Category Archives: Politics
WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating
US: Turkey’s NATO issues with Sweden, Finland will be fixed
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he’s confident Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO can be overcome swiftly, possibly in time for a summit of alliance leaders at the end of next month.
China criticizes US as tensions rise in South Pacific
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday criticized a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focused on relations between the world’s top two economic powers, saying the U.S. was seeking to smear Beijing's reputation.
Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia asserted Saturday that its troops and separatist fighters had captured a key railway junction in eastern Ukraine, the second small city to fall to Moscow's forces this week as they fought to seize all of
China’s Pacific plan seen as regional strategic game-changer
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be seeking a military outpost in the South Pacific, an area
G-7 pledges put coal on notice, could boost climate aid
BERLIN (AP) — Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations announced Friday that they will aim to largely end greenhouse gas emissions from their power sectors by 2035, making it highly unlikely that those countries will burn coal for
Live updates | Communist deputy demands Russian withdrawal
Breaking with the party line in a rare show of opposition to his country’s war in Ukraine, a Communist Party legislative deputy in Russia’s Far East demanded an end to the military operation and withdrawal of Russian forces.
Canada’s premiers want to reform health-care system, asks Ottawa to pick up the phone
REGINA — Western Canada's premiers want to reform their health-care systems by expanding services but they say Ottawa first needs to pick up the phone. At the premiers meeting in Regina, British Columbia Premier John Horgan said health-care services ar...
Supreme Court strikes down parole wait period provision for multiple murderers
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a Criminal Code provision that meant multiple murderers might have to wait 50 years or more to apply for parole, calling it degrading and incompatible with human dignity. The unanimous high
Canadian Blood Service seeks to scrap lifetime ban on sex workers donating blood
OTTAWA — Canadian Blood Services wants to scrap a lifetime ban on sex workers giving blood in a further move to make blood donation more equitable. The blood-donation service this month recommended to Health Canada that it abolish the lifetime ban
