Canada’s Trudeau accepts he breached ethics rules, refuses to apologize
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday accepted a watchdog’s report that he breached ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case but refused to apologize, saying he had been trying to defend jobs.
Argentina presidential front-runner says he won’t spark default
Argentine center-left presidential front-runner Alberto Fernandez said on Wednesday that his policies would not lead to a debt default, adding that in a call with President Mauricio Macri, both agreed they wanted market volatility to stabilize.
Norway’s first electric plane crash-lands on lake
Norway’s first battery-powered aircraft crash-landed on a lake on Wednesday, in a setback for the country’s aviation strategy, although police said the pilot and passenger both escaped unhurt.
Peru court orders indigenous governor of mining region to six years in prison
A Peruvian court ordered the arrest of the indigenous governor of a mineral-rich southern region after sentencing him to six years in prison on Wednesday for leading 2011 deadly protests against a Canadian open-pit silver project.
Trudeau reacts to ethics report, says he cannot apologize for standing up for Canadian jobs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he took responsibility for the findings of an ethics report that found he improperly acted to influence a corporate legal case, but he refused to apologize and said he acted to defend Canadian jo…
Panama Canal will not block Venezuela vessels despite U.S. sanctions
The Panama Canal will continue authorizing vessels coming from Venezuela provided they present the necessary paperwork, the waterway’s chief said on Wednesday, suggesting a new round of U.S. sanctions on the South American nation should not make a diff…
Russia flies nuclear-capable bombers to region facing Alaska
Russia said on Wednesday it had flown two nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as part of a training exercise that state media said showed Moscow’s ability to park nuclear arms on the United States’ doorstep.
Paraguayan president’s popularity plummets amid Brazil-linked political crisis
Paraguay’s president, Mario Abdo, has reached his first year in office with a 69 percent disapproval rating amid an enduring political crisis and a significant economic slowdown, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
Canada ethics watchdog says Trudeau broke rules, finding could hurt election hopes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and officials in his government improperly tried to influence a corporate legal case, Canada’s top ethics watchdog said on Wednesday in a politically damaging assessment that could hurt his chances of winning October’s gen…
Suspects in Slovak journalist’s killing face more charges
Four suspects in last year’s killings of a Slovak investigative journalist and his fiancée have also been charged with ordering the murders of two prosecutors and a lawyer, national police said on Wednesday.
