Outgoing minister criticizes Manitoba premier, incoming one lands in hot water
WINNIPEG — No sooner had Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister faced criticism Thursday from his outgoing Indigenous relations minister, his incoming minister landed in hot water for defending some of the intent behind residential schools. "At the time ... ...
$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid
BOSTON (AP) — The State Department will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity, including ransomware attacks, against critical U.S. infrastruc...
Greek PM stresses border protection, including at sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is “committed to protecting its borders,” including by intercepting people at sea if they are attempting to enter the country illegally, the country's prime minister said Thursday after a meeting with his Lithuanian counter...
EU court: Poland’s disciplining of judges breaches EU law
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union intensified a legal fight with Poland and Hungary on Thursday over respect for fundamental human rights and the rule of law, which critics say are increasingly strained in the EU's two leading eastern nations.
Sri Lanka says it is probing allegations against spy agency
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered an investigation of allegations that some members of state intelligence agencies knew and met with people who carried out Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed more than...
Pakistan says deadly bus crash may have been terror attack
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Thursday said an initial investigation into a deadly bus crash the previous day in the country's northwest found “traces of explosives" at the site, raising the possibility the incident was a terror attack.
Uncovering boarding school history makes for monumental task
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — They sat inside a dust-covered box that had been stashed away, untouched, for years: black-and-white photographs of Apache students who were among the first sent to a New Mexico boarding school bankrolled by East Coast parishio...
Romania: Former ruling party leader gets early jail release
BUCHAREST (AP) — A former leader of Romania’s Social Democratic Party who was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail for corruption in 2019 will be released early, a court ruled Thursday.
Syrian government forces hit last rebel enclave, killing 9
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government rockets hit two villages in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing at least nine civilians, including three children, rescue workers and a war monitor said.
Vaccine deliveries rising as delta virus variant slams Asia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — As many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that inoculation rates can increase and help blunt