Monday, 30 June 2025

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada


CBC News: The National on Youtube has the story.

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June 27, 2025 - USA President Donald Trump says he's terminating trade talks with Canada. An explosive device detonates outside a B.C. politician's office. And, the Toronto Raptors turf Masai Ujiri.

00:00 The National for June 27, 2025
00:58 Trump terminates trade talks with Canada
04:15 Economic response to trade uncertainty
05:45 Canada's digital services tax, explained
08:10 Explosion outside B.C. MLA Bowinn Ma’s office 
10:25 Former Iranian official in Canada, despite ban
13:44 Trump says he's willing to bomb Iran again
14:18 MSF slams Gaza aid distribution system
17:43 Closing arguments on Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
18:04 Birthright citizenship ruling hands Trump a win
20:28 Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' hits a snag
21:48 Canada's largest Pride celebration underway
22:28 Raptors turf longtime president Masai Ujiiri
24:51 The Breakdown 
25:22 How being a NYC matchmaker inspired Celine Song
36:35 Why more teachers are leaving the classroom
43:27 The Moment - Squirrel rescue mission

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Khamenei warns US will pay "heavy price" if it attacks Iran again


Global News has the story.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” with its strike on an American base in Qatar, and warned against any further U.S. attacks in his first public comments since a ceasefire was declared with Israel after 12 days of war.

He also downplayed Sunday’s U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites using bunker-buster bombs and cruise missiles, saying that U.S. President Donald Trump — who said the attack “completely and fully obliterated Iran’s nuclear program — had “exaggerated” its impact.

Reggie Cecchini has more.

Trump responds to Iran's claim of victory, says US would bomb again if threat resurfaces


Global News has the story.

In a press conference on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump he would respond to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's statement from Thursday that Iran had "won the war" and the U.S. involvement amounted to "nothing."
 
Trump said Khamenei "got beat to hell," but added that Israel was "beat up too."
 
He described the Israel-Iran conflict as "quick," "settled," and said "it was a great time to end it."  
 
Responding to a question about future military action, Trump said he would "absolutely" consider bombing Iran nuclear facilities again if intelligence showed uranium enrichment was reaching concerning levels.

Clashes erupt at massive NYC protest against US support for Israel


New York Post on Youtube has the story.

Thousands flooded New York City streets in a pro-Palestinian protest on June 26, demanding a Gaza cease-fire and an end to US military aid to Israel. Tensions spiked as opposing groups clashed, prompting police arrests amid growing outrage over Israel’s offensive.

Seoul Subway Fire: Shocking CCTV footage revealed


KOREA NOW Channel on Youtube has the story.

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Saturday, 14 June 2025

Israel continues strikes on Iran, including key nuclear site


BBC News has the story.

Israel's military says it is "still striking" different parts of Iran, with more than 150 targets hit in the past 24 hours.
 
In Tehran, missiles and air defence systems were among the targets, she adds, while a nuclear site in Isfahan was also hit. 
 
Iranian state media reports 60 people were killed in one strike in Tehran, 20 of whom were children.
 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will strike "every site and every target of the ayatollah regime" in Iran.
 
At least two people have been killed in Israel after an Iranian missile, as part of retaliatory strikes, destroyed several homes in Rishon LeZion outside Tel Aviv.

Death toll rises as Iran launches attacks on Israel


9 News Australia has the story.

Iran and Israel are exchanging missiles targeted at major cities in both countries.

US border officials say additional checks of Canada-bound vehicles are here to stay


Global News has the story.

U.S. border officials told Global News that outbound searches of vehicles heading north into Canada are now the norm and will be happening indefinitely.

Global News was given a behind-the-scenes tour of operations at the Blaine border crossing on Thursday and attended more than five hours of presentations from the port director, agriculture specialist and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.

U.S. officials say that while the majority of Canadians heading north are bringing back the usual gas and groceries, on May 1, they stepped up vehicle searches for drug smuggling and human trafficking.

Global's Angela Jung reports.

Air India crash: Investigators recover black box as families wait for answers


Global News has the story.

Indian authorities have recovered the crucial flight recorder from Air India Flight 171, which crashed on Thursday in Ahmedabad. 

India’s civil aviation minister said Friday the black box recovery marks a crucial step forward in the investigation.

The crash killed 241 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and another 78 people were killed when the plane hit a medical school dorm. 

Nathaniel Dove has more on what the black box could tell us about the crash.

Sole survivor of Air India crash speaks out: “I don’t know how I survived”


Global News has the story.

Ramesh Viswashkumar, the sole survivor of Air India’s Flight 171 – which fatally crashed into a building in Ahmedabad on Thursday – has spoken out, sharing his harrowing experience escaping the wreckage of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
 
“I don’t [know] how I survived,” Viswashkumar told a reporter from his hospital bed Friday. “It was in front of my eyes that the air hostess and others [died]," he added.
 
Viswashkumar said the portion of the plane he was in landed on the ground of the medical college hostel the aircraft hit. He said the side of the plane he was on had a “little space” which he was able to escape from, further noting that if anyone on the other side of the plan had survived, they would not have been able to escape.
 
The crash killed 241 people on board, including a Canadian dentist from Mississauga, Ont.

Air India flight crashes with over 240 on board Boeing 787 Dreamliner


Global News has the story.

An Air India flight headed to London’s Gatwick Airport with 242 passengers on board crashed into a hostel associated with a medical college in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday. The crash took place five minutes after takeoff. Officials said there were no survivors but reports are emerging of a lone survivor. 
 
On board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner included 168 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.
  
Footage captured parts of the plane's body, luggage and debris scattered around the impacted building – as well as smoldering vehicles nearby. The tail of the plane was left embedded into the dining room at B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital.