Alberta’s Family Violence Death Review Committee quietly dissolved after internal review
The Alberta government quietly dissolved the committee tasked with examining deaths that stemmed from family violence, after an internal review found that its work had become redundant, overlapping with other government bodies and newer initiatives.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-family-violence-death-review-committee-9.7119889?cmp=rss
Alberta’s Family Violence Death Review Committee quietly dissolved after internal review
The Alberta government quietly dissolved the committee tasked with examining deaths that stemmed from family violence, after an internal review found that its work had become redundant, overlapping with other government bodies and newer initiatives.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-family-violence-death-review-committee-9.7119889?cmp=rss
Biden Meets With Zelensky, Pledges Continued U.S. Support for Ukraine https://www.wsj.com/articles/zelensky-heads-to-washington-to-shore-up-more-u-s-support-for-ukraine-11671644438 #LegislativeBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #legislativebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #Politics/InternationalRelations #National/PublicSecurity #internationalrelations #Political/GeneralNews #ukraine
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Never Surrender, Asks Biden and Congress for More Aid

Ukraine’s president capped a whirlwind visit to Washington with an address to lawmakers

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Zelensky Expected to Visit Washington on Wednesday https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelensky-expected-to-visit-washington-on-wednesday-11671577431 #LegislativeBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #legislativebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #ExecutiveBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #executivebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #internationalrelations
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Expected to Visit Washington on Wednesday

Trip would be his first visit outside of Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February

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Mexico Grants Asylum to Family of Peru's Jailed Former President https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-grants-asylum-to-family-of-perus-jailed-former-president-11671564077 #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #ExecutiveBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #executivebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #Politics/InternationalRelations #InternationalRelations #internationalrelations #Political/GeneralNews #DomesticPolitics #SYND
Mexico Grants Asylum to Family of Peru’s Jailed Former President

Relatives of Pedro Castillo enter Mexico’s Embassy after more than two dozen die in protests

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Putin Describes Situation in Occupied Ukrainian Territories as 'Extremely Difficult' https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-describes-situation-in-occupied-ukrainian-territories-as-extremely-difficult-11671551921 #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #ExecutiveBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #executivebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #Politics/InternationalRelations #National/PublicSecurity #internationalrelations #SYND
Putin Describes Situation in Occupied Ukrainian Territories as ‘Extremely Difficult’

Russian leader orders increase in surveillance to weed out ‘traitors, spies and saboteurs’

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Kim Yo Jong Blasts Skeptics of North Korea's Military Advances https://www.wsj.com/articles/kim-yo-jong-blasts-skeptics-of-north-koreas-military-advances-11671526251 #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #ExecutiveBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #executivebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #Politics/InternationalRelations #AerospaceProducts/Parts #National/PublicSecurity #internationalrelations #Political/GeneralNews
Kim Yo Jong Blasts Skeptics of North Korea’s Military Advances

Sister of Kim Jong Un says Pyongyang’s prowess with intercontinental ballistic missiles, satellite photography shouldn’t be doubted

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Ukraine's Zelensky Visits Front-Line City of Bakhmut https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-needs-greater-military-aid-next-year-says-zelensky-11671533571 #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #ExecutiveBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #executivebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #Politics/InternationalRelations #National/PublicSecurity #InternationalRelations #internationalrelations #Political/GeneralNews #WSJ-PRO-WSJ.com
Ukraine Needs Greater Military Aid Next Year, Says Zelensky

U.S. lawmakers and European Union are looking to step up financing for Kyiv’s defense against Russia’s invasion

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Japan's Weapons Buildup to Bolster Efforts to Counter China https://www.wsj.com/articles/japans-weapons-buildup-to-bolster-u-s-efforts-to-counter-china-11671538539 #DefenseDepartment(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #defensedepartment(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #ExecutiveBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #executivebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #National/PublicSecurity #SYND
Japan’s Weapons Buildup to Bolster U.S. Efforts to Counter China

New spending won’t change regional balance of power but will serve as further deterrence to China, analysts say

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Russia and China to Hold Joint Naval Drills https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-and-china-to-hold-joint-naval-drills-11671457894 #DefenseDepartment(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #defensedepartment(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #GovernmentBodies(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #governmentbodies(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #ExecutiveBranch(Discontinuedfrom10thJanuary2023) #executivebranch(discontinuedfrom10thjanuary2023) #Politics/InternationalRelations #National/PublicSecurity #Navy
Russia, China to Hold Joint Naval Drills as Moscow and Belarus Vow to Cement Ties

Exercises highlight cooperation between Beijing and Moscow as the Kremlin tries to offset Western isolation by drawing allies, including Minsk, closer

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