Wednesday, September 20, 2023

See the devastation in Libya 10 days after the floods

New drone footage shows the wreckage left behind by powerful and deadly flooding in the city of Derna, Libya.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/see-the-devastation-in-libya-10-days-after-the-floods-1.6972810?cmp=rss

U.S. attorney general defends independence in midst of Trump, Biden probes

A man in a suit is shown speaking while seated at a table in an indoor room.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland told a Republican-controlled congressional committee on Wednesday that he runs a nonpolitical department that does not do the bidding of the president.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-garland-congress-testimony-1.6972533?cmp=rss

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's other challenge? Fighting persistent Ukraine corruption

A man in military fatigues gives a speech into a microphone at a podium.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been lauded as a wartime leader since Russia began its invasion last year, but some critics question his commitment to making good on his pledge to fight graft in his own country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-zelenskyy-anticorruption-efforts-1.6972301?cmp=rss

U.K. PM Sunak expected to announce delays on country's net-zero goals

A profile photo of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to announce changes to some of its net-zero policies, including a five-year delay to the banning of gas and diesel vehicles. The news is already drawing the ire of business groups.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-rishi-sunak-1.6972346?cmp=rss

With sights set on China, Japan to make deal with Canada on EV supply chains

Yasutoshi Nishimura, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister arrives at the prime minister's office Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is shuffling his Cabinet and key party posts Wednesday in an apparent attempt to balance power within the governing party and strengthen his position before a leadership vote next year.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

As political tensions with India remain at an all-time high, the Trudeau government is preparing to make some incremental progress with a key ally in its Indo-Pacific strategy — Japan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-japan-ev-agreement-1.6971959?cmp=rss