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UK environmental activists appeal against prison sentences they say are unduly harsh

Jan. 29, 2025 13:25 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Sixteen environmental activists who were jailed for actions including stopping traffic, blocking an oil facility and splashing a van Gogh painting with soup went to a London court Wednesday to challenge their sentences. The Just Stop Oil protesters say they received...

Canada inquiry found no evidence of 'traitors’ in parliament, but warns against disinformation

Jan. 28, 2025 17:25 PM EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A public inquiry on foreign interference in Canada concluded Tuesday that while some foreign entities tried to interfere in the country's elections, its democratic institutions remain "robust,” but warned against the danger of misinformation. ...