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France freezes role in NATO naval force amid Turkey tensions
PARIS - France announced Wednesday that it is suspending its involvement in a NATO naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea after a standoff with a Turkish warship, amid growing tensions within the mi...
Jul 01, 2020
Turkey: Up to 60 migrants feared dead in lake after sinking
ANKARA, Turkey - Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in an eastern lake last week, Turkey's interior minister said Wednesday. Turkey launched a search-and-rescue mission involv...
Jul 01, 2020
Retired pope's elder brother, Georg Ratzinger, dies at 96
BERLIN - The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys' choir, has died at 96. The Regensburg ...
Jul 01, 2020
UK: China's new security law violates Hong Kong agreement
LONDON - Britain's foreign secretary said Wednesday China's new national security law for Hong Kong "is a clear and serious violation" of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the agreement that paved t...
Jul 01, 2020
N.B. anti-racism activist among those receiving Canada Day honours from GG
OTTAWA - Ralph Thomas can't recall any specific incidents of racism against him while growing up as a Black person in New Brunswick in the 1940s and '50s, but says that was more about t...
Jul 01, 2020
Virtual Canada Day citizenship ceremony celebrates nurses, care workers
OTTAWA - Nineteen people from 13 different countries will become new Canadian citizens today in a special Canada Day ceremony. The virtual ceremony takes place this afternoon and will bring together p...
Jul 01, 2020
COVID-19 reshapes Canada Day celebrations from big parties to online shows
OTTAWA - A different kind of Canada Day is dawning this morning, with large celebrations in many parts of the country replaced with backyard barbecues and digital events. The COVID-19 pandemic has led...
Jul 01, 2020
Asia Today: Thailand lets in some foreigners, opens schools
BANGKOK - Thailand has begun a fifth phase of relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions, allowing the reopening of schools and high-risk entertainment venues such as pubs and massage parlours that had been...
Jul 01, 2020
Russian vote on extending Putin's rule until 2036 nears end
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political project of the year - a constitutional vote that would allow him to extend his rule until 2036 - drew closer to completion as Russia held a n...
Jul 01, 2020
Lebanon’splea to skeptical expats: Come visit,bring cash
BEIRUT - With Beirut's airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer - and bring dollars desperat...
Jul 01, 2020
