Police: Kashmir rebel in police custody killed in gunfight
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A suspected rebel commander being held in police custody was killed in a gunfight between government forces and another militant in disputed Kashmir’s main city, Indian police said Tuesday.
G-20 talks in Italy yield pledge to fight hunger in Africa
MATERA, Italy (AP) — A meeting of foreign and development ministers from the Group of 20 nations Tuesday ended with agreement to boost efforts to fight growing hunger in the world, worsened by the pandemic, especially in Africa, as well
The Latest: Australia official urges against AstraZeneca
BRISBANE, Australia — The top health official in Australia’s Queensland state is advising adults under age 40 not to take the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine because of the risk of a rare blood clotting disorder, even though the Australian government i...
South African court orders ex-president to jail for contempt
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during
COVID-19 deaths in Canada may be two times higher than reported: Study
OTTAWA — A new study suggests Canada has vastly underestimated how many people have died from COVID-19 and says the number could be two times higher than reported. Dr. Tara Moriarty, working group lead for the study commissioned by the Royal
EU asylum applications drop due to COVID, not lower demand
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s asylum agency said Tuesday that the number of people seeking international protection in Europe hit its lowest level last year since 2013, but that the drop was due mostly to coronavirus travel restrictions.
Ottawa must stop aid to Ethiopia in light of human rights violations: advocates
Ottawa should stop sending millions of dollars in aid to the Ethiopian government and push for creating a no-fly zone and delivering air-dropped food aid to the people of the Tigray region, who have been under attack from the federal
‘Information is missing’: Quebec teachers want Indigenous history taught differently
MONTREAL — First Nations leaders and Quebec history teachers say the timing is right to reset the way Indigenous history is taught in primary and secondary schools across the province. The recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential sch...
Popular ex-prosecutor in S. Korea launches presidential bid
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s former top prosecutor launched a bid to run in next year’s presidential election Tuesday, vowing to unseat the current liberal government that he once worked for and that he also investigated for possible
New Israeli foreign minister in the UAE on 1st state visit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister kicked off the highest-level visit by an Israeli official to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, nine months after the two countries established relations in a deal brokered by the United