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UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiry

UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiry

LONDON (AP) — As Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson established an independent public inquiry into his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic . Now the inquiry wants to see, in full, what Johnson wrote to other U.K.
O'Toole says CSIS told him he was focus of Chinese misinformation, suppression effort

O'Toole says CSIS told him he was focus of Chinese misinformation, suppression effort

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Erin O'Toole says Canada's spy agency has told him he was the target of Chinese interference intended to discredit him and promote false narratives about his policies while party leader.

Noted thinkers, writers and filmmakers call on Algeria to free jailed journalist seen as independent

PARIS (AP) — Ten noted thinkers, writers and filmmakers, including director Ken Loach and Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux, signed an open letter published Tuesday, calling on the president of Algeria to free a jailed journalist they said was p
Air Canada failing to provide full services in both official languages: report

Air Canada failing to provide full services in both official languages: report

OTTAWA — Whether travelling by plane, train or automobile, francophone travellers are struggling to access services in their language, Canada's official languages commissioner said Tuesday.
US says ‘the time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO and for Turkey to get new F-16s

US says ‘the time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO and for Turkey to get new F-16s

OSLO, Norway (AP) — U.S.
Ontario abandons proposal to sever farmland lots in response to farmer opposition

Ontario abandons proposal to sever farmland lots in response to farmer opposition

TORONTO — Ontario has backed off a housing proposal that farmers say would have had a "catastrophic" impact on farmland and livestock operations.
Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings.
Ukraine's economy shows 'resilience' from Russian attacks, IMF says as it backs aid

Ukraine's economy shows 'resilience' from Russian attacks, IMF says as it backs aid

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine's economy is showing “remarkable resilience” following Russian attacks on its electricity infrastructure , officials from the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday as they signed off on an initial loan of $900 mil
US bombers fly over Bosnia in sign of support amid continued secessionist threats

US bombers fly over Bosnia in sign of support amid continued secessionist threats

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A pair of U.S.
Possible Putin trip in spotlight as Russia, China foreign ministers set for meeting in South Africa

Possible Putin trip in spotlight as Russia, China foreign ministers set for meeting in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to meet with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc in Cape Town on Thursday, a precursor to a larger summit of developing nations' leaders in South Africa in August