Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world's top criminal court, is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Defence Minister Yoav Gallant; Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza; Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif; and Ismail Haniyeh, the group's Qatar-based political leader. Jackson Proskow explains what those five men are accused of, the reaction and what difference their arrests could make for the war in Gaza.
The bodies of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others have been recovered from a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan. Crystal Goomansingh reports on the mourning in Iran, why some people are celebrating the deaths and what's next for the country's government.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating the collision between a speedboat and a fishing boat that killed three people. Seán O'Shea explains what the speedboat's owner posted on social media prior to the tragedy.
A Calgary senior has foiled a scammer’s attempt to get thousands of dollars from him by pretending to be a loved one in need of help. As Tomasia DaSilva reports, cyber-security experts say new technologies are leading to more scams.
The city of El Fasher, in Sudan's North Darfur region, is nearly surrounded by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been accused of large-scale, ethnically-motivated atrocities during the country's year-long civil war. As Redmond Shannon reports, legal experts and analysts say Canada and the international community are waiting too long to take action against the crisis in Sudan.
Plus, Ed Dwight, who was once poised to become America's first Black astronaut during the 1960s, has finally reached space for the first time. Heidi Petracek explains how Dwight lost the opportunity, how he was able to shatter a record 63 years later and what this trip means to him.
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19 май 2024
