Canada’s Mark Carney Poised to Secure Liberal Party Majority After Gladu’s Defection
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is expected to win two special elections that could give the government broader powers in Parliament.
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Rima Hassan Is Charged With Glorifying Terrorism Online in Social Media Post
Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament, could face seven years in prison for the post, in which she quoted a perpetrator of a 1972 massacre in Israel.
Stephen Lewis, Leftist Canadian Politician and AIDS Activist, Dies at 88
Part of a political dynasty, he led Ontario’s main progressive party, became Canada’s U.N. ambassador and campaigned against the spread of AIDS in Africa.
Iran advances a plan to charge a toll for ships to traverse the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran advances a plan to charge a toll for ships to traverse the Strait of Hormuz.
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Israel Passes Law to Hang Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks
Experts say the law was written in such a way as to ensure that it was unlikely to ever apply to Jewish extremists who commit similar crimes.
Myanmar’s Military Leader Moves One Step Closer to Becoming President
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing stepped down as commander in chief and is expected to be installed as the next civilian leader of the country by its rubber-stamp Parliament.
The Faroe Islands, Wary After Greenland, Vote for Change
Statehood had been a key issue in this tiny Danish archipelago before President Trump threatened Greenland. Now, Faroese voters are focused more on their own economy than geopolitics.
Hungary Opens Espionage Case Against Journalist
The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has pursued an intensifying campaign against critics in a tough race before April elections.
After ‘Sausage Making,’ European Lawmakers Approve U.S. Trade Deal
The agreement that President Trump struck with the European Union has cleared a major hurdle that delayed it for months.