What we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal

A soldier who tried to hide in a railway station cubicle after raping a stranger in a doorway in a ‘harrowing’ attack has been jailed for nine years. Private John Harvey, 25, confessed to police after attacking a young woman in Shrewsbury, but later pleaded not guilty, forcing her to testify during a nine-day trial. He was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of assault by penetration, with the judge noting the...

In the 2006 election, Marc Garneau, Canada's first astronaut, faced Meili Faille, who won by over 9,000 votes in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges riding, where Garneau struggled to connect with Quebec's bilingual and multicultural community. Despite his prominence, Garneau's political career was marked by challenges, including his resignation from politics in 2023 over concerns regarding Quebec's language laws. He was remembered by colleagues as a serious, respectful figure, and his death at 76 prompted mixed reactions from...

Harvard University Challenges Trump's Foreign Student Ban Harvard University has initiated a legal challenge against President Donald Trump's ban on foreign students, seeking an immediate court halt to the enforcement of the proclamation. Harvard President Alan M. Garber criticized the ban as an illegal retaliation against the university's international student enrollment and collaboration. The university aims to protect its international community and plans to provide updates to affected students and scholars while questioning the legality...

SummaryIsrael conducted air strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, targeting Hezbollah's drone production, despite a six-month ceasefire. Lebanese leaders, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, condemned the attacks as systematic violations of national security, particularly on the eve of Eid Al Adha. The Israeli military justified the strikes by citing Hezbollah's drone use against Israel and evacuation warnings were issued to residents in the targeted neighborhoods, causing significant panic and traffic disruption. Full Article

Harvard University has expanded its lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to a new executive order that seeks to bar international students from entering the U.S. The amended complaint argues that the order violates the rights of the university and its students, calling Trump's actions a retaliatory campaign against Harvard. This follows ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Harvard over issues related to academic freedom, funding, and the treatment of foreign students amidst...

In the 1950s, societal acceptance of being gay was virtually nonexistent, yet a collection of wedding photos from that era reveals a hidden history of love and celebration within the LGBTQ+ community. Documentarian P.J. Palmer discovered these photos at an archive in California and has spent three years attempting to identify the couples, whose identities remain a mystery after their film was never returned from a Philadelphia drugstore. Despite the challenge, Palmer aims to connect...