Bogota accuses the Gulf Clan of backing protests by illegal miners that cut off drinking water to communities in the northwest.Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the Gulf Clan criminal group of violating a ceasefire agreement by attacking an aqueduct during protests by illegal gold miners in the country’s northwest. Roadblocks connected to the demonstrations affected up to 300,000 people across 12 municipalities in Colombia’s Antioquia and Cordoba provinces, resulting in shortages of fuel, food and medicine, the government said. Police lifted the majority of the roadblocks last week, but a group of miners destroyed an aqueduct, a toll and…
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Editor’s Note: The following story deals with domestic violence and may be distressing to some readers. If you or someone you know is in need of support, resources for Canadians can be found here. NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation said Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as men’s national team coach after a report by a law firm concluded that he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the women who later became his wife. The report also concluded that Berhalter’s conduct “likely constituted the misdemeanour crime of…
Free-agent quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million deal to join the Las Vegas Raiders, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Schefter also reports that the contract includes $34 million in guaranteed money. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Garoppolo will reunite with Josh McDaniels who was the offensive coordinator in New England from 2014 to 2017. He replaces Derek Carr, who agreed to join the New Orleans Saints. The 31-year-old Garoppolo spent the last six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers leading them to a 7-3 record while completing 67.2 per cent of his passes for 2,437…
Last month, more than 1,200 New York Times contributors and 34,000 readers and media workers signed an open letter to the newspaper expressing concern over its coverage of trans, non-binary and gender-nonconforming people. Predictably, the Times denied all allegations of bias, saying its coverage “strives to explore, interrogate and reflect the experiences, ideas and debates in society”. But those who believe the Times’s coverage of trans lives is not just biased but also downright dangerous point to legal motions in several US states in support of anti-trans legislation that cite the newspaper’s reporting and pieces on its opinion and editorial…
When he first heard that US troops had toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraqi engineer Hazem Mohammed thought he would finally be able to find his brother, who had been shot dead and dumped in a mass grave after a failed uprising against Saddam’s rule in 1991. It was not just Mohammed’s hopes that were raised after the United States-led invasion in March 2003. Relatives of tens of thousands of people who were killed or disappeared under the dictator believed they would soon find out the fate of lost loved ones. Twenty years later, Mohammed, who was hit by two bullets but…
The Cleveland Browns have restructured quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s $230 million contract to create salary-cap space ahead of NFL free agency, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The Browns always have had the ability to convert Watson’s base salary into a signing bonus and created $36 million of room, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team is not publicly disclosing any information. Teams may begin agreeing to contracts with free agents at noon. Browns general manager Andrew Berry recently said that the restructuring of Watson’s deal…
A long time ago, I was known as the “spy guy” in the insular orbit of Canadian journalism. I earned the irritating moniker for a couple of reasons. I spent much – too much – of my career as an investigative reporter keeping a jaundiced watch over Canada’s secret services. I am the author of one of two books of any consequence written about the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the nation’s equivalent of Britain’s MI5. My 2002 exposé, Covert Entry, revealed a rogue agency rife with laziness, incompetence, corruption and lawbreaking. Sadly, too few reporters, editors, columnists or editorial…
Egyptian authorities have systematically denied scores of dissidents and activists living abroad from accessing or renewing their identity documents, to pressure them into returning to Egypt, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed. In a report released on Monday, the New York-based rights group said the refusal of authorities to provide birth certificates or renew essential documents, including passports and ID cards, to dissidents abroad was intended to pressure them to “return to near-certain persecution in Egypt”. HRW said people’s inability to access these documents was a violation of their basic rights as it undermined their ability to travel, live, work…
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, WATCH: Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis make emotional speechesThe 2023 Academy Awards were full of emotional acceptance speeches, surprising turns and out-of-this-world movies. Here are some of the best moments from the year’s biggest night in Hollywood.A full-circle moment Sunday’s ceremony was an opportunity for Ke Huy Quan to catch up with his old friend Harrison Ford.Quan, who starred alongside Ford in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when he was a child, won best supporting actor for Everything…
President Xi Jinping has promised to transform the Chinese military into a “Great Wall of Steel” capable of protecting China’s interests abroad while he also emphasised the need for greater stability and security at home. Xi’s remarks came in his closing speech to the National People’s Congress, China’s parliament, where last week he secured unanimous backing for an unprecedented third term in office. Despite recently cementing his status as one of contemporary China’s most powerful leaders, Xi alluded to the many challenges facing China as it navigates a post-zero-COVID landscape, a slowing economy, and a more challenging relationship with the…