Irish police investigate claim dead man taken to post office
LONDON — Police in Ireland are investigating reports that the body of a dead man was brought to a post office in an attempt to collect his pension. The Irish …
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U.K. lawmaker says he’ll go to police with ‘blackmail’ claims
LONDON — A British politician who accuses the government of blackmailing opponents of Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will take his allegations to the police. William Wragg, a lawmaker …
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Baltic nations to ship Washington-endorsed arms to Ukraine
HELSINKI — The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine in a move that Washington says it is fully endorsing amid …
Read MoreCanada Post unveils stamp honouring jazz legend Eleanor Collins
Canada Post has revealed its new stamp honouring trailblazing jazz singer Eleanor Collins. The stamp depicting the "Canadian First Lady of Jazz" was unveiled at a virtual ceremony on Friday, …
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Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW — With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security …
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Houthis, aid group: Death toll from prison airstrike hits 82
CAIRO — The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels climbed to at least 82 detainees, the rebels and an aid …
Read MoreBaltic nations to ship Washington-endorsed arms to Ukraine
HELSINKI — The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine in a move that Washington says it is fully endorsing amid …
Read MoreU.S. woman charged after threatening to bring ‘every single gun loaded and ready’ if her children had to wear masks at school
Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if her children were required to …
Read More1 NYPD officer killed, 1 severely injured in Harlem shooting
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer was killed and another critically wounded Friday night while answering a call about an argument between a woman and her adult …
Read MoreOttawa beacon, pipe bands, town criers to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
OTTAWA — The Queen has made no secret of her affection for Canada, which she has visited 22 times during almost seven decades on the throne Now Canada is preparing …
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