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Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

11:31 pm January 18, 2021

Montreal: The Boeing 737 Max can return to Canadian airspace beginning Wednesday, officials said, concluding nearly two years of government review after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide. Transport Canada said Monday the planes will be permitted to fly as long as they meet conditions specified by Transport Canada in December, including allowing pilots […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push

11:40 pm January 17, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build an additional 780 homes in West Bank settlements, an anti-settlement monitoring group said, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week. Peace Now said that over 90 per cent of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland […]

US military says its troop removal from Somalia is complete

11:08 pm January 17, 2021

Washington: The US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Some experts have warned that the withdrawal of an estimated 700 U.S. military personnel comes at the worst possible time for Somalia, as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group improves its bomb-making skills and continues to attack military and civilian […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Justice Dept. watchdog opens probe of response to riot

11:19 pm January 15, 2021

Washington : The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Friday that it will investigate how the department and its law enforcement agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. The investigation by the inspector general’s office will examine whether information was shared by the Justice Department to other agencies, including the Capitol Police, about the potential […]

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

Feds: Capitol mob aimed to ‘assassinate’ elected officials

11:13 pm January 15, 2021

Phoenix: The pro-Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors said in court documents. The remarks came in a motion prosecutors filed late Thursday in the case against Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who took part in the insurrection while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry […]