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By Paula Newton, Aya Elamroussi and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Tensions stemming from protests spearheaded by Canadian truck drivers over the country’s Covid-19 mandates have been simmering in recent weeks, so much so that traffic at key US transit points has ground to a stop and a judge has temporarily banned demonstrators in the nation’s

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 Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added even more destinations on Monday to its ever-growing list of places considered to be a “very high” travel risk for Covid-19. Level 4, the CDC’s highest, has now swelled to almost 135 places, illustrating the rapid surge of the

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 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 Paula Newton, CNN From the western province of Alberta, moving east to Quebec City, and in cities and towns in between, thousands of Canadians have hit the streets in trucks, tractors, cars and on foot to protest the nation’s Covid-19 restrictions. With persistent and noisy horn honking, protesters are demanding governments at all levels