Thailand marks national day and Finland hosts house party

Thailand marks national day Finland hosts house party
‘Better communication, coordination, and possibly regulation needed’ for aerial objects, says former defence minister

David Pratt says he believes NORAD had no option but to take down the objects to prevent them from posing a danger, but Janice Stein says nations need to notify each other when they launch weather balloons which should have electronic signatures. ‘This is called governance.’
Diplomatic Circles: Albania, Barbados, and UAE throw parties

Albania celebrates national day Barbados fêtes at the NAC UAE throws museum party
Boosting Canada’s NATO presence in Latvia by 2024 an ‘optimistic’ and ‘optimal’ timeline, says envoy

In a wide-ranging interview, Latvian Ambassador Kaspars Ozoliņš talks the Canadian-led NATO deployment on Russia’s border, the war in Ukraine, energy co-operation, and a busy first year in Ottawa.
It’s a momentous year for Canada-Japan relations

As we face a severe geopolitical situation, the strategic partnership between Canada and Japan has become even more important.
Canadian-facilitated Cameroon peace process right approach, but fraught with challenges, say analysts

The Cameroonian government said it hasn’t ‘entrusted’ a foreign country with a mediation role in the peace process days after Canada said it has accepted the mandate.
Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly

Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s ’empowerment programs’ during the war? You would think so, but it isn’t happening quickly enough for a group of six MPs, from all parties, who have been lobbying government since October to get eight especially vulnerable Afghan women to safety.
Nigerian mission welcomes VP

Poland celebrates Canadian ties

Relaunched parliamentary group seeks to work for ‘undivided Jerusalem’ as Israel’s capital

The Israel Allies Caucus, an umbrella group connected to the Canadian Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus, has a mission to ‘mobilize a grassroots movement of faith-based political advocacy for an undivided Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the State of Israel.’