Gunfire heard near president’s home hours after army mutiny
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Gunfire rang out late Sunday near the home of Burkina Faso's embattled President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, raising the specter that a military coup might still be under way after mutinous soldiers seized a military
Turkish journalist jailed before trial for Erdogan insult
ISTANBUL (AP) — A well-known Turkish journalist has been jailed pending a trial for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said. Sedef Kabas was taken into
Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that the Kremlin is seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is a potential candidate.
Migrants at Hungary border become part of election campaign
MAJDAN, Serbia (AP) — A group of migrants huddles beside a small, smoky fire inside an abandoned building in northern Serbia, the last moments of warmth before they set out into the driving snow toward the razor wire, cameras and
With new AG, Virginia takes new position on abortion case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s new attorney general has altered the state’s position on a closely watched abortion case before the U.S. Supreme Court, with his office now saying it should be left to individual states to decide on restrictions.
Where Ukraine’s sunflowers once sprouted, fears now grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — On a warm spring day in Ukraine 26 years ago, three men smiled for cameras as they planted symbolic sunflower seedlings in freshly tilled earth where Soviet nuclear missiles had once stood ready.
P.E.I. reports one death related to COVID-19 and 288 new infections.
CHARLOTTETOWN — Another person has died as a result of a COVID-19 infection in Prince Edward Island. The province's chief public health officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, says the latest victim was a person over the age of 80. Morrison offered her condolen...
Northern border tragedy warns of new, unfamiliar immigration wrinkle for Canada, U.S.
PEMBINA, N.D. — For decades, the United States — long a beacon of freedom and prosperity for people around the world — has been fixated on what to do about the persistent flow of illegal migration at its southern border. But
Berlusconi drops bid to be elected as Italy’s president
ROME (AP) — Former premier Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday bowed out of Italy's presidential election set for next week, claiming he had the votes to win but the country could ill-afford political divisions during the pandemic.
Number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 creeping higher in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia say 82 people were recovering in hospital today after being admitted with a COVID-19 diagnosis. Eleven of those people were receiving intensive care, and their average age is 67. Aside from the 82 admitted with...
