UK protests Russian refusal to renew BBC journalist’s visa
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has refused to renew a visa for a BBC journalist in Moscow — an effective expulsion amid simmering tensions with Britain — a move that the British government and the BBC condemned Friday as an assault
Japanese defense chief visits contentious war shrine
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's defense minister on Friday visited a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression to pray for the war dead just days before the nation marks the 76th anniversary
Chelsea Clinton plans full year of ‘She Persisted’ books
NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton has a full schedule of books coming in 2022. The daughter of former President Bill
Germany commemorates 60 years since building of Berlin Wall
BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Friday commemorated 60 years since the day East German authorities started building the Berlin Wall, where at least 140 people were killed over three decades trying to flee to the west.
Report: Authorities to remove SS memorial in Austrian town
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian media report that a town in the west of the country is planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II.
Australia urgently evacuates Afghans threatened by Taliban
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is working urgently with the United States to evacuate the last Afghans who helped Australian troops and diplomats as Taliban insurgents make rapid territorial gains across Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
Guatemalans held in Spain over drugs face US extradition
Two Guatemalan men detained in Madrid will be processed for extradition to the United States for alleged drug trafficking offenses, a Spanish judicial official said Friday.
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from floods and mudslides in northern Turkey rose to at least 38 on Friday, officials said, as emergency crews searched collapsed buildings, swamped homes, and submerged basements for more victims and survivors. An
Alberta keeping COVID-19 measures for another six weeks as cases spike
The Alberta government is walking back its decision to eliminate isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 after weeks of pressure from local leaders, physicians and families. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical offic...
U.S. case against Meng Wanzhou is filled with gaps, her lawyers say
VANCOUVER — The United States has presented a "fatally flawed" case against Meng Wanzhou that is riddled with evidentiary gaps and doesn't meet the threshold for extradition, one of the Huawei executive's lawyers said Friday. Eric Gottardi began the d...