UK developers told they must foot bill for unsafe cladding
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Monday told property developers they must bear the cost of removing dangerous cladding that has left scores of apartment buildings at risk of fire, and thousands of residents facing steep bills to make
Polish official fired after calling Holocaust law ‘stupid’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish diplomat charged with improving contacts with Jews worldwide has been fired after he criticized his own government's approach to regulating Holocaust speech, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Macron talks up security in French conservative stronghold
NICE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to his country's Mediterranean coast on Monday to talk about internal security, making a pit stop in the city where an extremist drove a cargo truck into a Bastille Day crowd
Dutch king swears in new ruling coalition, Rutte’s 4th
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte embarked on a fourth term Monday, leading a coalition that took office amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown and policy challenges ranging from climate change and housing shortages to the f...
Most support workplace diversity but not if it’s a job qualification: national survey
REGINA — Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don't support employers taking demographic characteristics into account in hiring and promotion decisions. The survey by the Canadian Hub fo...
Quebec reports record COVID-19-related hospitalizations but drop in ICU patients
MONTREAL — Quebec reported 26 more COVID-19 deaths on Monday and a rise of 118 patients with the disease, as several Montreal-area hospitals moved to the highest level of service disruption to care for patients infected with the novel coronavirus. Heal...
Alberta student, parents say they feel abandoned as K-12 kids return to school
EDMONTON — Twelve-year-old Charlie Kozak wasn't feeling safe about having to be in class Monday. "It's a chaotic mess," Charlie said during a phone interview last week from his home as he prepared to return to his school in Calgary. "I know
Former Israeli PMs face off in court in defamation lawsuit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday repeated his assertion that his successor and former rival, Benjamin Netanyahu, exhibited “crazy behavior” as a high-profile defamation lawsuit between the two political heavyweights ...
EXPLAINER: Main issues at Russia-US security talks
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian diplomats are meeting this week with officials from the United States and its NATO allies for security negotiations in three European cities. Russian
Invoking Jan. 6, Dems pivot to fight for voting legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are mounting an impassioned bid to overhaul Senate rules that stand in the way of their sweeping voting legislation, arguing dark forces unleashed by Donald Trump’s falsehoods about the 2020 election demand an extraordinary...
