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MONTREAL – More than 3,000 Teamsters members have gone on strike at Canadian Pacific Railway after contract talks failed to reach an agreement before the midnight deadline. The Teamsters Canada Rail conference union represents 3,300 locomotive engineers and other train workers. It was not clear early Sunday how rail service …

RAMAT GAN, Israel – Israel’s top military legal advisor says he is “not concerned” by the possibility of an investigation by the International Criminal Court into last year’s Gaza war. Israel’s military advocate general, Maj. Gen. Danny Efroni says he believes the military’s own investigations into its actions are “sufficient …

MADRID – United Nations human rights experts have urged Spain’s Senate to reject two proposed bills they say threaten fundamental rights and freedoms. The five experts issued a statement Monday expressing concerned about the Public Security Law and the Penal Code projects and calling on Spain to take steps to …