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Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade

Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will have to muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in Ukraine will be front and center, along with tough talks on trade.
Rights groups welcome Malaysia's move on death penalty

Rights groups welcome Malaysia's move on death penalty

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Human rights groups on Tuesday applauded Malaysia's move to scrap the mandatory death penalty as a major step forward in the push for the abolition of capital punishment in Southeast Asia.
Jacinda Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism

Jacinda Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Jacinda Ardern, who stepped down as New Zealand's prime minister in January , will begin an unpaid role this month combating online extremism.
Battle looms between Canadian defence officials, decision-makers after federal budget

Battle looms between Canadian defence officials, decision-makers after federal budget

OTTAWA — A battle is brewing between Canadian defence officials and federal decision-makers as the Trudeau government looks for ways to save billions of dollars over the next few years.

New Mexico recreational pot sales top $300M in 1st year

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Recreational cannabis consumers bought just over $300 million in pot in New Mexico since sales without a prescription were legalized a year ago, the state cannabis control division said Monday.
A look at re-elected Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King

A look at re-elected Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King

CHARLOTTETOWN — A look at Dennis King of Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservatives, who led the party to a majority government Monday night. Age: 51 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I.
Progressive Conservatives win decisive majority in Prince Edward Island

Progressive Conservatives win decisive majority in Prince Edward Island

CHARLOTTETOWN — Voters in Prince Edward Island delivered a decisive majority to the incumbent Progressive Conservatives on Monday after an election campaign dominated by debate over health care.
Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke

Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s U.N. ambassador on Monday dismissed U.S.
Malaysia Parliament votes to scrap mandatory death sentences

Malaysia Parliament votes to scrap mandatory death sentences

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringing possible reprieves to more than 1,300 pr
'Nobody is above the law:' Kosovo ex-president's trial opens

'Nobody is above the law:' Kosovo ex-president's trial opens

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international prosecutor declared Monday that “nobody is above the law,” as the trial opened for Kosovo's former president and three other defendants on charges including murder and torture in a case that their suppor