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Tue, 18 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Joly promises Ukraine financial help as it stares down threat of Russian invasion
Canada's foreign minister landed in Kyiv Monday promising more economic assistance to help keep the Ukrainian government afloat in the face of the uncertainty created by the threat of a Russian inva...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:16:40 EST
Martin Luther King family urges U.S. Senate to pass voting rights legislation
Marking MLK Day, U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr.'s work and protect "the sacred right to vote," while Vice-President Ka...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 19:23:18 EST
Texas rabbi describes throwing chair at hostage taker before escaping synagogue standoff
The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages on Saturday recounted throwing a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hours-long standoff. Meanwhile, Jewish communi...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:30:14 EST
Drone attack in Abu Dhabi kills 3, wounds 6
A drone attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people and sparked a separate fire at Abu Dhabi's international airport on Monday, police said. ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:51:33 EST
Who betrayed Anne Frank? Cold case team shines new light on mystery
A cold case team attempting to unravel one of the most enduring mysteries of the Second World War — who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family — has reached what it calls the "m...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:56:07 EST
Russia rejects U.S. suggestions it's looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
Russia's top diplomat on Monday angrily rejected U.S. allegations that it was preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine as Russian troops have remained concentrated near the border.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 04:14:42 EST
Significant damage keeping much-needed aid from reaching Tonga
Significant damage was reported along the western coast of Tonga's main island and outer islands on Tuesday following a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:24:39 EST
Police in U.K. detain 2 teens in connection with Texas synagogue hostage-taking
Greater Manchester police said on Sunday two teenagers were detained in South Manchester, England, as part of an ongoing investigation into a hostage-taking incident on Saturday at a synagogue in Coll...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:36:00 EST
North Korea fires projectiles into sea for 4th time this month, say South Korea and Japan
North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea and Japan said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 05:00:00 EST
Puerto Rico supermarket shelves empty as P.E.I. potato supply dries up
Potato importers in Puerto Rico say there are empty shelves at some grocery stores across the Caribbean island as they struggle to find enough supply to fill the void created by the export ban on P.E...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
It's up to Russia to prevent war in Ukraine, NATO chief says
NATO's secretary general says that while there's an urgent need for diplomacy to resolve the crisis in eastern Europe, it's up to Russia — not Ukraine — to show flexibility.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
How the flouting of COVID-19 restrictions by leaders damages credibility and trust
It's not just in Britain where stories about rule-breaking rule-makers who undermine important messaging have made headlines over the course of the pandemic.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:00:35 EST
Murals from Canada to Indonesia honour front-line workers, pandemic victims
Nurses, grocery clerks and other front-line workers have been celebrated as heroes during the coronavirus pandemic. Here's a look at the street art they have inspired in Canada and abroad as we appro...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:45:32 EST
New Zealand's military sends flight to Tonga to assess volcano damage
A towering ash cloud had prevented the military from launching any flights earlier to the Pacific island nation. Communications with the island nation remain limited.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 02:03:44 EST
Novak Djokovic leaves Australia after losing deportation appeal
Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star's appeal against a deportation order.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 06:57:54 EST
Prince Harry seeks judicial review of security funding for U.K. visit
Prince Harry has filed a claim for a judicial review against the British government's decision not to let him personally pay for police protection while in the U.K.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 03:00:57 EST
Tsunami advisories called off for B.C. in wake of volcano eruption in Pacific
The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:10:53 EST
All hostages safe following standoff inside Texas synagogue; captor dead
Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hours-long standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting on a live stream and demand...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 23:37:58 EST
Beijing reports 1st local Omicron case ahead of Winter Olympics
Beijing has reported its first local Omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:54:18 EST
Former senator arrested after being sought in assassination of Haiti's president
John Joel Joseph is in custody after his arrest in Jamaica on Saturday. He had been sought in the July 7, 2021, killing of Haiti's president, Jovenel Moïse, at his home.



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