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Ukraine is investigating alleged prisoner shooting video

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the conduct of Russian troops who appeared in a video that Moscow alleged showed them trying to surrender, then being shot.
Pilot project at Canada-U.S. border crossing offers hope for stalled Nexus program

Pilot project at Canada-U.S. border crossing offers hope for stalled Nexus program

WASHINGTON — Canada and the United States are road-testing a workaround for their irreconcilable differences over Nexus — evidence, officials say, of a shared bilateral commitment to the treasured but imperilled fast-traveller program.
US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect

Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit

King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London on Tuesday for the first state visit of his reign, which will include a formal banquet as well as talks with government leaders focused on investment and green
Nigeria drills for oil in new field as theft erodes earnings

Nigeria drills for oil in new field as theft erodes earnings

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria on Tuesday began drilling oil and natural gas in the country’s northern region, anticipating a boost to the nation's finances even as the new energy supplies face the threat from theft and extremist activity.
Russia's Gazprom threatens Europe gas cuts through Ukraine

Russia's Gazprom threatens Europe gas cuts through Ukraine

Russian energy giant Gazprom has threatened to reduce natural gas supplies through the last pipeline heading to Europe via Ukraine, saying the amount it's supplying for Moldova is not ending up in the former Soviet republic.
Here's a look at other times Canadian prime ministers testified at public inquiries

Here's a look at other times Canadian prime ministers testified at public inquiries

OTTAWA — The word "unprecedented" applies to some aspects of the massive public inquiry underway in Ottawa.
History fuels Latvian determination to support Ukraine and resist Putin's Russia

History fuels Latvian determination to support Ukraine and resist Putin's Russia

RIGA, Latvia — The Ukrainian flag can be seen flying almost everywhere in the central neighbourhoods of Riga, the Latvian capital.

Russia, Cuba leaders meet in Moscow, honor rebel icon Castro

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met with his Cuban counterpart in Moscow, where the two unveiled a monument to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and hailed the “traditional friendship” between their sanctions-hit natio

Germany to wind down Mali military mission by mid-2024

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Tuesday that it plans to wind down the country's participation in a U.N. military mission in Mali by the middle of 2024.
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