 mars 2025 à 06:01

Lady Gaga's seventh studio album “Mayhem” and a new lifestyle series on Netflix from the Duchess of Sussex called “With Love, Meghan” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

The Independent
Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds 2 mars 2025 à 22:36

Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

2 mars 2025 à 22:36

Crews are battling wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds and evacuations have been ordered in some areas

The Independent
Muslims in the Middle East observe Ramadan amid political upheavals and postwar turmoil 2 mars 2025 à 16:09

Muslims in the Middle East observe Ramadan amid political upheavals and postwar turmoil

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

2 mars 2025 à 16:09

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances.

The Independent
The Latest: Britain is hosting a summit of European leaders to shore up support for Zelenskyy 2 mars 2025 à 10:23

The Latest: Britain is hosting a summit of European leaders to shore up support for Zelenskyy

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

2 mars 2025 à 10:23

Britain is hosting a summit of European leaders to shore up support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump that left many uncertain where the once staunch allies stood

The Independent
Thousands report outage affecting Microsoft services like Outlook 1 mars 2025 à 23:45

Thousands report outage affecting Microsoft services like Outlook

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

1 mars 2025 à 23:45

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers have reported issues with services like Outlook

The Independent
The Latest: Zelenskyy moves on after Oval Office blowout with Trump 1 mars 2025 à 13:51

The Latest: Zelenskyy moves on after Oval Office blowout with Trump

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

1 mars 2025 à 13:51

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for “strong relations,” a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with U.S. President Donald Trump that left many uncertain where the once staunch allies stood

The Independent
Jury begins deliberations in trial of Illinois landlord charged with murdering Muslim boy 28 février 2025 à 20:18

Jury begins deliberations in trial of Illinois landlord charged with murdering Muslim boy

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

28 février 2025 à 20:18

A jury in Illinois began deliberations on Friday in the criminal trial of a landlord charged in the brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that left a 6-year-old dead