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Why wait until summer? Cold water dippers enjoy Okanagan Lake year-round

"I find when you're in the cold water there's nothing else going on in your mind rather than the present moment."

Ukrainian troops improvising medical supplies: UNIFIER training commander

LÓDZ, Poland - Ukrainian troops are using improvised medical supplies on the battlefield because they don't have what they need to treat and tra…

Here's what to know about Turkey's decision to move forward with Sweden's bid to join NATO

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO on Tuesday after the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a…

Czech Republic marks a day of mourning for the victims of its worst mass killing

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence for the victims…

Woman dies after dinghy carrying migrants capsizes off Greek Aegean Sea islet

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One woman died and 19 people were rescued after a dinghy carrying migrants to Greece capsized off an islet in the eastern…

UN envoy for Sudan resigns and warns that the conflict could be turning into full-scale civil war

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Sudan who was declared unwelcome by the country’s military rulers resigned Wednesday in a final…

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday it was “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nation…

Takeaways from AP's report on bodies from migrant boats buried on the beach in Senegal

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — In the seaside town of Saint-Louis, Senegal, officials and residents say bodies of migrants from capsized boats atte…

Bulgaria agrees to send heavy military equipment to Ukraine for the first time since the invasion

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has agreed to provide the Ukrainian army with some 100 armored personnel carriers, marking a turnaround in the N…

Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining 9 of 13 promised warplanes

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine, the…

Transgender Day of Visibility turned violent in Vancouver

Counter-protesters were confronted by rally-goers and at least two people were assaulted.

Man given life in prison for 2019 killing of Gdansk mayor

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The man who fatally stabbed Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison by a Polish court on Thur…

Stella Jean quits Milan Fashion Week over lack of inclusion

MILAN (AP) — The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion chamber withdrew Wednesday from this month’s Milan Fashion Week, alleging a la…

China scoffs at new Czech president's phone call with Taiwan

BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday accused Czech President-elect Petr Pavel of challenging its hard line on national sovereignty by affirming ties…

Poland pushes for more tanks for Kyiv, will seek German OK

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Monday it would ask Berlin for permission to send German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine as its Western allies…

Russia, Estonia expel ambassadors amid 'destroyed' relations

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Estonia on Monday were expelling the ambassadors from each other's countries in a tit-for-tat move, saying that their d…

Spanish, French leaders sign friendship treaty in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez signed a friendship treaty in Barcelona on Thu…

UNESCO seeks to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United Nations cultural organization is training law enforcement and judiciary officials from countries on Ukraine's w…