China says ‘regular military supplies’ delivered to Serbia

BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday its military planes delivered “regular military supplies” to Serbia, in its first comments on an unusual operation in which six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed in Belgrade early Saturday.

Indonesian students protest rumored delay of 2024 election

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of students marched in cities around Indonesia on Monday to protest against rumors that the government is considering postponing the 2024 presidential election to allow President Joko Widodo to remain in office beyon...

Indonesian students protest rumored delay of 2024 election

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of students marched in cities around Indonesia on Monday to protest against rumors that the government is considering postponing the 2024 presidential election to allow President Joko Widodo to remain in office beyon...

Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s new PM after week of drama

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament on Monday elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.

Media mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to UN over Hong Kong cases

HONG KONG (AP) — Lawyers for Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai are asking the United Nations to investigate his imprisonment and multiple criminal charges as “legal harassment” that punish him for speaking out.

Trudeau wants more electric vehicles across Canada; does not rule out nuclear power

VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants to make it easier for more Canadians to drive electric vehicles and he isn't ruling out nuclear power as a cleaner source of energy.  Trudeau said electric vehicles help cut pollution, but

Canada sanctions Russian defence sector as Joly pushes for Moscow’s ouster from G20

OTTAWA — Canada's foreign minister told Indonesian leaders on Monday that Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister do not belong at the G20 summit in the southeast Asian country later this year. But Mélanie Joly said Canada committed to helping Indonesi...

Quebec’s English colleges say they are being targeted by government for their success

MONTREAL — Recent amendments to Quebec's new language bill are targeting English junior colleges because the schools are increasingly popular among non-anglophones, say students and representatives of the college system. The colleges are being scapegoa...

Fixer says former Alberta justice minister hired him to get reporter’s phone logs

A self-described political fixer says a former Alberta justice minister hired him to obtain a reporter's phone logs.  David Wallace says he was hired by Jonathan Denis to get the phone records of Alanna Smith, a former Calgary Herald reporter now

German minister resigns over vacation after deadly flood

BERLIN (AP) — A German Cabinet minister resigned Monday after it emerged that she went on a long vacation shortly after devastating floods which left over 100 people dead last year in the state where she was then a senior

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