Climate Protesters Around the Globe Sharpen Their Message and Head to New York
Ahead of U.N. meetings this week, thousands are marching through Midtown to demand that President Biden and other world leaders stop new oil and gas drilling.
Day: September 17, 2023
‘American Fiction’ wins People’s Choice award at Toronto Film Festival
Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race.
Atlantic storm Lee delivers chaos as forecasters call off some warnings
While tropical storm warnings remain in effect across parts of Canada, officials predict Lee will dissipate this week.
Tunisia expels hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants amid crackdown
Tunisian authorities expelled hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants from the port of Sfax Sunday after they were thrown out of their homes during unrest in July, a rights group said.
Charity warns Alex Chalk to act over legal aid for immigration and asylum
Lord chancellor failing to carry out duty on provision of services in England and Wales, says Public Law ProjectThe availability of legal aid for immigration and asylum in England and Wales is so poor that the lord chancellor is in breach of his duty t…
Biden administration praises N. Korean defectors, human rights activists
The Biden administration on Sunday elevated its push to draw attention to human rights abuses by the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, asserting that the regime “continues to exploit its own citizens, including through mass mobilizations of sc…
Canada joins allies to send air defence missiles to Ukraine
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Canada’s $33 million contribution while in the United Kingdom on Sunday.