Jill Kestler-DAmours
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"A journalistic Sean Paul enthusiast" who prefers to be outdoors. Reporter @AJEnglish
Montréal
Joined December 2010
Tunisia arrests top opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi after sentencing in what Amnesty International denounced as a “sham trial” https://t.co/FW4ArPpBUq via @AJEnglish
aljazeera.com
Ahmed Nejib Chebbi is among dozens of government critics facing years-long prison terms after 'sham trial'.
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The complaint “details Olmert and Livni’s participation in war crimes and crimes against humanity” in Israel’s 2008-09 war on Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, the groups said. “Canada must show that no one is above the law,” says Henry Off of @CLAIHR.
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Jenin killings highlight Israeli system of ‘total impunity’: Rights groups
aljazeera.com
Advocates say killing of two Palestinians in West Bank part of Israel's 'systematic policy of extrajudicial killings'.
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Donald Trump, who has justified US attacks on boats in international waters as being part of a push to combat drug trafficking, says he will pardon a former Honduran president who was ... convicted of drug trafficking
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As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, a Joint Special Operations commander followed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order "to kill everybody" and ordered a second strike. The two men were blown apart in the water.
washingtonpost.com
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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Le Canada de Mark Carney laisse-t-il tomber sa lutte contre la crise climatique? Oui, affirment des experts consultés par @LeDevoir :
ledevoir.com
L’industrie la plus polluante au Canada pourra augmenter sa production et ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre.
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Steven Guilbeault quitte son poste de ministre via @RadioCanadaInfo
ici.radio-canada.ca
Sa démission survient quelques heures après une entente ouvrant la porte à un nouvel oléoduc.
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“This MOU is a slap in the face to BC, Coastal First Nations and all Canadians who care about making meaningful progress on the climate crisis,” says Anna Johnston, staff lawyer at @WCELaw.
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“The Israeli army executed two Palestinian men after they surrendered and were arrested in Jenin, in front of the cameras,” says @MustafaBarghou1, describing the killings as a “shocking crime”. https://t.co/2ZOGol65JZ via @AJEnglish
aljazeera.com
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
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**that's per day - at least one million barrels per day
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has just greenlit plans for a new pipeline that will transport at least one million barrels of oil - dubbed "low-emissions barrels" - from Alberta to Asian markets
pm.gc.ca
Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to drive their shared missions.
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"Some of the children could not speak at all when they arrived. Others were waking up with nightmares": Hundreds of Sudanese children are arriving terrified and without their parents in Tawila after fleeing the Rapid Support Forces' takeover of el-Fasher
aljazeera.com
Humanitarian group says at least 400 children reached Tawila without their parents after Rapid Support Forces' advance.
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"The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts."
theguardian.com
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
We’re building big things, and the UAE wants to build with us. They’re going to invest $70 billion in Canada — putting money into key sectors like critical minerals, AI, and clean energy. This will create thousands of new careers, enable critical research, and help build a
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Genuinely fascinating moment in the arc of US politics
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist? MAMDANI: I've spoken about-- TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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"The reality imposed on Gaza’s children remains brutally simple: There is no safe place for them": UNICEF says at least 67 Palestinian children killed since the 'ceasefire' between Israel and Hamas came into force last month https://t.co/nkCxwbiqvQ via @AJEnglish
aljazeera.com
UNICEF says baby girl among several children killed this week as Israel carried out a wave of bombings despite truce.
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“As we were walking, drones were following us overhead and there were maybe 20 to 25 soldiers, aiming guns at us”: Israel's emptying of West Bank refugee camps amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, HRW says https://t.co/mOVBdswyO1 via @AJEnglish
aljazeera.com
Human Rights Watch calls for Israeli leaders, including PM Netanyahu, to be investigated on war crimes accusations.
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Canada’s PM Mark Carney is in the UAE, trying to build more ties and economic deals — even as the Gulf country is accused of fuelling atrocities in Sudan. “The Emirates are a key player in this. It’s simply undeniable — although they deny it.” https://t.co/62FJAuUxza
globalnews.ca
Carney's visit is aimed at attracting investment from Emirati sovereign wealth funds and the private sector to help diversify Canada's economy in response to U.S. tariffs.
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"'Things happen.' Just two words. That’s all it took for Trump to effectively dismiss probably the most infamous journalist killing of the last decade – and in so doing plumbed a new low in his contempt for journalists, for journalism – and for the truth."
theguardian.com
Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in a Saudi consulate. The president says ‘things happen’
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At least 25 Palestinians killed and more than 77 others injured in Israeli attacks tonight on the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry in the enclave is reporting
aljazeera.com
These were the developments in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon on Wednesday, November 19.
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Sudan's Darfur region "is now the epicentre of human suffering in the world," says @UNReliefChief, urging those responsible for deliberate attacks on civilians to be brought to justice:
aljazeera.com
Tom Fletcher says those responsible for deliberate attacks on civilians in western Darfur region must 'face justice'.
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