Saturday marked another grim day for those struggling to survive through the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. More than 100 Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops, official say, with roughly 37 lives being taken while seeking food from U.S. and Israeli-run aid centres. Mackenzie Gray reports.
In the United States, a multi-billion-dollar legal battle is playing out in the wake of a bombshell report detailing President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to a convicted sex offender. The U.S. president now going after the Wall Street Journal, claiming the publication libelled him in a report saying that the Republican leader gave Jeffrey Epstein a birthday note that included crude drawings and cryptic messages. Candice Cole reports on the mounting offensive from the Trump administration on an issue that has divided his closest supporters.
In Montreal, dozens of people came together Saturday in a push to pressure authorities to green-light thousands of units of social housing. The project, at the site of an old horse racing track, has been in the works for decades, but frustration is growing over the lack of progress.
Syria’s new government is struggling to implement and enforce a ceasefire, which already looks to have collapsed. Armed Islamist militants are back on the streets as government forces are being deployed, following more sectarian clashes between Bedouin fighters and the Druze minority. This follows days of bloodshed in Sweida, where hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped. Vincent McAviney looks at Syria’s religious divisions, the ongoing clashes, and whether peace can be achieved.
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