Category Archives: Politics
1st trial in Capitol riot ends in conviction on all counts
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year’s riot.
‘Your friend Putin’: Salvini confronted during border visit
PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — The mayor of a Polish town bordering Ukraine publicly called out the leader of Italy’s right-wing League party for his pro-Kremlin views on Tuesday, derisively calling Matteo Salvini a “friend” of Russian President Vladimir Puti...
EU commits to phasing out dependency on Russian fossil fuels
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is seeking to fully phase out its reliance on Russian energy “well before 2030” to ensure the 27-nation bloc no longer faces difficult decisions about hurting their own economies in geopolitical crises
US strikes harder at Putin, banning all Russian oil imports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Striking harder at Russia’s economy, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a ban on Russian oil imports in retaliation for Vladimir Putin’s onslaught in Ukraine. The major trade action, responding to the pleas of Ukraine’s embattled...
Biden to ask Congress for $2.6B to promote gender equity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he will ask Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programs that promote gender equality worldwide, more than double the size of last year's request.
UN rights chief to visit Xinjiang as groups press for report
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief said Tuesday that her office and China’s government have reached an agreement for her to visit in May the western region of Xinjiang, where human rights groups and Western governments have alleged
EXPLAINER: What does a US ban on Russian oil accomplish?
NEW YORK (AP) — With Russia intensifying its war on Ukraine, killing civilians and triggering a mass refugee crisis, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a U.S. ban on imported Russian oil. Critics of Russia have said that sanctioning its
Satellite images show activity at North Korean nuclear site
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Commercial satellite images suggest a resumption of construction activity at North Korea’s nuclear testing ground nearly four years after leader Kim Jong Un declared the site’s closure and invited foreign journalists to observ...
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
VANCOUVER — British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionand told the federal government it still has concerns about its response to potential marine oil spills. The c...
Trudeau, NATO partners stage theatrical rebuke of Russia at military base in Latvia
ĀDAŽI, Latvia — Justin Trudeau joined NATO allies Tuesday in staging a theatrical rebuke of Russia's war on Ukraine from a heavily armoured war-games field and in a floodlit news conference from one of the alliance's eastern European bases. The prime
