Euro Cup players taking a knee in the name of racial injustice is dividing teams and their supporters, but no team has been more steadfast in this than England — despite the boos by some of their own fans.
American politicians are fuming over the latest Canadian border restrictions. One member of Congress calls the latest extension "bullshit," illogical and immoral. Several are pressing U.S. President Joe Biden to just ignore Canada and reopen the U.S. side of the border unilaterally.
U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a "teaching document" that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue to receive Communion despite their support for abortion rights.
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial inside the country and the truth is up for grabs.
Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on Friday with collusion with a foreign country, a national security case that has sent chills through the city's media.
Canada is leading an international effort at the United Nations to demand that China allow "meaningful and unfettered access" to investigate "credible reports" of widespread human rights violations against China's Muslim minority in Xinjiang province, CBC News has learned.
The United Nations General Assembly elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary general on Friday, giving him another five years at the helm of the 193-member organization.
Recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine may find themselves shut out of some entertainment events in New York, as one B.C. man found out when he tried to get tickets for Bruce Springsteen's Broadway show.
Israel said Friday it will transfer around one million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year.
Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hardline protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fuelling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic.
