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Public-service strike: Union stepping up picketing efforts starting Monday

Public-service strike: Union stepping up picketing efforts starting Monday

OTTAWA — Canada's biggest federal public service union is preparing to ramp up its ongoing strike by moving picket lines to strategic locations such as ports on Monday , as both sides continued to accuse each other of poor communication.
'People are suffering': Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger

'People are suffering': Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon that wiped o
Torchlight march marks mass deaths of Armenians

Torchlight march marks mass deaths of Armenians

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — About 10,000 people bearing torches on Sunday night marched through Armenia’s capital to commemorate the estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed in Ottoman Turkey more than a century ago.
Ukrainian troop positions spark counteroffensive speculation

Ukrainian troop positions spark counteroffensive speculation

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military forces have successfully established positions on the eastern side of the Dnieper River, according to a new analysis, giving rise to speculation Sunday that the advances could be an early sign of Kyiv's long-aw
Special forces swiftly evacuate US embassy staff from Sudan

Special forces swiftly evacuate US embassy staff from Sudan

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour.
Russia 'will not forgive' US denial of journalist visas

Russia 'will not forgive' US denial of journalist visas

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Sunday that the United States has denied visas to journalists who wanted to cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's trip to New York, and Lavrov suggested that Moscow would take strong retaliatory measures.
Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon

Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked through the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old. He is now running marathons, sending a message of hope and endurance to all refugees like himself.

Baltics condemn China envoy's stance on ex-Soviet nations

HELSINKI (AP) — The three Baltic states have strongly condemned comments by China’s envoy to France, who appeared to suggest in a recent French television interview that former Soviet republics aren't sovereign nations.
Scholz party paves way for new center-right mayor in Berlin

Scholz party paves way for new center-right mayor in Berlin

BERLIN (AP) — Members of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party have narrowly approved a local coalition deal in Berlin with Germany's main center-right opposition party, a decision which should pave the way for the capital's first conservative mayor in more

Armenia says soldier killed, but Azerbaijan rejects claim

Armenia’s defense ministry said Sunday that one of its soldiers was killed by an Azerbaijani sniper near the border, but Azerbaijan denied the claim and separately reported that its soldiers had come under fire from Armenia in another part of the bor