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Across continents, an earthquake's echoes: Afghan villages flattened, diaspora left to grieve One week after a late‑night earthquake tore through the steep valleys of eastern Afghanistan, survivors still sift through mud and stone, looking for the impossible — the bodies of loved ones, the foundations of a life. In Ireland, a man named Raoof Safi repeated the same ritual of pale modern grief: scrolling through videos, answering phone calls, counting names. The quake, measured at about magnitude 6.0 and striking around…

Kitchener Resident Sentenced to Eight Years for Manslaughter and Kidnapping On November 26, 2019, tragedy struck when 20-year-old Irshad Sabriye was shot multiple times. His lifeless body was eventually discovered abandoned along Highway 7/8, a grim scene that startled the local community. Abdulla Haredo, now 28, stood trial and was found guilty of manslaughter and kidnapping for his involvement in Sabriye’s death. During a court hearing on Wednesday, he received an eight-year prison sentence. Remarkably, Haredo has…

Since the beginning of the week, the authorities in Ceuta estimate that between 8 and 10,000 people have entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco, in the middle of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Among these migrants, there are very many minors. Residents are mobilizing to provide news about the latter to their families.…