Category Archives: Politics
Ontario COVID adviser wanted masking extension, Moore says time to shift to guidance
TORONTO — The scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 advisory group and the Ontario Hospital Association say provincial mask mandates for hospitals should have been extended beyond their weekend expiry date, but the province's top doctor says it's t...
Turkey’s Erdogan says he will run for reelection next year
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Thursday that he plans to stand for reelection next year. Erdogan, 68, made the announcement during a
Biden administration takes step to bolster Palestinian ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States is restoring a line of communication for the Palestinians that had been canceled by the Trump administration. The move, announced Thursday
EU urges Algeria to restore friendship treaty with Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union on Thursday urged Algeria to reverse its decision to suspend a two-decade-old friendship treaty with Spain. Algeria ordered the treaty's
Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next Conservative leader
OTTAWA — If unverified membership numbers hold true, the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but front-runner Pierre Poilievre, several strategists suggest, but the path is still ...
Cyprus helps bust illicit sale of private data on Americans
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police have seized servers that were used to sell social security numbers and other personal information stolen from 24 million U.S. citizens, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
Myanmar court gives go-ahead for Australian’s secrets trial
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar ruled Thursday that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian economist Sean Turnell and three other defendants to continue their trial on charges of violating the off...
Sri Lankan president’s brother quits; UN launches aid appeal
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister, said he resigned from Parliament on Thursday amid mounting criticism of his role in the island nation's economic crisis, ...
British advocate for sustainable living wins Spanish prize
MADRID (AP) — Ellen MacArthur, a British sailor who set world solo yachting records before creating a charity that advocates a sustainable way of life, has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for international cooperation.
EU allows Spain, Portugal to spend to ease energy prices
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will allow Spain and Portugal to use billions of euros in state aid to help ease the burden of spiraling electricity prices on consumers in the Iberian Peninsula as Russia’s war in Ukraine exacerbates