US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent
Canada’s housing strategy having ‘limited’ impact on housing need, PBO says
OTTAWA — The federal government has spent less than half of the funding earmarked for a pair of flagship housing programs as the need for affordable homes grows along with a yawning "affordability gap," says Canada's budget watchdog. Program lags at
US security officials in Mexico for migration talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior members of President Joe Biden's administration are in Mexico Tuesday for talks on addressing illegal migration to the U.S., according to the White House.
Man charged in Capitol riot assault can be released on bond
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man charged in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, can be released on bond while he awaits trial, a federal appeals
Ottawa commits $321 million for residential school survivors and communities
OTTAWA — The federal government is committing $321 million in new funding for Indigenous communities and appointing a special interlocutor to propose law and policy changes to better respond to the findings of hundreds of unmarked graves at former resi...
Latvia declares state of emergency along its Belarus border
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Latvia declared a state of emergency Tuesday at its Belarus border, authorizing the border guards but also armed forces and police to use physical force to return migrants to the country from which they came.
Unpaid doctors strike in Nigeria amid new COVID-19 surge
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Dr. Olaniyi Olaoye and the other resident doctors at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria haven't been paid at all for five months.
Israeli foreign minister to visit Morocco to cultivate ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister will fly to Morocco on Wednesday for a visit that will help cement ties between the two countries less than a year after they signed a deal to normalize relations.
Quebec to start testing COVID-19 vaccine passport smartphone application Wednesday
MONTREAL — Quebec will test a smartphone application over the next two weeks that will run the vaccine passport system the government plans to impose across the province on Sept. 1, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Tuesday. Two days of testing
Sheriff: No active shooter found at Tennessee high school
CHURCH HILL, Tenn. (AP) — A call about an active shooter inside a Tennessee high school prompted a major response from area law enforcement agencies Tuesday morning, but a sheriff’s office says no suspect was found and no shooting injuries