Ensure economic development serves all, Trudeau says amid Chile’s mining reforms
OTTAWA — The world is changing and all governments must fight the climate crisis and ensure economic development benefits everyone, including Indigenous Peoples, Canada's prime minister said Monday as Chile pushes ahead with reforms to its mining secto...
US sanctions 2 Bosnian officials for undermining peace
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The United States sanctioned two prominent Bosnian officials Monday, accusing them of threatening the peace, stability and prosperity in their country which has never fully recovered from its brutal inter-ethnic war ...
NY governor signs law raising age to own semiautomatic rifle
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state among the first to enact a major gun control initiative following
Canada 5-year bond yield hits 12-year high
Canada’s benchmark 5-year bond yield rose to its highest levels since April 2010 on Monday as investors prepared for the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates again next month. Canada’s central bank had raised its main lending rate by
Cambodian ruling party scores big win in local elections
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Long-serving Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party easily topped the field as expected in local elections, an initial tabulation from the National Election Committee showed Monday.
Poland, with near-total abortion ban, to record pregnancies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The government of Poland, where a near-total abortion ban is in place, faced accusations Monday of creating a “pregnancy register” as the country expands the amount of medical data being digitally saved on patients.
Manitoba Natural Resources Minister Scott Fielding leaves politics for private sector
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's natural resources minister stepped down from cabinet Monday and said he would resign his legislature seat within two weeks. Scott Fielding, also minister responsible for liquor and lotteries, is going to pursue opportunities in th...
Biden orders emergency steps to boost U.S. solar production
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as he attempted to jumpstart progress toward his ...
US general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — The United States and its allies will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine out of respect for the legacy of D-Day soldiers, whose victory over the Nazis helped lead to a new world order and a
UN nuclear watchdog urges Iran to comply with monitoring
VIENNA (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Monday to cooperate with his inspectors amid a standoff over its atomic program and a threat by Western nations to censure Tehran over its noncooperation.