RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) will no longer accept tax revenues collected on its behalf by Israel following its decision to trim the sum over the PA’s financial support of militants’ families, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said. The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, an interim self-government body set up following the 1993 Oslo peace accords, has suffered a […]

OSLO (Reuters) – Budget carrier Norwegian Air expects to fly a plane out of Iran in the next few days after it made an emergency landing there in December and became stranded, partly due to U.S. sanctions on Tehran. The plane took off from Dubai on Dec. 14 bound for Oslo but had to land in Shiraz in Iran because […]

A Peterborough man faces multiple driving charges after allegedly fleeing from OPP early Wednesday. According to Peterborough County OPP, officers clocked a vehicle travelling 144 km/h in an 80 km/h zone along Highway 7 east of Peterborough in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township around 2 a.m. Officers activated their emergency lights and siren to stop the vehicle, however, OPP say the driver […]

SARASOTA, Fla. – Police in Florida want to know who spray-painted “#MeToo” on the leg of a statue depicting a sailor and a dental assistant kissing at the end of World War II. Sarasota police said in a news release that officers found the phrase painted in red on the left leg of the woman in the “Unconditional Surrender” statue […]

A fire in Malahide has closed a section of Ron McNeil Line on Wednesday morning, according to Elgin County OPP. Police say they responded to a residential fire at around 4:30 a.m. on Ron McNeil Line. While details are sparse, police say they closed Ron McNeil Line between Imperial and Newell roads to allow fire services easier access to the […]

A Prescott, Ont., woman is accused of driving with four times the legal limit of alcohol following a crash last week in Northumberland County. Northumberland OPP say on Feb. 14 around 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a traffic complaint involving a sedan that was reportedly unable to drive in a marked lane and nearly caused a collision. Police say the […]

Shamima Begum fled London to join ISIS, and now she’s pregnant and asking to come home so she can have her third baby A teen who fled Britain to join the Islamic State complained that it was “unjust” and “heartbreaking” that the British government revoked her citizenship, effectively putting an end to her return to Britain. Shamima Begum, who left the […]

What the Germans found at Dunkirk: Fascinating unseen photos taken by a Nazi soldier show hundreds of mangled armoured cars and tanks left by fleeing British Army in World War II Images from a private collection in Germany show the unseen side of Operation Dynamo after Dunkirk  Pictures reportedly shot by a German soldier capture the chaos left behind by […]

Venezuela on the brink: Maduro puts troops on high alert amid new Cold War stand-off at border as US allies vow to force in aid and Cuba is accused of sending in soldiers Troops in Venezuela have been put ‘on alert’ amid threats by US President Trump Commanders have pledged allegiance to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro  Self-declared interim president Juan […]

Crediting an outpouring of community support, the business licence for the Nyala Lounge is being reinstated, after the Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee at Edmonton City Hall overturned a previous decision of the city’s program manager. Related Former bouncer shot at downtown Edmonton bar looking for justice: ‘I hope he gets life’ Police investigate homicide after assault at downtown […]