Charles — who only ascended to the throne after the death of his mother in 2022 — first sought treatment for an enlarged prostate in January, with Buckingham Palace announcing the following month that cancer had been detected. In the first substantive update on his health since then, Buckingham Palace said Friday that Charles’ treatment … Read more
Salvini is pushing to launch the project by June, when European elections will be held that could make or break his leadership of the League. The timing will be critical. As electoral support for the League shrinks, Salvini’s party colleagues are running out of patience. All 15 members of one local party association in Lombardy, … Read more
Concluding what Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling the “largest deal in Canadian history,” Honda is expected to announce later this week a multi-billion dollar commitment to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario, government sources have told CBC News. The senior government sources, who spoke to CBC News on condition of confidentiality because they weren’t authorized … Read more
Croatia’s constitutional court ruled Friday that its populist President Zoran Milanović cannot become prime minister, Reuters reported, after national elections handed him a potentially influential role in forming the Balkan country’s next government. The April 17 election in the EU’s most recent joiner left no party able to form a government on its own, meaning … Read more
Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Tuesday’s federal budget promised to amend the Financial Administration Act to ensure that government payments accepted for deposit at Canadian banks will carry … Read more
The rules would require NGOs, campaign groups and media outlets that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as agents of “foreign influence.” If adopted, Miller said, the measures “could limit freedom of expression, stigmatize organizations that deliver these benefits to the citizens of Georgia, and impede independent media organizations working to provide Georgians with access to high … Read more
Glucksmann, a member of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament, said France sends “only 3,000 shells per month” to Ukraine, while Russia fires “20,000 shells a day.” While some early estimates indicated that Russia could be firing as many as 20,000 shells a day, others sees that figure as being closer to 10,000. He accused Macron … Read more
“He’s being treated like a God-given candidate, instead of everyone destroying him,” Plenković said, claiming he was being targeted by a “clique of left-wing media” trying to bring down his ruling party. Croatia’s parliamentary elections, which have been preceded by a savage campaign, will be held Wednesday. Voters will be choosing between Plenković’s ruling conservative … Read more
Czech authorities in March sanctioned the Prague-based Voice of Europe website over claims that European politicians had engaged with the outlet, using their influence to discourage support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Two of the channel’s executives — including Viktor Medvedchuk, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — were hit with sanctions. … Read more
The prime minister and cabinet ministers have spent the last few weeks touring the country to preview some of the key elements of the budget that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will unveil in full on Tuesday, April 16. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has framed the budget as one focused on fairness. Here’s how to watch CBC’s … Read more
