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Aug 11, 2026 - World

Flight from Victoria to Toronto forced to return to terminal after repeated attempts to secure child in seat failedA Canadian airline cancelled a flight from Victoria to Toronto after a child refused to wear a seatbelt.The child was standing in their chair as the 6 August Porter Airlines flight taxied towards the runway, the airline said. Repeated attempts by an accompanying parent and crew to secure the child in their seat failed, so the crew elected to return to the terminal and have the two passengers disembark as “the aircraft could not take off in this unsafe condition”, it added. Continue reading...

Aug 11, 2026 - World

Mountaineers, diplomats and members of civil society have gathered in Pakistan’s capital for a candlelight vigil honoring 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak, as rescuers described an arduous mission to bring their fellow climbers down fro...

Aug 11, 2026 - World

High-profile hard-liners close to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Tuesday remained defiant under U.S. and Israeli pressure despite rumblings of an incoming peace deal from mediators.

Aug 11, 2026 - World

Canadian police have charged a man with making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax

Aug 11, 2026 - World

A U.N. agency reports that five years after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, around 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary education