VP: Brazil to seek zero deforestation by 2028, up from 2030
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's government will accelerate its timeline by two to three years to completely eliminate illegal deforestation, Vice President Hamilton Mourão told foreign press reporters on Monday.
Chrétien says he never heard of abuse at residential schools during time as minister
MONTREAL — Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says the abuse of Indigenous children that took place in Canadian residential schools while he was minister of Indian affairs was never brought to his attention at the time. "This problem was never mention...
Hostage families to Biden: ‘Bring our fellow Americans home’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of more than two dozen American hostages and wrongful detainees held overseas told President Joe Biden in a letter on Monday that they questioned his administration's commitment to bringing their loved ones home.
UN urges Canada, allies to address unprecedented hunger in Afghanistan
OTTAWA — The United Nations is predicting dire hunger for more than half of Afghanistan's people in the coming months unless Canada and its Western allies step up with greater financial support. Monday's joint report of the UN Food and Agriculture
Independent MP Kevin Vuong, disavowed as Liberal candidate, sent expenses to party
OTTAWA — Kevin Vuong, the Independent MP dropped as a candidate by the Liberals days before the election, says he will pay back campaign expenses he submitted to the party. Vuong submitted over $600 in travel and food expenses to the
US envoy: Patience with Iran ‘wearing thin’ on nuclear talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that diplomatic efforts to get Iran back to nuclear negotiations are at a “critical place” and that international patience with Iranian delays in returning to the talks is “wearing thin.”
Unusual small pro-military rallies held in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — Rare demonstrations in support of Myanmar's military-installed government were held Monday in several of the country's towns and cities, as militants opposed to the army’s February seizure of power continued their resistance.
Trudeau headed to Europe as G20 leaders meet in person for first time since pandemic
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to Europe later this week touting Canada's climate plan and post-pandemic recovery progress at leaders' summits in Italy and Scotland. Trudeau's six-day trip — the first since September's election return...
Biden, orthodox patriarch discuss climate, religious freedom
President Joe Biden and the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians discussed ways to fight climate change and to end the coronavirus pandemic as well as the importance of religious freedom during an Oval Office session Monday.
Orthodox patriarch released from hospital, set to meet Biden
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, was released from a Washington hospital Monday morning after an overnight stay early in his 12-day visit to the United States.