Georgian president won’t recognize parliament elections, calls for protests – National

Georgian president won’t recognize parliament elections, calls for protests – National

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia’s president said Sunday she did not recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party, adding that the country fell victim to a “Russian special operation” aimed at moving it off a path toward Europe. Standing alongside opposition leaders, President Salome Zourabichvili…

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Foreign interference in the U.S. election is up – and being swiftly exposed – National

Foreign interference in the U.S. election is up – and being swiftly exposed – National

WASHINGTON — A presidential candidate’s phone is hacked. A fake video falsely shows ballots burned in Pennsylvania. National security officials warn that U.S. adversaries may incite violent protests after Election Day. These developments — all revealed in the past week — show how Russia, China and Iran have increased the pace of efforts to meddle…

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Quebec Liberals seek probe of closing of newcomers’ French-language classes

Quebec Liberals seek probe of closing of newcomers’ French-language classes

The Quebec Liberal Party has called for the province’s French language commissioner to investigate the cancelling of some French-language training courses for newcomers. Citing an “ongoing series of closures of francization programs,” the Opposition party announced Saturday morning in a news release that its critics for the French language and French classes, André Albert Morin…

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Canadian Indigenous leaders call Biden’s apology for U.S. residential schools ‘first step’ – National

Canadian Indigenous leaders call Biden’s apology for U.S. residential schools ‘first step’ – National

Canadian Indigenous leaders say U.S. President Joe Biden’s apology for his country’s residential school system is only the first step toward healing generations of harm. On Friday, Biden apologized for the U.S. boarding school system that for more than 150 years separated Indigenous children from their parents, calling it “one of the most consequential things”…

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Biden says U.S. Indigenous boarding school system was ‘a sin on our soul’ – National

Biden says U.S. Indigenous boarding school system was ‘a sin on our soul’ – National

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country. “It’s a sin on our soul,” said Biden, his voice full…

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