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Gaza family says toddler released from Israeli custody found with cigarette burn marks
On March 19, the day before Eid al-Fitr, Osama Abu Nassar took his 18-month-old son, Jawad, to a supermarket east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza when eyewitnesses say he approached a restricted area and was detained by the Israeli military. Source link
Death of near-blind refugee — left at closed Tim Hortons by U.S. Border Patrol — ruled a homicide
The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo, N.Y., street in February — five days after U.S. Border Patrol agents left him outside a Tim Hortons — has been ruled a homicide. Source link
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami Thursday. Source link
What Trump's prime-time TV pitch means for war on Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump is telling Americans that while his objectives for the war against Iran are nearly achieved, he intends to escalate military operations for at least another two weeks. Source link
What you need to know about the Artemis II moon mission
It’s an exciting time as four intrepid astronauts — Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, along with NASA astronauts, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover — are heading to the moon on a 10-day mission. Here’s just some of what to expect over the next week. Source link
Watch as Artemis II departs Earth
NASA’s Artemis II mission will send the astronauts around the moon and back, farther from Earth than any previous human spaceflight. Among the crew is Canadian Jeremy Hansen who is set to become the first Canadian to reach deep space. Source link
Trump claims Iran wants a ceasefire as he threatens to withdraw the U.S. from NATO
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that Iran is seeking a ceasefire, hours ahead of his primetime speech to the nation to provide an update about the ongoing war. Source link
Investigators link serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 Utah murder
Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding “definitive proof” that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah girl. Source link
Conversion therapy survivors on edge as U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that banning conversion therapy for minors is a violation of free speech. But a man who once underwent the practice himself says it’s about protecting vulnerable young people from serious — and sometimes fatal — harm. Source link
IN PHOTOS | Launch of Artemis II mission
The Artemis II SLS rocket with the Orion capsule and its crew blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday on a nearly 10-day mission that’s expected to take them around the moon and back to Earth. Source link