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Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexual, physical abuse of Palestinian detainee
Israel’s military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee in an incident partially caught on camera. The decision closed a case that has bitterly divided the country since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison. Source link
Former rapper's political party sweeps Nepal election
A political party created just four years ago and led by an ex-rapper has swept Nepal’s parliamentary poll, results published by the electoral commission on Thursday showed. Source link
Police responding to reports of active shooter at Detroit-area synagogue
Police are responding to reports of an “active shooter” at a synagogue outside Detroit, where smoke is billowing from the roof. Source link
NASA to provide update on Artemis II astronaut mission to the moon
Today, NASA will host a press conference discussing the Artemis II mission, after several delays that will take four astronauts around the moon. Source link
Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in OT
High school senior hockey player Colin Dorgan, wearing a patch on his jersey honouring the three family members he lost in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting last month, scored a game-winning goal in double overtime Wednesday that advanced the Blackstone Valley Co-op team out of the semifinals in Providence, R.I. Source link
PWHL to reach national U.S. TV audience with Scripps Sports to broadcast neutral site game in Detroit
The PWHL announced that its neutral-site game at Detroit on March 28 between the New York Sirens and Montreal Victoire will be the first accessible to a national U.S. television audience. Source link
Can Trump's 'gunboat diplomacy' stop Iran from blocking the flow of oil? Not likely, say experts
The Strait of Hormuz is only 60 metres at its shallowest and 33 kilometres at its narrowest, with shipping lanes no more than two kilometres wide. Naval experts like Mark Norman, a retired vice-admiral of the Canadian navy, are skeptical the U.S. can re-establish shipping through the area. Source link
Russia sentences 19 people for deadly concert hall attack that killed 149 people
A court in Moscow in Thursday convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years. Source link
War has gripped the Middle East, but the turmoil is giving Russia an opportunity
The Kremlin wants to exert its influence in the Middle East and has publicly said its support for Iran, a strategic ally, is unwavering. But experts say there are limits to how far Moscow will go: It does not want to antagonize Washington, and it also stands to gain economically from a global energy crisis. […]
How shipping companies are navigating danger in the Strait of Hormuz
As the Mideast conflict escalates near the Strait of Hormuz, merchant ships and their workers have been caught in the crosshairs. Source link