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‘People in Gaza are struggling to survive apocalyptic conditions’: MSF
Rafah (TIP): A new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on December 19 noted that “repeated Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians over the last 14 months, the dismantling of the health care system and […]
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At least two dead, 60 injured after car drives into German Christmas market, Saudi man arrested
MAGDEBURG (TIP): A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on December 20, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities […]
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Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says
ABUJA (TIP): Several children have died during a stampede on December 18 at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The incident happened at the Islamic High School in Basorun, Oyo State, near the […]
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Brampton MP Ruby Sahota joins Cabinet as Justin Trudeau inducts eight new faces
OTTAWA (TIP): With the induction of Brampton MP Ruby Sahota, the number of South Asians in the 38-member Cabinet of Justin Trudeau has gone up to six. She will be the Minister for Democratic Institutions […]
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Gaza rescuers say at least 22 killed in overnight Israel strike
Khan Younis (TIP): Gaza’s civil defence agency said December 11 that an overnight Israeli air strike in the northern part of the Palestinian territory killed at least 22 people, including women and children. “At least […]
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South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance, vows to ‘fight to the end’
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea‘s president defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing December 12 to “fight to the end” in the face of attempts to impeach him […]
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Iranian singer gives online concert without hijab, faces prosecution from judiciary
PARIS (TIP): An Iranian singer was December 12 hailed as a hero by supporters but faced prosecution from the judiciary after giving an online concert not wearing the hijab in defiance of the dress code. […]
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Brazil’s 2026 elections may be without Lula or Bolsonaro
BRASILIA (TIP): Brazil’s 2026 presidential election may offer a field of candidates featuring neither incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva nor far-right rival Jair Bolsonaro. That scenario — possible, given Lula’s state of health and […]
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South Asian community in the news for the wrong reasons
https://x.com/i/status/1866931377100243039 The vibrant South Asian Community of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has sometimes been hawking media headlines for the wrong reasons. Recent disclosures by the Peel Regional Police Extortion Investigative Task Force (EITF) generally […]
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56 die in Guinea soccer stampede
CONAKRY (TIP): A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a stampede at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people, according to a provisional toll, the government said on December 3. The fatalities occurred […]
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Congo govt says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
KINSHASA (TIP): Public health officials in Africa urged caution December 5 as Congo’s health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean […]
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Taiwan romance novelist Chiung Yao dies in apparent suicide
Taipei, Taiwan (TIP): Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao, whose romance novels were wildly popular in the Chinese-speaking world, has died, authorities said December 4. She was 86. The body of Chiung Yao, which was the pen […]
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South Korean lawmakers call for impeachment of President Yoon after back-track on martial law
Seoul (TIP): South Korean lawmakers on December 4 called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering the biggest political crisis in […]
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Stop ripping off or become the 51st state of US: Donald Trump tells Canadian PM
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister and members of his delegation who had a closed-door meeting with the US President-elect Donald Trump last Friday, November 29, were reportedly stunned when, during the deliberations on the 25 […]
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There was no foreign interference in the Conservative Leadership election: Patrick Brown
TORONTO (TIP): Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton and one of the candidates in the run, says there was no foreign interference in the Conservative Leadership election in 2022. Appearing before a Parliamentary Committee looking into […]
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Conservatives make yet another move to bring down Justin Trudeau’s government
OTTAWA (TIP): After losing the first two battles to bring down the minority Liberal government, Conservatives, the Official Opposition Party, tabled its third successive no-confidence motion in the penultimate week sitting of the House of […]
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