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By Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN Canadian protesters have impeded access to the busiest international crossing in North America again Tuesday, escalating tensions as frustration over demonstrations against Covid-19 rules continues to roil the nation. After idling trucks and vehicles snarled roadways in major Canadian cities over the weekend, “Freedom Convoy” drivers hindered travel

By Paula Newton, CNN A massive protest by Canadian truckers and others against Covid-19 mandates has been growing for weeks, crippling three US border crossings and downtown Ottawa — with no end in sight. So, why are the demonstrations happening now? What exactly are they about? And what’s being done to address them? Here are

By Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday implored protesters to end their demonstration that has blocked roads and disrupted life across the country for more than a week. “Individuals are trying to blockade our economy, our democracy, and our fellow citizens’ daily lives. It has to stop,” Trudeau

By Lilit Marcus and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Australia will open its borders to fully vaccinated international travelers from late February, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday after a meeting of the government’s national security committee. “The National Security Committee and Cabinet has decided today that Australia will reopen our borders to all remaining

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A pack of orcas hunting and killing an adult blue whale has been recorded for the first time, scientists say. The stalking episode took place in March 2019 at Bremer Bay, Western Australia, according to research published in the latest edition of the scientific journal Marine Mammal Science. Two more

By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Britain’s Prince Charles has paid tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as she marks her 70th anniversary on the throne on Sunday, saying her devotion continues to inspire with each passing year. The Prince of Wales, 73, congratulated the Queen on her “remarkable achievement” of

By Max Foster and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Britain’s Prince Andrew has agreed to give a statement under oath on March 10 in the UK as part of the civil case against him, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Saturday. Virginia Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked by disgraced financier Jeffrey

By Rafael Romo, CNN’s Senior Latin American Affairs Editor It started as a heated discussion between a father and his son’s doctor. But it quickly escalated to a multi-person fist-fight that shocked the nation. Inside the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in Costa Rica’s Heredia province, not far from the capital San Jose, the argument

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN This year kicked off with a violent start on the Colombia-Venezuela border, where dissident militant factions have been competing for territorial control of lucrative drug routes that connect the South American country to the US and Europe. At least 23 people were killed in violent clashes at the start of the

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has used the historic milestone of her Platinum Jubilee to redefine the future of the monarchy, calling for the Duchess of Cornwall to be known as Queen Camilla when Charles becomes King. When Charles married Camilla in 2005, the couple announced she intended to

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II marked the eve of her Platinum Jubilee with a special reception at Sandringham House on Saturday. On Sunday, the 95-year-old will become the first British monarch to celebrate 70 years on the throne. A day before reaching the landmark milestone, the Queen welcomed members

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN About 40 decapitated skeletons unearthed by a group of archaeologists in southern England are thought to belong to “criminals” from the Roman period, researchers say. The skeletons were found when archaeologists on England’s High Speed 2 program (HS2) discovered a late Roman cemetery, thought to be the biggest of its