Alexander Lukashenko has survived as Belarus's authoritarian ruler for 27 years by knowing how to play Russia off against the West. But did his gambit to "hijack" an Irish airliner to arrest a government opponent go too far?
Federal parties have shifted their positions on Israel-Palestine after a long period of stasis. The Gaza conflict is also causing tensions within the Liberal Party, the NDP and Green Party. Some MPs say BLM and other social justice protests have affected public views, driving up sympathy for Palestinians.
Nigerian authorities confirmed that at least 60 people have died in a boat accident on the Niger River and that 83 missing passengers are also feared dead.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he does not believe the COVID-19 virus escaped from a Chinese lab in Wuhan province but is keeping an eye on new evidence as it emerges.
Republicans in the U.S. Senate have blocked the creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
