Public health and accountability sit at the center of the day’s health news, with a prominent athlete facing consequences over pandemic-era deception while a deadly cross-border strike and a police shooting raise fresh questions about civilian safety. Elsewhere, personal trauma a...
Public health and accountability sit at the center of the day’s health news, with a prominent athlete facing consequences over pandemic-era deception while a deadly cross-border strike and a police shooting raise fresh questions about civilian safety. Elsewhere, personal trauma and remembrance shape a quieter set of stories.
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka admits he obtained a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate in 2022, calling it a mistake made while he was uncertain about vaccination during the pandemic. He apologizes and accepts responsibility, then withdraws from the national team after Switzerland removes him from upcoming fixtures ahead of Nations League matches.
Pakistani airstrikes in northeast Afghanistan kill at least three people, Afghan officials and the Taliban government say, ending nearly three months of relative calm along the border. Some of the sites hit are described as civilian areas, and the strikes leave additional people injured, adding to tensions between the two countries.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shoots a 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash driver in Austin, Texas, during an incident on Sunday. The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, is hospitalized with gunshot wounds, and the episode prompts scrutiny over the circumstances of the encounter and the use of force.
A police officer is wounded in a shooting outside Belleville’s Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Ontario as worshippers gather for Yom Kippur. Authorities say there is an exchange of gunfire, and a second man is also injured, though accounts differ on the extent of his condition.
Patrick Clancy speaks publicly about why he forgives his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, after a mistrial in the case over the killings of their three young children. In his first televised interview, he describes the depth of his grief and frames forgiveness as part of how he is trying to live with the loss.
Ken Hay, a Normandy veteran who was captured by Nazi forces weeks after D-Day and later held as a prisoner of war in Poland, dies at 101. His death closes the life of one of the dwindling number of surviving World War Two veterans whose service linked the invasion of Europe to years of captivity.
Top Health stories
- Granit Xhaka admits fake COVID vaccination certificate and withdraws from Switzerland squad (11 sources)
- Helen Jenner named Reform UK leader in Wales after Dan Thomas arrest (7 sources)
- Pakistani airstrikes kill at least three in northeast Afghanistan, raising tensions (6 sources)
- Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband explains why he forgave her after a mistrial (5 sources)
- Normandy veteran Ken Hay, captured weeks after D-Day, dies aged 101 (5 sources)
- Police officer wounded in shooting outside Belleville’s Sons of Jacob synagogue on Yom Kippur (5 sources)
- Granit Xhaka sidelined after admitting using forged COVID-19 certificate (5 sources)
- Prosecutors withdraw indecent assault allegation against Alan Jones complainant, leaving five (4 sources)
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