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A prince under pressure: Why there's so much at stake for William as the monarchy faces scandal
Prince William’s recent visit to Brazil reflected both the personal and public sides of an heir to the throne coming under increasing focus as the monarchy faces its own pressures and recent scandal. Source link
Iran confirms it seized tanker carrying petrochemicals in Gulf waters off U.A.E. coast
Iran confirmed on Saturday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters that was carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged violations, a day after a U.S. official and maritime security sources said Iranian forces had intercepted the Marshall Islands-flagged Talara. Source link
Trump calls it quits with Marjorie Taylor Greene amid Epstein feud, calling her 'Wacky'
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, referring to Georgia lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene as “Wacky Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in next year’s midterms “if the right person runs.” Source link
Vatican returns Indigenous cultural items to Canada's Catholic bishops on a 'historic day'
A century-old Inuvialuit kayak once used for beluga and whale hunts, and 61 other cultural objects from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities long held in Vatican Museums vaults, will return to Canada on Dec. 6 after Pope Leo on Saturday gifted the items to a delegation of Catholic bishops. Source link
U.S. appeals court upholds hate crime convictions over 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, through their Georgia subdivision with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun in February 2020. Source link
Iran’s 'water bankruptcy problem' is nothing new, says UN expert
The country of more than 90 million is facing an unprecedented water and energy crisis as reservoirs shrink to record lows, endangering drinking water and power supplies. Source link
Bob Rae, on his last day at the UN, says: ‘I think I helped make a difference’
On his very last day as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae spoke to As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal. Source link
2025 CBC Massey Lectures: Alex Neve on renewing human rights in a fractured world
Universality was supposed to be the promise of human rights. Yet it’s been broken countless times. So how can we still fulfill it? Canadian human rights lawyer Alex Neve explores that question in this year’s Massey Lectures. Source link
Some Starbucks workers in the U.S. are on strike. Here's why
Unionized baristas from 65 Starbucks locations across the U.S. launched a strike on Thursday. Source link
Indigenous protesters block entrance to Brazil climate summit
Dozens of Indigenous protesters blocked the front of the COP30 summit venue in Belem, Brazil, on Friday morning, staging a sit-in that forced delegates to use a side entrance to resume their negotiations on tackling climate change. Source link