MONTREAL, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Canadian police said Friday they are investigating this week's stabbing of an elderly Jewish woman at an Ottawa grocery store as a hate crime, in what Prime Minister Mark Carney described as an "outrageous assault." The woman in her 70s was attacked by a stranger while shopping at the store, known in Canada's capital city for its large kosher section. The woman was taken to the hospital with injuries and released the same day. A 71-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene and later charged with aggravated assault. Ottawa Police Service said in a statement Friday that "this incident is considered a hate-motivated crime." "My thoughts are with her, as well as her family...
TIANJIN, China, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Saturday evening, Indian TV...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Ukrainian lawmaker who formerly served as speaker of parliament was shot dead on Saturday in the western...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russia launched "massive" strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday, a new blow to peace efforts...
GENEVA, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The head of the international Red Cross on Saturday denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City...
DHAKA, August 30, 2025 (BSS) - The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed across the country today, drawing attention to the...
DHAKA, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS) - The interim government has strongly condemned the brutal attack on Nurul Haque Nur, the president of Gono Odhikar Parishad...
LONDON, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Three men were arrested after two police officers suffered minor injuries during a protest outside a UK hotel used...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain...
ROUEN, France, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A man intentionally ploughed his car into a crowd outside a wine bar in northern France after an...
TIANJIN, China, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping began welcoming dignitaries including United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and Egyptian Premier Moustafa Madbouly...
SYDNEY, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Guyana, a small South American nation with the world's largest oil reserves per capita, heads to presidential elections...