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Rescuers search for thousands following deadly Nepal-China flood

As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day on Saturday, authorities continued finding survivors and transporting them to safety. The death toll and the number of people unaccounted for continued to rise.
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Trump's Venezuelan oil deal: What we know and how it could impact Canada's oil industry

Several questions about the U.S. deal to develop vast Venezuelan oil reserves remain unanswered, and a rapid and large-scale increase in production is unlikely. But experts say increased exports from Venezuela "would compete directly with Canadian crude in the U.S. Gulf Coast market."
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As insults fly around trade, negotiators for Canada and the U.S. avoid getting personal in public

Politicians from Canada and the U.S. have thrown varying degrees of personal insults back and forth across the border this week, but the two governments' trade negotiators avoided getting personal — at least in public. Experts believe the two trade leads are striking a different tone because they have a different role to play as the dispute heats up.
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Trump administration video showing Haitian deportees in chains sparks outrage

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security video shows men, handcuffed and in chains, boarding a deportation flight to Haiti this week. Critics say the Trump administration is "bragging" about sending Haitian immigrants "back to a war-torn country" after rescinding temporary protected status.
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Israeli settlers attack home in occupied West Bank's Qusra: witnesses

Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry. The settlers surrounded a Palestinian home, throwing stones while seven Palestinians were trapped inside, according to witnesses.




