Ukraine says there’s no evidence for Russia’s claim that dozens of POWs died in a plane crash
Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back that their own forces shot down a military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs.
The Ukrainian agency that deals with prisoner exchanges said late Friday that Russian officials had “with great delay” provided it with a list of the 65 Ukrainians who Moscow said had died in the in Russia’s Belgorod region.
Ukraine’s Coordination Staff for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said relatives of the named POWs were unable
Tuvalu’s prime minister reportedly loses his seat in crucial elections on the Pacific island nation
SYDNEY (AP) — Prime Minister Kausea Natano reportedly lost his seat in parliament in elections on the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu.
The election for the 16-seat parliament, which could , saw eight newcomers win seats, according to Radio New Zealand. The report couldn’t be independently confirmed.
Tuvalu, with just over 11,500 people, is one of the smallest nations in the world. But the election has gained international attention because Tuvalu, a British colony until 197
Atmospheric rivers roll over B.C., melting snow and triggering flood warnings
VANCOUVER — Rainfall and flood advisories remain in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky region as balmy weather brings a series of rainstorms to British Columbia’s South Coast, melting any sign of heavy snowfall earlier this month.
Environment Canada says a series of atmospheric rivers is rolling over the area through Wednesday, bringing temperatures five to 10 degrees above normal.
A rainfall warning spanning parts of Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound says the warmer airmass will raise the freezing elevation to near 2,500 metres
In an RV outside Walmart, a senior dreams of housing as ‘dramatic reversal’ plays out
VANCOUVER — Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a Walmart in East Vancouver, having recently been discharged from hospital after an accident.
He’s glad to be out of the “crazy” emergency room at Vancouver General Hospital where he spent a night earlier this month.
But what he really dreams of is a call from BC Housing.
Light spent New Year’s Eve trying to get the engine of the RV running to stay warm while trying to imagine better
Philippine troops kill 9 suspected Muslim militants, including 2 involved in Sunday Mass bombing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that , the army said Saturday.
Four army scout rangers were slightly wounded in Thursday’s operation against the , a small outfit aligned with the Islamic State group, in the hinterland village of Taporug near Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur province, army spokesman Col. Louie Dema-ala said.
Army forces clashed with about 15 militants in a series of shootouts from
Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?
Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of her death on Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who’s been gaining a modern following.
Many of the festivities are taking place in and around the town of Kildare, where Brigid founded a prestigious abbey and inspired a host of colorful, miracle-filled legends. Other commemorations are taking place across Ireland and around the world.
In a sense, Brigid is on a roll. The commemorations
Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
Many callers wondered and demanded: What’s next?
Few know.
Uncertainty and fear have been spreading since Friday’s ruling, as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti’s capital and beyond.
“Absent a robust external mission that would be deployed very soon, we are facing quite a tragic scenario in Haiti,” warned
Israeli Holocaust survivor says the Oct. 7 Hamas attack revived childhood trauma
Gad Partok was 10 years old in 1942 when Nazis stormed his street in the coastal Tunisian town of Nabeul. He saw them going door to door, hauling out his neighbors, shooting them and burning down their homes.
Like so many Jews who moved to Israel after the war, Partok believed Israel would be a place where he would finally be free from persecution.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a steady reminder through the decades that safety is not absolute, and security comes at a cost.
Israeli Holocaust survivor says the Oct. 7 Hamas attack revived childhood trauma
Gad Partok was 10 years old in 1942 when Nazis stormed his street in the coastal Tunisian town of Nabeul. He saw them going door to door, hauling out his neighbors, shooting them and burning down their homes.
Like so many Jews who moved to Israel after the war, Partok believed Israel would be a place where he would finally be free from persecution.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a steady reminder through the decades that safety is not absolute, and security comes at a cost.
How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on Jan. 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.
, a woman recording votes mistakenly enters one in the column for the wrong candidate. The message was clear: The election could not be trusted. The results were faked.
It could have been Taiwan’s Jan. 6 moment. But it wasn’t