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Trudeau to travel to New York for next week's star-studded Global Citizen summit

Trudeau to travel to New York for next week's star-studded Global Citizen summit

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to head to New York next week for an international summit championing sustainable development and human rights.
US to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank

US to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The United States will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks, as it continues to speed up its effort to get them onto the battlefield as quickly as possible , U.
White House: No evacuation plans for all Americans in Sudan

White House: No evacuation plans for all Americans in Sudan

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The Pentagon has deployed forces and is developing options to assist in the possible evacuation of U.S.
Judge scolds 1/6 lawyer, but won't seek disciplinary action

Judge scolds 1/6 lawyer, but won't seek disciplinary action

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington reprimanded an attorney whose withdrawal from a Jan.
CBC keeps accounts 'on pause' amid review after Twitter axes 'government-funded' tag

CBC keeps accounts 'on pause' amid review after Twitter axes 'government-funded' tag

The CBC is leaving its Twitter accounts inactive as it evaluates the social media platform's decision to remove the "government-funded media" tag on its accounts.
Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses

Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses

LONDON (AP) — A group of Credit Suisse investors have sued Swiss financial regulators after a government-engineered takeover of the struggling bank by rival UBS left them with billions in losses.

Russian dad convicted in antiwar case keeps parental rights

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court has dropped the authorities' lawsuit to restrict the parental rights of a single father convicted of discrediting the army and sentenced to prison following his daughter’s antiwar sketch at school, a prominent
Japan PM sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

Japan PM sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida donated religious offerings on Friday to a Tokyo shrine that China and the Koreas consider a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism.

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Prosecutors requested a 10-year prison sentence Friday for a dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested after a warplane forced down a commercial airliner he was taking to Lithuania.
Brazil's Lula in Portugal amid Ukraine remarks controversy

Brazil's Lula in Portugal amid Ukraine remarks controversy

LISBON (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday amid heightened tensions with the European Union, following statements suggesting that Kyiv and the West share some responsibility for the conflict in Ukraine.
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