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Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as they pray at the Grand Mosque, during the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

Saudi Arabia To Host Pre-Pandemic Numbers For 2023 Haj Pilgrimage Season

Saudi Arabia will remove COVID-19 restrictions for the 2023 haj season and host pre-pandemic numbers of pilgrims, the kingdom's ministry of haj and umrah said. In 2019, the last year before the…

10 January 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, left, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, right, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, not shown, as he speaks on the situation in Ukraine, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trudeau Revokes Emergency Powers After Canada Blockades End

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday he is removing emergency powers police can use after authorities ended the border blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions as…

AP 24 February 2022

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removes his mask as he arrives at a news conference to announce the Emergencies Act will be invoked to deal with protests, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 in Ottawa. Trudeau says he has invoked the act to bring to an end antigovernment blockades he describes as illegal. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada’s Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers To Quell Protests

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away…

AP 15 February 2022

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