Change has broken, remade and reshaped the remote Canadian town of Churchill on the shore of Hudson Bay. The weather is warming and signature animals are dwindling. To survive, Churchill turned to tourism, luring people eager to see polar bears. (AP Video: Joshua A. Bickel) Change has broken, remade and reshaped the remote Canadian town
Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore on Wednesday, where three-quarters of the population is ethnically Chinese and Mandarin is an official language, will give him yet another opportunity to reach out to Beijing as the Vatican seeks improved ties for the sake of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics. Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore on Wednesday, where
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government plans to extend temporary border controls to all nine of its frontiers next week in what it describes as an effort to crack down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks in the country. Last month, a deadly knife attack in Soligen killed three people. The
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police on Tuesday freed the president of the opposition party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan , a day after he was detained outside parliament on a charge of allegedly inciting violence, his party said. Islamabad police in a statement confirmed the release of Gohar Khan, who is not related to
The Russian military on Tuesday launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint maneuvers. The “Ocean-24” exercise spans the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400 warships, submarines and support vessels, more than 120 planes and helicopters and over 90,000 troops
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa on a tour from Oct. 18-26, a long trip and test of the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment. The trip, described Tuesday at Buckingham Palace briefing, marks a watershed moment for the 75-year-old king, who has been slowly returning
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A pilot is missing after ejecting from a fighter jet during a nighttime training exercise on Tuesday night, Taiwan’s defense ministry said The Mirage 2000 fighter jet lost power at around 8 p.m. local time, the defense ministry said. Rescuers were searching for the pilot. The plane was flying in the
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new foreign minister was named in Sweden on Tuesday, nearly a week after the post was vacated in a surprise resignation. The move to appoint Maria Malmer Stenegard, 43, came after Tobias Billström said on Sept. 4 that he was leaving the government in a shock departure . Malmer Stenegard
LONDON (AP) — Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country’s equality laws and prohibit Afro hair discrimination. In an open letter to lawmakers on Tuesday, campaigners including Mel B, singer Beverley Knight and lawmaker Paulette Hamilton called for the U.K. to introduce a law to
CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay. The economic base collapsed when the military left town. Rail service and cargo ships — the lifeblood of supplies for a town not connected to the rest of the world
