Although the ability of aid workers to enter Tigray improved during the summer months and "kept starvation at bay" for people there, no aid convoy has reached Tigray since mid-December, the United Nations agency said in an assessment.
Top U.S. defence officials said Friday they remain concerned about Russia's intentions amid a troop buildup along Ukraine's borders that is sufficient for Russian President Vladimir Putin to move forward with military action.
Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will not start a war in Ukraine, but warned that it wouldn't allow the West to trample on its security interests, amid fears it is planning to invade its neighbour.
Premier Jason Kenney says he wants to eliminate Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport program as soon as it's safe to do so, but noted that it's not yet the right time, as hospitals continue to feel pandemic pressures.
The U.S. and its NATO allies have started planning to bolster military power in eastern Europe. But another key player has not: Germany. In the Baltic nation of Lithuania, CBC News heard from both perspectives.
