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How climate change is threatening the flavour — and future — of India's prized Darjeeling tea
An extremely dry winter has made for another challenging harvest of India’s famous Darjeeling tea, with the flavour the region is renowned for at risk as quality dips. As climate change makes the weather more erratic in the Himalayan foothills, estate owners are growing ever more worried about the future of their businesses. Source link
Smoky, fast-moving wildfire triggers evacuation orders in Southern California
The fire was burning in a populated — but not densely so — unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000. Source link
Trump administration seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art secure prison'
The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cover the first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into “a state-of-the-art secure prison facility.” Source link
Israel strikes Beirut as U.S. warns Iran may target universities
Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted what it calls militant “infrastructure” in Lebanon’s capital, as the U.S. warned that Iran may target universities in the country as war in the Middle East rages. Source link
Champagne leaves China with pork tariffs still in place, but touts relationship-building
Although Chinese tariffs on Canadian pork products remain in place after a visit to China by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, he says the important task is relationship-building — and it’s not realistic to expect immediate solutions. Source link
Hegseth tells U.S. Army chief of staff to retire 'effective immediately' amid war in Iran
U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army’s top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the United States wages a war against Iran. Source link
Is Ukraine about to enter the war in the Middle East? | About That
As Iran strikes countries across the Persian Gulf, Ukraine is making defence agreements in the Middle East. Andrew Chang explains how Ukraine’s expertise in fighting Iranian-designed Shahed drones in its war with Russia could reshape the war in the Middle East and help regional allies rethink their defence strategies. Images provided by The Canadian Press, […]
After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was 'talking to the president,' body camera shows
After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods’ arrest on a DUI charge. Source link
Trump fires U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi
U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Source link