CALGARY, Alberta — Judy Greenwood did not want to leave. But when the evacuation alerts on her phone blared repeatedly and emergency officials knocked on her door, she and her husband loaded their four cats into the car and drove away from their rural hamlet to escape approaching wildfires. In much of the western province […]
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Security Force or Anti-Arab Militia? Israelis Feud Over Far-Right Plan
JERUSALEM — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended his contentious plan to overhaul Israel’s judiciary this past week, easing weeks of unrest, he won the support of one of the most right-wing ministers in his coalition by promising to take the first steps toward forming a new national guard that the minister could control. Itamar […]
Report Finds London Police Force Is Sexist and Racist
London’s police force is institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic, according to a new independent report investigating the culture and behavior within the department. While the force has been under intense scrutiny for months, the report, released on Tuesday, offers a damning new assessment of the police department and perhaps the strongest condemnation yet of its […]
Russia Seeks to Force Ukrainians to Fight Their Countrymen
Russia is stepping up its conscription efforts even as it forces residents to vote in staged referendums that could lead to annexation, according to Ukrainian officials, witnesses and rights groups.