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Italian minister scraps trip over French official's remarks

Italian minister scraps trip over French official's remarks

MILAN (AP) — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday abruptly canceled a trip to Paris, calling “unacceptable” remarks by the French interior minister criticizing the Italian premier’s migration policy.
DeSantis stacks conservative agenda; presidential run looms

DeSantis stacks conservative agenda; presidential run looms

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — From the death penalty to gender identity to abortion, Florida Gov.

US says it will allow more flights by Chinese airlines

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will let Chinese airlines add more flights to the U.S. to match the number of flights that China allows U.S. airlines to fly between the two nations.
As crab fishery protest enters fourth week, N.L. minister asks union for secret vote

As crab fishery protest enters fourth week, N.L. minister asks union for secret vote

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's fisheries minister has waded into a standoff in the province's snow crab fishery by asking the harvesters union to hold a secret vote about whether a work stoppage should continue.

Cyprus behind on freezing Russian assets, EU official says

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm wants to delve deeper into why Cyprus has only frozen 100 million euros ($110 million) worth of assets belonging to Russians facing sanctions amid the war in Ukraine, the bloc's justice commis
US ambassador visits American Paul Whelan at Russian prison

US ambassador visits American Paul Whelan at Russian prison

MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a remote Russian prison on Thursday, as U.S. officials try to persuade Russian officials to agree to a proposal for gaining his release.
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear man's appeal in alleged wrongful conviction case

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear man's appeal in alleged wrongful conviction case

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Quebec man seeking compensation over imprisonment for murders he says he did not commit.
"Canada in my blood': Charles's coronation follows half century of Canadian visits

"Canada in my blood': Charles's coronation follows half century of Canadian visits

LONDON — Last year, while still Prince of Wales, King Charles III opened a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Rwanda's capital of Kigali and pitched Canada as an example for the world to follow.
UK holds local elections amid storm over new voter ID rules

UK holds local elections amid storm over new voter ID rules

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in England voted Thursday in local elections that are the first test of electoral opinion since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took over a fractious and exhausted Conservative Party six months ago.
'Not my king': UK republicans want coronation to be the last

'Not my king': UK republicans want coronation to be the last

LONDON (AP) — On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue Union flags — and past a warning from history.
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