Wesal TV(Oshawa): Karen Patterson has changed the way she eats. The Whitby resident now limits her breakfast to three items instead of the fruits, cereal and other foods she once enjoyed after grocery prices climbed. “You’re spending more at the checkout and receiving less items to take home to actually eat,” Patterson told Wesal TV. More
At least six people were killed and 22 others injured when a bomb exploded inside a café in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to media reports. The BBC reported that Syria’s Interior Ministry said the explosive device had been planted inside a café in the Hijaz district, about 100 meters from the Palace of Justice. More
Eight Buddhist monks were killed after a car driven by an 11-year-old child plowed into a religious procession in Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand. According to Al Jazeera, the incident occurred on Thursday as about 30 Buddhist monks and a number of followers were taking part in a religious pilgrimage to Ubon Ratchathani Province. The report More
At least eight people were killed and 34 others injured after Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight and early on Thursday, officials said. According to Al Jazeera, Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said the attacks targeted about three dozen locations across the city. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said More
Two Afghan bodybuilders won one gold and one silver medal on the opening day of the 16th South Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in Bhutan. The Afghanistan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation said in a Facebook post on Thursday that Maiwand Babakarkhel won the gold medal, while Riyaz Rahman Ehsan won the silver medal in the More
At least 14 children have been killed and nine others, including a teacher, wounded after the roof of a tuition centre collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, media reports said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the Kahna area of Lahore, Al Jazeera reported. It said the children who lost their More
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says opium production in Afghanistan has declined by 95 percent since 2023, significantly affecting the global illicit opiates market. UNODC, in its World Drug Report 2026, said the unprecedented decline in opium production in Afghanistan marks a turning point in global opiate market dynamics. It said More
Wesal TV(Whitby): For Yar.M Naeme, running for Whitby council is not just about winning a seat, but also about showing that immigrants can—and should—take part in local democracy and help shape the communities they now call home. “I am not running only for Afghans,” said Naeme, an Afghan-born Canadian, “I am running for everyone More
Fuel prices in Kabul city markets have increased by more than 10 percent compared with two days ago. Sellers attribute the rise to developments in the global market and regional tensions, while drivers complain about higher expenses and lower income, calling for serious monitoring of petroleum product prices. It is worth noting that today, Tuesday, More
The United Nations, expressing concern over civilian casualties following Pakistani military regime airstrikes in Afghanistan, has said that civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times. The Pakistani military regime carried out airstrikes late Sunday night in the provinces of Paktika, Paktia, and Kunar. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson of Taliban, said on his More
