Politics

BBC backtracks on Lineker over tweet slamming UK asylum plan

LONDON (AP) — The BBC called a truce Monday in its showdown with sports commentator Gary Lineker, reversing its suspension of the former soccer great for a tweet that criticized the U.K. government’s contentious new migration policy .

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Ontario seeks to give remote workers mass layoff protections

KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario is proposing to strengthen rules around mass layoffs to include greater protections for employees who work remotely. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton made the announcement Monday in Kitchener, Ont.

Mar 13, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

Calm after quake: Greek PM says tension with Turkey easing

Greece’s prime minister Monday said a massive earthquake in Turkey and deadly rail disaster in northern Greece have helped de-escalate tension between the two neighbors, driven by a popular feeling of solidarity. The devastating Feb.

Mar 13, 2023 6:29 AM Read more >

Report: Ukraine world's 3rd biggest arms importer in 2022

HELSINKI (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has led to a substantial flow of military aid to Kyiv from the United States and Europe made Ukraine the world’s third largest importer of arms in 2022, a Swedish think tank said Monday.

Mar 13, 2023 6:19 AM Read more >

Is DeSantis darkening Florida's sunny open-records laws?

Florida has long been known for sunshine -- not only the warm rays that brighten its beaches but also the light of public scrutiny afforded by some of the nation's strongest meetings and records laws.

Mar 13, 2023 6:14 AM Read more >

Vice President Harris to visit Africa in latest US outreach

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will spend a week in Africa at the end of March as the United States deepens its outreach to the continent amid global competition, notably with China.

Mar 13, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Tunisia's parliament convenes for first time since 2021

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's new parliament convened Monday, the first time the country has had a functioning legislature since the president had the previous parliament sealed off by the army in 2021.

Mar 13, 2023 5:07 AM Read more >

Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role

BEIJING (AP) — An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading role in Middle Eastern politics — a part previously reserved for longtime global heavyweights like the U.S. and Russia.

Mar 13, 2023 4:40 AM Read more >

Nepal's newly elected president takes oath of office

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly elected president — the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic — took the oath of office Monday in Kathmandu.

Mar 13, 2023 4:06 AM Read more >

China's Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal

BEJIING (AP) — President Xi Jinping called Monday for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup as the host of talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relation

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