Skip to content

Politics

Turkey protests as police search homes of 2 journalists in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — German police searched the homes of two journalists for a Turkish newspaper on Wednesday in an operation that drew a sharp protest from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Prison sentences for political activists who defrauded Polish Red Cross to fund election campaign

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court has convicted nine people, including two former activists of the governing Law and Justice party, of using donations to the regional Red Cross to fund an election campaign.
Former senior judges to have last word on disclosure of sensitive laboratory records

Former senior judges to have last word on disclosure of sensitive laboratory records

OTTAWA — Three former senior judges will have the final say on the public disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory.

Hungary blocks military aid to Ukraine over listing of Hungarian bank

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will continue to block the disbursement of a new tranche of European Union military support to Ukraine until Kyiv removes a Hungarian bank from a list of international sponsors of Russia's war , Hungary's foreign mini
Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority

Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has downgraded its long-delayed plan for relations with Africa from a strategy to a framework, saying this better reflects the original intent of the policy — despite criticism the Liberals are not
Europe OKs plan to tally cost of Moscow's war in Ukraine with eye toward future reparations

Europe OKs plan to tally cost of Moscow's war in Ukraine with eye toward future reparations

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — More than 40 nations agreed Wednesday to set up a system to tally the damage Russia has inflicted on Ukraine in the hope of getting reparations, adding to the international legal challenges the Kremlin is facing.
Arab foreign ministers welcome Syria's return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit

Arab foreign ministers welcome Syria's return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit

BEIRUT (AP) — Arab foreign ministers Wednesday in Saudi Arabia welcomed back Syria to the Arab League and called for a cease-fire in conflict-hit Sudan ahead of the organization's annual summit taking place in the kingdom.
Trump-backed Daniel Cameron to face Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in November

Trump-backed Daniel Cameron to face Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in November

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor, becoming the first major-party Black nominee for governor in the state’s history and setting up a November showdown with Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.
DeSantis criticizes Trump for implying Florida abortion ban is 'too harsh'

DeSantis criticizes Trump for implying Florida abortion ban is 'too harsh'

Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump for implying that Florida's new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh,” going after the former president as DeSantis prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor

Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor

Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role.