Friday, May 12, 2023

1 of America's most wanted fugitives extradited to U.S. after 2017 arrest in Montreal

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan says a 41-year-old man on the country’s 10 Most Wanted list was extradited from Canada to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges in Detroit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/man-extradited-from-canada-to-u-s-1.6842250?cmp=rss

What the end of a U.S. COVID-19 border restriction could mean for Canada

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The United States lifted a pandemic border control policy Friday in a move that could have implications for Canada's approach to migrants and asylum seekers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/title-42-border-end-canada-us-border-1.6841251?cmp=rss

After month-long siege, Russia retreats from Bakhmut amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

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The setback for Russia, which follows similar reports of Ukrainian advances south of the city, suggests a co-ordinated push by Kyiv to encircle Russian forces in Bakhmut, Moscow's main objective for months during the war's bloodiest fighting.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-acknowledges-retreat-bakhmut-ukrainian-counteroffensive-1.6841643?cmp=rss

Savage capitalism is stopping Italians from having kids, says Pope

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Starting a family in Italy is becoming a "titanic effort" that only the rich can afford, Pope Francis said on Friday, warning that "savage" free-market conditions were preventing the young from having children.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-birth-rate-pope-meloni-1.6841048?cmp=rss

Pakistan court orders former PM Imran Khan released on bail

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A high court in Islamabad on Friday granted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case and ordered him freed on bail.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-imran-khan-release-bail-graft-1.6841081?cmp=rss

Migrants rush to U.S. border as asylum restrictions expire

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source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/migration-title-42-u-s-1.6840998?cmp=rss