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European Super League: Ministers say they will work to block breakaway group

The government has said it will do "whatever it takes" to prevent a breakaway European Super League involving six leading English clubs. The PM said ministers would be working to make sure the league did not go ahead in the way being proposed.

Officials: Hunger-striking Navalny to go to prison hospital

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia. Russian state penitentiary service says a decision has been made to transfer imprisoned Russian ...

Annalena Baerbock: Woman who could be Germany's next chancellor

On Monday, the Green Party announced that 40-year-old Annalena Baerbock would be its choice to take over from Angela Merkel after September's election. Ms Baerbock is likely to be the only woman in the race.

Scottish election 2021: Tories propose new laws to boost Covid recovery

The Scottish Conservatives have proposed 15 new pieces of legislation for the next Holyrood term in the party's manifesto for May's election. These include plans for retraining grants for workers, rates relief for shops, and reforms to council funding. The party ...

Officials report progress at Iran nuclear talks in Vienna

Negotiators in Vienna have begun drafting proposals for the United States and Iran to return to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, officials involved in the talks said Monday. "Practical solutions are still far away," Mikhail Ulyanov, the Russian delegate to ...

National Catholic Reporter

What does Catholic President Biden need in his Vatican ambassador?

National Catholic Reporter

A Marine Corps color guard carries the U.S. and Marine flags during the inauguration of the new headquarters of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome Sept. 9, 2015. (CNS/Paul Haring). On the eve of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Pope John Paul ...

Bloomberg

Putin's Hard Choice Over Opponent's Fate

Bloomberg

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a difficult decision to make — whether to allow Alexey Navalny, his principal political opponent, to live or die in prison. This may not be a straightforward calculation for a man U.S. President Joe Biden dubs a killer.

Greens Choose Baerbock as Candidate for Germany's Next Leader

The New York Times

The New York Times

Annalena Baerbock was the party's choice for chancellor and will campaign on a platform of climate protection and political change, while conservatives remain locked in a battle to name their own candidate.

Canada rolls out post-pandemic spending plan ahead of likely election

Reuters

Reuters

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on Monday lined up billions in new spending to provide emergency support during a virulent third wave of COVID-19 and to help launch an economic recovery ahead of an election ...

Trudeau Will Add to Record Debt With First Pandemic Budget

Justin Trudeau is set to unveil a vision for Canada's post-pandemic recovery that will double as an election platform, heavy on new spending and assurances the mounting debt is affordable. The April 19 budget, the prime minister's first full fiscal plan since ...