President Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to a diverse group of honorees. News from around the world includes updates on the Menendez case, Austrian politics, Haitian security, foreign gifts to the Bidens, Venezuelan elections, Canadian leadership speculation, and the rise of Quebec separatism.
President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to numerous recipients in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science. Family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez advocating for their resentencing met with Los Angeles County District Attorney, Nathan Hochman. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time.
About 150 military police officers from Central America have arrived in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government's fight against violent gangs.President Joe Biden and his family were given thousands of dollars in gifts from foreign leaders, with first lady Jill Biden receiving the most expensive one. Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González kicked off a tour of Latin America days before President Nicolás Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term.Mark Carney, the former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, is actively considering running in a potential Liberal party leadership race should Justin Trudeau resign, sources tell CTV News.A special meeting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national Liberal caucus has been called for next Wednesday, sources say.On the eve of the 30th anniversary of Quebec's second independence referendum -- the first one was in 1980 -- it seems the tide could be turning again. Legault is deeply unpopular after six years in power, and the Parti Quebecois, with a young, charismatic leader, has been ahead in the polls for more than a year.'Support better care': Advocates argue need for mental health emergency service The crisis service sees two mental health clinicians respond to well-being checks without police. Calls are received through 211 or 911, and workers are dispatched if there aren't immediate public safety or medical concern
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