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A medic carries a Palestinian boy killed in an Israeli strike near a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 24, 2023.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: Gaza hospitals in critical condition, trust in US media plummets (again), Mexican cops ambushed, autoworker strike expands, revisiting Grenada 40 years later

After more than two weeks of siege and airstrikes by Israel, only 23 of the Gaza Strip’s 35 hospitals are still functioning, according to the World Bank. The enclave’s five main health facilities are filled beyond capacity. Gaza authorities report at least 5,700 dead in Israel’s retaliation for the Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas in southern Israel.

An autoworkers strike in Canada
GZERO North

Could the US autoworkers strike affect Canada?

Thousands of autoworkers from GM, Ford, and Stellantis are on strike in the United States, pushing for higher wages and greater job security.

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon
UN General Assembly

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon

On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York at GZERO and Microsoft's innagural Global Stage Cafe, Ambassador Dorothy Shea, who previously served as US chargé d'affaires and acting representative to the United Nations, sits down with Tony Maciulis to unpack the debate over AI regulation, US-China relations and Lebanon's security future.

Striking United Auto Workers members picket outside the Stellantis Jeep Plant in Toledo, Ohio.
Analysis

Autoworkers’ strike highlights Biden’s union problem ahead of 2024 vote

Bad news for US President Joe Biden: as the United Auto Workers’ strike enters its fifth day, labor and climate priorities are colliding in a crucial election year.