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One of 15-year-old boys charged in stabbing on TTC bus had concealed knife: police
A 15-year-old boy involved in a stabbing on a TTC bus in Etobicoke on Wednesday was allegedly carrying a knife, Toronto police say.
Shortly before 6 p.m., officers responded to a call for a person with a knife on a bus near Berry and Park Lawn roads, north of the Queensway.
Police said a teenage boy boarded a bus and…
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Kishida arrives in Italy to attend G7 summit | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in Italy to attend a Group of Seven summit.
Kishida arrived in the southern region of Puglia on Wednesday night. The summit begins Thursday.
The G7 leaders are expected to discuss regional issues, including Ukraine, the Middle East and the…
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Germany gears up with massive police effort for Euro 2024
The country is mobilising its largest police deployment since the federal police were established in 1951.
ADVERTISEMENTGermany is set to undertake an unprecedented security operation for the upcoming Euro 2024 football tournament, which kicks off this Friday. With the anticipation of hundreds of thousands of fans, the country is…
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Government further tightens student visa applications to stop ‘visa hopping’
Key PointsThose on visitor visas and temporary graduate visas will no longer be able to apply for student visas onshore.The changes will start on 1 July.They are in addition to other regulations that have come in place this year to reduce migration levels.The Australian government is making it more difficult for foreign citizens to carry out…
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Telehealth Startup Executives Charged With Fraud Over Adderall Prescriptions
Tens of thousands of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder nationwide could face disruptions to their care after two executives of a major telehealth company that distributed A.D.H.D. drugs were indicted on charges of health care fraud.The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that the chief executive and the clinical…
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YouTube Prankster Causing a Stir in U.K. General Election
YouTube star Niko Omilana's name has been registered in 11 different constituencies in the U.K. as an MP (Member of Parliament) candidate—in an apparent violation of the U.K. Electoral Commission’s rules. The famous prankster said in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that he is planning to “completely remove” the U.K.’s current…
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PM meets Chinese premier: Visa-free access to China signalled
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says China "raised their concerns" about the AUKUS security pact in his bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. However, speaking to media after the talks, Li said "it is natural" that the two countries "don't always see eye to eye with each other on everything.""But such differences should not become a…
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France receives Olympic cycling medal 124 years after win
ByREUTERS via ESPN viaJune 13, 2024, 12:59 PM ET• 1 min readLAUSANNE, Switzerland -- France has been awarded a medal from the 1900 Paris Olympics that was originally credited to Britain.The medal was won for Britain by Lloyd Hildebrand, who competed in two cycling events and came in second in the men's 25 kilometers, but the IOC executive board…
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Live updates: Biden and Zelensky news conference at G7 summit
12:15 p.m. ET, June 13, 2024
Analysis: As other G7 leaders face the end, Giorgia Meloni seizes her moment…
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Russia financial system shaken after U.S. imposes new sanctions
A tough new raft of U.S. sanctions sent jitters rippling through the Russian financial system on Thursday and forced Moscow’s main financial trading platform to halt dollar and euro transactions, further raising the cost of President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.The sharp escalation in sanctions by the Treasury Department prompted former…
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