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The Major League Soccer (MLS) team San Diego FC has announced it is investing in major stadium operation and security initiatives to crack down on the use of an “anti-gay” chant used by fans. The chant has been commonly used by fans of the Mexican national team for many decades, and has previously resulted in sanctions against the country’s soccer club in the past. San Diego FC’s plan to crack down on the chant includes a drastic increase in security at Snapdragon Stadium. “The number of stadium security personnel will be increased and strategically positioned in key areas, with a heightened presence…

An Israeli negotiating team has reportedly extended its stay in the Qatari capital Doha, a day after the US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff was in town to try and find a path forward between Israel and Hamas. The deal reportedly on the cards is an extension of the ceasefire for up to 60 days in exchange for between five and 10 living Israeli captives held in Gaza. While Hamas has previously rejected a similar deal, they may be more amenable after direct meetings between US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and top Hamas officials in recent weeks. Boehler…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and grooming. It’s a review Hegseth promised during his confirmation hearing when questioned about his statements he’s made that military standards have eroded. “That will be part of one of the first things we do at the Pentagon — is reviewing that in a gender-neutral way — the standards ensuring readiness and meritocracy is front and center,” Hegseth said in January. The Pentagon released a memo Wednesday night from Hegseth that directs the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness to review the existing standards set…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size After nearly 20 years in federal politics, Mark Holland says “it’s time to go home,” announcing he will not run in the upcoming election. Holland, who has served as health minister since 2023, announced his decision in a post on X, thanking volunteers, advocates and friends for “letting me fight alongside you.”“From the deepest parts of my heart; thank you,” Holland wrote.The decision not to run for re-election comes after serving as MP for Ajax since 2015.He had also served as MP for Ajax-Pickering from 2004 until 2011 where he lost the…

Shock footage shows the moment a man allegedly broke into a zoo and snatched a baby crocodile for a selfie session before letting it run free from its enclosure.

A United Nations commission on Thursday accused Israel of targeting hospitals and other health facilities in Gaza that provide reproductive services, including an I.V.F. clinic where thousands of embryos were destroyed, in what it called an effort to prevent Palestinian births.The report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, called that and other actions that cause harm to women and girls “genocidal acts” and accused Israel of punishing Palestinians collectively for the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people.Israel’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva immediately rejected the report, saying in a statement…

President Trump escalated his trade war with the European Union on Thursday, threatening 200 percent tariffs on European wine and champagne that deepened anxiety among businesses and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.Mr. Trump’s announcement, in which he called the European Union “hostile and abusive,” came a day after the bloc’s leaders unveiled plans to retaliate against a batch of U.S. tariffs that took effect this week by imposing 50 percent tariffs on imports of U.S. whiskey and several other American products.“If this tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200 percent tariff on all…

For the second time this week, President Trump has threatened to disrupt trade with a close ally for retaliating in a trade war that he started — a tactic that could lead to compromise, or to economic spats that spiral further out of control.On Thursday morning, Mr. Trump tried to cow the European Union into submission, threatening in a social media post to put a 200 percent tariff on European wine and Champagne unless the bloc dropped a 50 percent tariff on U.S. whiskey. The European Union had imposed that tariff in response to levies that Mr. Trump put on…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 13, 2025 3:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 19-year-old woman accused of stabbing a six-year-old boy in downtown Halifax last month has been ordered to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment. Elliott Chorny made an appearance today by video in Nova Scotia provincial court.A spokeswoman for Nova Scotia’s Public Prosecutions Service says Chorny is to return to court on April 11 for a hearing to determine her mental fitness. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered…