The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) said it was hit with a “cyber intrusion” during the 2018 midterm campaign and the breach has been reported to the FBI. Committee spokesman Ian Prior said Tuesday that the intrusion was by an “unknown entity,” but an internal investigation also has been launched. The statement did not provide […]

A Winnipeg man faces a laundry list of charges after a series of incidents in downtown Winnipeg dating back to October. Police said the same man was responsible for a pepper spray attack Oct. 21, a physical assault at a restaurant Nov. 11, and a fight at a nightclub Nov. 25. Warrants were issued for […]

A baby found in a dumpster in Mission on Nov. 23 has passed away. The baby girl was found in the 33600-block of Prentis Avenue and rushed to hospital. She passed away Nov. 29. The cause of death is still being investigated. A 21-year-old woman was arrested but has since been released. No charges have […]

Six months after a Winnipeg man’s disappearance, the family is still hopeful he will be found alive. Eduardo Balaquit, 59, left home for work at 380 Keewatin St. the night of June 4, and hasn’t been seen by family or friends since. His van was later found at that location with a smashed window and not in […]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat promised on Tuesday a new democratic world order in which Washington will strengthen or jettison international agreements as it sees fit to stop “bad actors” such as Russia, China and Iran from gaining. In a twist on Trump’s “America First” policy, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Trump was not abandoning its […]

GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran wants to increase its missiles’ range, a senior military official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, a move that would irk the United States which views Tehran’s weapons program as a regional security threat. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of an international nuclear agreement in May and reimposed sanctions on […]

Some 132 million people in 42 countries will need assistance next year, with Yemen topping the list, UN says. Some 132 million people in 42 countries will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2019, with Yemen topping the list of most-desperate nations, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Funding requirements next year will amount to […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Tuesday it had begun an operation to “expose and thwart” cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon dug by the Iran-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah. Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said the military had detected tunnels crossing from Lebanon into northern Israel. He said the Israeli operation to counter […]

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s expulsion of 18 international aid agencies will hurt 11 million aid recipients in a South Asian nation grappling with perilously low standards of education and healthcare, two Western diplomats said on Tuesday. Affected NGOs include World Vision, Pathfinder, Plan International, Trocaire and Saferworld, while another group, ActionAid, last week said it […]

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government is preparing to suspend fuel tax increases, a government source said on Tuesday, following violent protests against the measures. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was due to announce the suspension later on Tuesday, the source added, in what would mark President Emmanuel Macron’s first significant U-turn on a major policy […]