Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and longtime Indian tribal rights activist who was jailed in 2020 under India's harsh anti-terror law, died Monday in the western Indian city of Mumbai. He was 84.
The weekend death of a 24-year-old man has sparked widespread condemnation after friends of the victim claim he was targeted and beaten to death for being gay. The death comes amid a spike in attacks on LGBTQ people.
Foreign Minister Marc Garneau said he reaffirmed Canada's support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during his recent five-day trip to the Middle East, adding that both sides of the conflict should take steps to "lower the temperature" during a fragile ceasefire.
Spain has restored nightlife restrictions weeks after they were lifted due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated young adults. On Friday, the 14-day contagion rate among those aged 20 to 29 years was nearly three times the national average.
Tropical storm Elsa neared landfall around Cuba's Bay of Pigs on the south-central coast on Monday morning, bringing strong rain and winds to parts of the Caribbean's largest island, and was set to churn across the country on its way to Florida.
