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Israel sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Source link

Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping route, threatening to attack any ship trying to pass through. Andrew Chang explains why the country is able to have such an impact, and to what extent the ripple effects may be felt. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images […]

The antitrust trial between Ticketmaster’s parent company and the U.S. Department of Justice got underway with opening statements on Tuesday. The case could force a breakup of Ticketmaster and Live Nation and have ripple effects in Canada — but experts say it’s still early, and bets on the outcome are off the table. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his support for U.S President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran comes amid a “failure of the international order” and is “not a blank cheque.” Source link

As the effects of the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran spread across the Middle East, major Western countries are scrambling to make arrangements for getting their citizens out of the region. Source link

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is standing by her remarks calling the acts of two U.S. citizens shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis “domestic terrorism.” Source link

Thousands of people gathered in Minab, Iran, for mass funerals of victims killed on Saturday when a girl’s elementary school was hit by airstrikes. Iranian media is reporting that 168 children were killed and the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an ‘impartial and thorough’ investigation into the strike. Source link

In over four hours of testimony, former U.S. president Bill Clinton denied any knowledge of criminal activities by convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and said he doubted that Epstein was working for an intelligence service when he knew the late financier. Source link

Following joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran last weekend, several key members of the Iranian regime are reportedly dead. Here is a detailed look at the complexity and depth of Iran’s regime. Source link

Justin Timberlake is suing to block the release of police body camera footage from his impaired-driving arrest in New York’s Hamptons in 2024. Source link