Canadian port strike talks resume, supported by federal mediators

TORONTO (Reuters) – Talks in Pacific Canada between striking dock workers and their employers have resumed after four days away from the negotiation table, a statement on Saturday by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) showed. The BCMEA and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) met on Saturday, supported by federal…

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In call with Turkey’s Erdogan, Biden expresses support for Sweden’s NATO bid

By Ezgi Erkoyun and Kanishka Singh ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden expressed a desire to see Sweden join NATO “as soon as possible” in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in which they discussed Sweden’s bid to become a member of the Western alliance, the White House said on Sunday. Turkey, along…

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UN experts arrive in Honduras to explore anti-corruption mission installation

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A UN mission of experts arrived in Honduras to examine the establishment of an international anti-corruption mission in the Central American nation, which is plagued by widespread corruption that exacerbates poverty and immigration, Honduran authorities announced Sunday. Leftist President Xiomara Castro pledged during her campaign to install an anti-corruption commission known as…

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Russian, Turkish ministers talk after Turkey sends Ukrainian commanders home

(Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey spoke by telephone on Sunday, a day after Ankara angered Moscow by sending five Ukrainian commanders home with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in what Russia called a violation of a prisoner exchange agreement. The Russian and Turkish foreign ministries said Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan discussed the…

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US congressional Democrats raise concerns on cluster bombs for Ukraine

By Kanishka Singh and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Representative Barbara Lee raised concerns on Sunday over the decision by President Joe Biden’s administration to send cluster bombs to Ukraine to combat the Russian invasion. The United States said on Friday it would supply Kyiv with the widely banned bombs…

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Netanyahu bristles at protests as Israel’s judicial reform edges ahead

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned his attorney-general to explain the police’s handling of resurgent demonstrations against his plan to overhaul the justice system, as the reform bill edges ahead. The bill that would limit “reasonableness” as a standard of judicial review – and which critics argue would…

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At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands, aid group says

MADRID (Reuters) – At least 300 people who were travelling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday. Two boats, one carrying about 65 people and the other with between 50 and 60 on board, have been missing for 15 days since they…

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