Politics

Sudan crisis: Canada to match $5 million in donations

Ottawa is matching donations to Canadian groups working to help people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

Jun 5, 2023 9:26 AM Read more >

Prominent figure in German far-right party charged over alleged Nazi slogan

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been charged over his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis' SA stormtroopers, German prosecutors said Monday.

Jun 5, 2023 9:26 AM Read more >

Austrian party reverses leadership result after spreadsheet hiccup

BERLIN (AP) — Austria's main center-left opposition party on Monday reversed the result of its weekend leadership election, announcing that a computer error originally led to the wrong candidate being declared the winner.

Jun 5, 2023 9:16 AM Read more >

After missteps with some Hispanic voters in 2020, Biden faces pressure to get 2024 outreach right

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden vowed in 2020 to work “like the devil” to energize Hispanic voters, and flew to Florida seven weeks before Election Day to do just that.

Jun 5, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

After missteps with some Hispanic voters in 2020, Biden faces pressure to get 2024 outreach right

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden vowed in 2020 to work “like the devil" to energize Hispanic voters , and flew to Florida seven weeks before Election Day to do just that.

Jun 5, 2023 9:14 AM Read more >

Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about epochal World War II invasion

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity.

Jun 5, 2023 9:05 AM Read more >

At Normandy D-Day celebrations, echoes of Ukraine's looming fight

STE MARE EGLISE, Normandy, France -- (AP) — While U.S.

Jun 5, 2023 8:46 AM Read more >

Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish commando battalion requested by NATO has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country.

Jun 5, 2023 8:36 AM Read more >

UN nuclear chief, facing Israeli criticism on Iran, says his agency 'very fair but firm'

VIENNA (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency will “never politicize” its work in Iran, the head of the U.N.

Jun 5, 2023 8:17 AM Read more >

EU top court says that Poland's justice reform infringes EU law

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union stepped up its rule-of-law fight with member state Poland on Monday when the bloc's highest court confirmed that Warsaw had refused to comply with EU rules on judicial independence for which it has already lost over

Jun 5, 2023 8:08 AM Read more >