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Global’s Jazan Grewal speaks with Shurouq, a Save the Children spokesperson and mother living in Gaza about the daily challenges she faces while raising her daughter. 

Israel says it has released and deported hundreds of activists, including Canadians, who took part in a flotilla that attempted to breach its naval blockade of Gaza.

Hundreds of activists on a flotilla aiming to bring aid to Gaza arrived in Turkey on Thursday, after being deported from Israel and said they were subject to abuse during their time in detention there.

Eyewitness video showed on Monday Israeli forces boarding and taking control of two more boats in a flotilla aiming to break the Israeli blockade and bring aid to Gaza. Israeli forces have intercepted more than 10 boats on the Global Sumud Flotilla. Organizers said 54 vessels carrying 426 people from 39 countries were in international...

Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra has won a Pulitzer Prize for his haunting images of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. Redmond Shannon looks at Alghorra’s exceptional work, and what drives him to keep documenting his photos for the world to see.

Activists behind the Global Sumud Flotilla said on Sunday they were launching what they described as the largest civilian maritime effort yet to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza, as boats prepared to leave the port of Barcelona.

They’ve never known their parents, and they’ve never known Gaza, born prematurely two years ago and evacuated to Egypt as Israeli forces drew dangerously close to their neonatal care unit. That changed on Monday, when the 11 children, now toddlers, reunited with their families in Gaza as part of a United Nations-organized mission that brought...

Canadians are preparing to sail to Gaza once again, joining an international flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians. More than 100 boats and 3,000 participants from around the globe are set to depart from Spanish and Italian ports on April 12, bound for Gaza.

A sandstorm swept through tent camps in southern and central Gaza on Saturday, destroying shelters and sending belongings flying as thousands of displaced Palestinians struggled to secure their makeshift homes.

Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Sunday in a final overshadowed by five countries’ boycott over Gaza, claiming a dramatic victory despite another big public vote for Israel that secured it second place.

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is summoning Israel’s ambassador to Canada over the “deplorable” treatment of civilians aboard a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla this week. Footage shared by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shows what Prime Minister Mark Carney called “abominable” treatment of the detainees — several of which are Canadian.

Ahead of Saturday’s 2026 ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ final, protesters dressed as clowns demonstrated in Vienna, chanting rhymes and holding cardboard signs with slogans against the organizers’ handling of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. “Clownnation” describes itself as the “world’s first entirely apolitical nation,” and traditionally appears wherever “things are taken too seriously, while the...

The imam of the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday condemned what he described as “unprecedented” levels of hate and intolerance following a deadly shooting at the mosque the day before, urging Americans to promote unity and compassion. Nine-year-old Odai Shanah, whose mother emigrated from war-torn Gaza and settled in Southern California two decades...

The annual ‘Eurovision Song Contest’, known for the wacky and colourful costumes as much as the performances, is facing increasing controversy over Israel’s involvement. Following outrage at the country’s conduct in Gaza, public broadcasters from Spain, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands and Slovenia are boycotting the 70th iteration of the competition. The boycott comes as Eurovision is...

International efforts to track the passengers who left a cruise ship before a hantavirus outbreak was declared, and the Canadians being monitored. What’s driving a dramatic spike of HIV infections in Manitoba. How much financial compensation some Canadians could get after a CRA data breach. Plus, the Palestinian photographer who has won a Pulitzer Prize...

Global News Morning’s Clay Young talks to the St. Amant Foundation’s Tania Douglas about the upcoming St. Amant Summer Camp Party.

Met Gala 101: fashion’s biggest night with exclusive guests, bold themes, iconic looks. 

The Met Gala is always a spectacle, but some A-listers are skipping this year’s festival because of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ involvement. Touria Izri looks at the backlash to the Met Gala’s embrace of Bezos, and which high-profile names won’t be at the New York show.

Chef Andy Hay and Gala co-chair Laura Maynard join Ella Macdonald in studio to share updates on the Chefs for UNICEF Gala happening tonight, and the greater purpose behind the event.

The Met Gala is known for its exclusive guest list and daring fashion, and this year’s event didn’t disappoint. The theme of this year’s annual fundraiser was “Costume Art,” and the looks on this year’s red carpet definitely brought the drama.