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2 plead not guilty in trial linked to Jordan's royal rift
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch pleaded not guilty Monday to sedition and incitement charges linked to an unprecedented public rift in Jorda...
Jun 21, 2021
Iran president-elect takes hard line, refuses to meet Biden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's president-elect staked out a hard-line position Monday in his first remarks since his landslide election victory, rejecting the possibility of meeting with Pr...
Jun 21, 2021
Spanish leader: 9 Catalan separatists will receive pardons
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said Monday that the Spanish Cabinet will approve pardons for nine separatist Catalan politicians and activists imprisoned for their roles in the 20...
Jun 21, 2021
Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, making him the first Swedish government leader ever to lose such a...
Jun 21, 2021
Israeli foreign minister to make first visit to UAE
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's new foreign minister will head to the United Arab Emirates next week for the first known visit by a top Israeli diplomat to the Gulf Arab country, the ministry said Monday. F...
Jun 21, 2021
Liberals, opposition clash with days left to pass legislation before House rises
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are in their final week before a summer break in the House of Commons, where federal parties are using the minority makeup to posture for a potential election. With only days...
Jun 21, 2021
Canada to get 5.2m COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, Pfizer shipment slightly delayed
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive more than five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the coming week. Around 2.4 million are expected to come from Pfizer and BioNTech, though that shipment isn't sl...
Jun 21, 2021
Border measures start easing in July for fully vaccinated Canadians
OTTAWA - Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to Canada will soon be able to avoid a mandatory quarantine as long as they still test negative for COVID-19. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Monda...
Jun 21, 2021
Armenian leader's party wins snap vote despite defeat in war
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Results released Monday showed that the party of Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won snap parliamentary elections which he called to ease anger over a peace dea...
Jun 21, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday June 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,550 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,171,232...
Jun 20, 2021
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