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Candlelight vigils were held in several Canadian cities on Thursday (January 9) to remember the country’s 63 people killed in a plane crash in Iran, on a day when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed the disaster on the Iranian government. In Toronto, mourners arranged candles on the ground and posted pictures of the victims. Some chanted “Death to Khamenei”, referencing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Trudeau said on Thursday, citing intelligence from Canadian, US and other sources. The flight was a…

Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran, possibly in error, Western leaders say. The leaders of Canada and the UK called for a full and thorough investigation into the crash, which killed all 176 people on board. The crash came just hours after Iran carried out missile strikes on two air bases housing US forces in Iraq. Media outlets have speculated that the timing of the crash suggests the plane may have been mistaken for a US warplane as Iran prepared for possible US retaliation for their strikes. US intelligence sources are…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at Downing Street, hours after she told the UK it would be “basically impossible” to negotiate all aspects of its departure from the EU by the end of 2020 and each side needed to pick priorities while discussing their future relationship. Johnson has said he will not entertain the idea of extending Britain’s departure date beyond the current December 31 deadline. Both parties expect Johnson to get parliamentary approval on his withdrawal agreement before the end of January after his Conservative party significantly increased its majority in…

Kelechi Iheanacho’s equaliser gave Leicester City a deserved draw to leave the Carabao Cup semi-final against Aston Villa delicately poised after an entertaining encounter at the King Power Stadium. Substitute Iheanacho finished emphatically from Jamie Vardy’s pass with 16 minutes left to give The Foxes the reward their incessant second-half pressure merited to set up a tense second leg at Villa Park. Villa, struggling with injuries after goalkeeper Tom Heaton and striker Wesley were ruled out for the season, defended with organisation and resilience to protect the lead given to them after 28 minutes when Frederic Guilbert stole in at…

Britain’s Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, said that he and his American wife Meghan plan to step back from their roles as senior members of Britain’s royal family and work to become financially independent. “We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth and our patronages,” he and Meghan said in a statement on the social media platform Instagram on Wednesday. Harry and Meghan married in May 2018 in a lavish ceremony at Windsor Castle, west of London, and in May 2019 the…

The year 2020 is a special Year. Not because it is twenty-twenty, no, not because we are starting a new decade. The year is special because of the plan that God has for us. God lives in eternity. We live in time and time is a segment of eternity.

Genesis 6:9 KJV: These are the generations of Noah: Noah…..

Three British nationals were on board the Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran leaving no survivors, the Ukrainian foreign minister has said. Vadym Prystaiko said they were among the more than 170 people from seven countries on board the flight from Tehran to Kyiv. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed just after taking off from Imam Khomeini airport at 06:12 local time (02:42 GMT). Officials have blamed engine failure. Among the victims were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians – including all of the crew, 10 Swedes, four Afghans and three Germans.

Iran’s telecommunications minister told the U.S. to “Get the hell out of our region” on Wednesday. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi took to Twitter to demand the expulsion of the U.S. presence in the Middle East region, after Iranian missiles hit at least two Iraqi air bases hosting U.S. military. Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander. Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi facilities hosting U.S.-led coalition personnel at about 1:30…

Max Verstappen has extended his deal with Red Bull until the end of the 2023 season. The 22-year-old Dutchman has been with the team since being promoted from Toro Rosso part-way through the 2016 season. “Red Bull believed in me and gave me the opportunity to start in Formula 1 which I have always been very grateful for,” said Verstappen. “I want to win with Red Bull and our goal is, of course, to fight for a World Championship together.”

Shares in Premier Oil soared 13 per cent this morning after the UK oil company announced it will buy two major North Sea assets from BP for $625m.  The oil and gas firm said it is planning to buy the Andrew Area and Shearwater assets from competitor BP, as well as an extra 25 per cent interest in the Premier operated Tolmount Area from Dana for $191m.  Premier, which this morning reported that 2019 production was at the upper end of full-year guidance at 78,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day, said the acquisitions will add an extra 23,000 barrels…